Nuisance in law is the substantial, unreasonable and repeated interference with someone’s enjoyment of their own property (for example, smoke, smells or noise).

Use in Legal Studies

The person appearing in a court charged with committing a criminal offence.

reus The Latin expression which loosely translated means real events. This is the ‘fact’ element of a crime, or the physical deed that is regarded as a crime.

The system of dispute resolution used in countries evolved from the British legal system. The parties to the dispute are adversaries and each side does their best to prove their case and the court dec [..]

When an Act of Parliament is no longer appropriate it can be amended (changed) or repealed (it is no longer an active law). These things can only be done by Parliament passing another Act which outlin [..]

The declaration that something no longer exists as a legal entity. In divorce it results from a 'declaration of nullity'

When a dispute cannot be settled by the involved parties themselves a third party (such as a judge or tribunal member) makes a binding decision on them. Distinct from mediation where the third party o [..]

A claim by a party to a dispute that the court’s decision is wrong either in law or in process. Appeals are made to a more superior court. For example, from the District Court to the Supreme Court.

The person who is making an appeal against a legal decision.