Running credit account – in the Commercial Law, this term refers to an account created so a buyer can purchase on credit from the manufacturer or seller. It applies to items, goods or services many repeatedly, for amount up to…
Runner – this term refers to the figure of an employee of a law office or court institution, whose job is mostly to lodge and collect documents. He is usually not educated in law, but in some jurisdictions a trainee…
Runaway witness – within the meaning, given by the Court procedural law, a runaway witness is a witness who does not answer straight to the question asked. He/she does not provide a concrete answer for making conclusions about the subject…
Runaway jury – in the Criminal Trials, the runaway jury consists of independent jurors, who take individual decision about the subject of the trial. The runaway jury is not influenced by the judge or any of the parties.
Rules of court – these are the procedural rules, usually established in Codes – the Civil Code, the Criminal Code, etc. The rules of courts set up the performance of various procedures (lodging a civil claim, answering to a charge,…
Rules and regulations – this legal term refers to the internal rules for behavior, established within a complex with a restricted access, where the apartment owners must obey these rules. In practice such provisions for behavior are usually set either…
Rule to show cause – this legal term applies in the civil proceedings, where parties lodge applications to the court for the other party to appear on a hearing for resolving a legal dispute. So the rule to show cause…
Rule of statutory ranking – this legal term usually finds application in the Parliamentary Law in some jurisdictions. There it refers to the legal principle that a lower statute can not contradict to higher statute. And in case of eventual…
Rule of shifting heirs – this legal term finds application in the Inheritance Law in Common Law systems. There it details that if a heir dies, he/she may be substituted by another one who is not a direct heir; and…
Rule of reasonable certainty – this is legal rule applicable within the Tort Law in some Common Law systems. There it details the borders of awarding lost profits and future loss, as long as these are reasonably corresponding to the…