Discovery
An old fashioned term for disclosure of documents.
Civil Litigation
Disposal hearing
Short hearing to decide the amount of damages to be awarded where a judgment in default has been entered.
Distinguish
Distinguishing an earlier case from the one being examined means showing that the two decisions are different in some material respect. If such a distinction can be made then the ET will not be expected to follow the earlier authority.
District judge
County Court judge who deals with interim applications and small claims and fast track trials. A district judge is junior to a circuit judge.
Draft order
Terms of an order prepared by one or both parties in the hope that the court will approve it.
Drop hands agreement
Where the parties agreed to walk away from the claim and each pay their own costs.