Legal Jargon

A physical or mental impairment that affects an employee’s day-to-day activities, which may be deemed a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

Any expenditure or costs that your solicitor incurs on your behalf and are payable to a third party (for example the Court, Tribunal, Land Registry or independent expert).

The formal process in legal proceedings where parties make available to the other side relevant documents on which their arguments are based, provided they are not protected by privilege, in which case they may not have to be shared.

These outline the estimated likely costs of each stage of the court process and are usually filed by the parties in a prescribed form called a Precedent H. They are intended to provide transparency over court expense and a framework for the successful party to recover costs quickly at the end of the proceedings (see CMC or CCMC).

Another term for a barrister – the person(s) who represent you in court.

Where the Defendant brings a claim against the Claimant (usually when filing their Defence).

An application or ‘request’ asking the court to consider a case and make a judgement.

The course of action through which someone seeks to use the power of a court / tribunal to enforce a law or take legal action against another party.

CICA administers a compensation scheme for injuries sustained by victims during or as a result of violent crime, for example, an assault.

The process where one side’s counsel (barrister) seeks to challenge or test a witness’s evidence by asking them questions in court.