Easyform Glossary of Law Terms. — UK law terms.
regulated agreement — Under the Consumer Credit Act 1974, a regulated agreement is an agreement involving credit not exceeding ₤15,000 to a debtor which is not a limited company and the agreement is not an exempt agreement. Exempt credit agreements include normal… … Law dictionary
Consumer Credit Act 1974 — United Kingdom Parliament Long title An Act to establish for the protection of consumers a new system, administered by the Director General of Fair Trading, of licensing and other control of traders concerned with the provision of credit, or the … Wikipedia
hire purchase — HP A method of buying goods in which the purchaser takes possession of them as soon as an initial instalment of the price (a deposit) has been paid and obtains ownership of the goods when all the agreed number of subsequent instalments have been… … Big dictionary of business and management
hire purchase — HP A method of buying goods in which the purchaser takes possession of them as soon as an initial instalment of the price (a deposit) has been paid; ownership is obtained when all the agreed number of subsequent instalments have been completed. A … Accounting dictionary
Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… … Universalium
ancillary credit business — A business involved in credit brokerage, debt adjusting, debt counselling, debt collecting, or the operation of a credit reference agency. Credit brokerage includes the effecting of introductions of individuals wishing to obtain credit to persons … Accounting dictionary
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
exempt agreements — Under the Consumer Credit Act 1974, a regulated agreement is an agreement involving credit not exceeding ₤15,000 to a debtor which is not a limited company and the agreement is not an exempt agreement. Exempt credit agreements include normal… … Law dictionary
consumer credit agreement — a consumer credit agreement is an agreement under which credit is extended to an individual. Those agreements that are regulated agreements cover extensions of credit up to a statutory limit. These include credit sales, hire purchase, secured and … Law dictionary
LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM — UNDER THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (1876–1917) Judiciary Throughout the period from the promulgation of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876 until the present time there have been both secular and religious courts exercising jurisdiction in the territory of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
