Set aside (an order)
Cancel so that to all intents and purposes it was never made.
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Settlement Agreement
Formerly known as a “compromise agreement”, this is a written agreement by which an employee gives up his or her entitlement to bring an employment claim or claims. The employer who is the other party generally agrees to make some form of financial payment, often provides an agreed form of reference, and may provide other […]
Skeleton argument or skeleton
A written outline summary of the key arguments to be used in court supported by references to statutes and case law. Advocates are expected to provide these for any appeals. They can also be used to assist courts as a form of written submission and for highlighting the central arguments.
Small claims track
Procedure for dealing with a low value claims.
Specific disclosure
Disclosure of specified documents.
Standard costs
Costs assessed on the basis that the benefit of any doubt about what is fair should be given to the paying party.
Standard disclosure
Disclosing documents that are relevant to the case and not privileged. The documents required to be disclosed under standard disclosure are defined in CPR 31.6. Essentially these are all documents which either help or harm a party’s case or help or harm another party’s case. Any party to litigation has an obligation to disclose those […]
Standard of proof
The court may never know the truth, but they have to decide what to believe based on the evidence before them. Most people have heard of the standard of proof or threshold that has to be achieved in criminal trials – “beyond reasonable doubt” (or almost entirely certain) which is a high standard. In civil […]
Statement of case
This is a term used under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that govern the civil courts. It is a document that sets out a party’s case. This is still sometimes referred to as “pleadings”.
Statement of truth
A sentence that is required at the end of a document such as a witness statement that states that its contents are true such as: “This statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief”.