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91Competition law in the United Kingdom — United Kingdom competition law is affected by both British and European elements. The Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002 are the most important statutes for cases with a purely national dimension. However if the effect of a business …
92Medieval Roman law — is the continuation and development of ancient Roman law that developed in the European Late Middle Ages. Based on the ancient text of Roman law, the Corpus iuris civilis, it added many new concepts, and formed the basis of the later civil law… …
93John Law (economist) — Infobox Writer name = John Law caption = John Law birthdate = Birth date|1671|4|21 birthplace = Edinburgh Scotland deathdate = Death date and age|1729|3|21|1671|4|21 deathplace = Venice Italy occupation = Economist, Banker, Financier, Author.… …
94German town law — (German: Deutsches Stadtrecht) or German municipal concerns (Deutsches Städtewesen) concerns town privileges used by many cities, towns, and villages throughout Central and Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages. Contents 1 Town law in Germany 2… …
95Evasion (law) — In law, the Doctrine of Evasion is a fundamental public policy. Whereas a person may legitimately plan his or her affairs so as to avoid the incidence of obligations or liabilities imposed by the law, no one is allowed to evade the operation of… …
96custom of merchants — The customary practices of merchants in respect to mercantile contracts; the law merchant. Adams v Pittsburgh Insurance Co. 95 Pa 348. See law merchant …
97Lübeck law — The Lübeck law [ de. Lübisches (Stadt)Recht] was the constitution of a municipal form of government developed at Lübeck in Schleswig Holstein after it was made a free city in 1226. The law provides for self government. It replaced the personal… …
98Man of Law’s Tale, The — by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1390) One of CHAUCER’s CANTERBURY TALES, The Man of Law’s Tale relates the story of Dame Constance, a creature of pathos whose life is a series of trials to her Christian faith, through all of which she remains… …
99civil law — The body of law, sometimes called municipal law, adopted in a country or a state, as distinguished from the so called natural law and international law; the body of law which determines private rights and liabilities, as distinguished from… …
100MAGDEBURG LAW — MAGDEBURG LAW, term applied to the constitutional and commercial urban law which developed in magdeburg in the Middle Ages and became a pattern for new city constitutions in Central and Eastern Europe. The Magdeburg law was adopted by most cities …
