LL.B., LL.M. or LL.D. – this is the Latin abbreviations for the three classes of law degrees: the regular bachelor degree in law (LL.B.), the masters degree in law (LL.M.) and the doctorate in law (LL.D.). In many legal systems…
Living will – within the sphere of Inheritance Law, this term details a document that sets out guidelines for dealing with life-sustaining medical procedures in the eventuality of the signatory’s sudden death; to provide or not an extraordinary life-preserving procedures…
Livery – this term means “delivery”, and it is an old legal word referring to the actual legal transfer of possession of an object to another. A writ of livery also developed which allowed people to sue for possession of…
Livelihood – within the sphere of Family Law this term is used to detail the feed support given to the person in need, by a relative of theirs.
Litigation privilege – this term details a legal privilege which protects the communication between a practicing lawyer and their client related to pending or prospective litigation procedure.
Litigation – this term is used mostly in the Civil Law where determines that a legal dispute is in process of “litigation” (or being “litigated”) when it has become the subject of a formal court action or a lawsuit.
Litigant in person – this term details the figure of a person who is a party to a lawsuit and who starts or defends a case in person, i.e. without using the legal representation of a bona-fide lawyer. In most…
Lis pendens – From Latin: this term refers to legal dispute or matter which is the subject of ongoing or pending litigation. The local police investigators or the procecutors will sometimes refuse to discuss before journalists a concrete legal matter…
Liquidator – within the Corporate Law in many jurisdictions, this term details the figure of a person appointed (by the court usually) to liquidate a company-debtor, to collect a pot of assets, that have to be then sold and the…
Liquidation – this term details a legal procedure, established in the Commercial Law in some jurisdictions, representing termination of a local corporate body-debtor in order to reach selling of all the assets of a the company and the use of…