A
abandon 140
absorb 49
abstain from 66
abuse 108
abuse of a dominant position 205
abusive pricing practices 206
acceleration 65, 139
acceleration clause 165
accept 173
accept an offer 64
accept the benefits 94
acceptance 64
acceptance of electronic records 170
acceptance of goods 120
acceptance of offer 272
acceptance of offer by conduct 272
acceptance of the terms of a contract 125, 272
access 138
accommodate disabled persons 106
accomplish 52
accomplishments 197
account 43 account for 210, 277
account of profit 149
account of the circumstances 28
accountancy firm 27
accountant 180
accounting records 23
accounting requirements 26, 27, 28
accounts receivable 184
accrue 166
accrue (obligations) 27
accrue benefits 38, 40
accrue capital / interest / profits 40
achieve a high score on an exam 197
achieve a useful, concrete, tangible result 153
acknowledge (the terms of sale) 125
acknowledgement 132
acknowledgement of deposit 165
acquire 67, 94, 178
acquire a right 178
acquire innocently 67
acquire the proceeds 178
acquired company 49
acquirer 49
acquires knowledge of the rights 94
acquiring company 49
acquisition 49, 213
acquisition of controlling shares 49
acquisition of shares 44
act of God 66
act ultra vires 20
action 12, 149, 262
actionable 78
activist attorney 215
actor 204
actual damages 78
adduce evidence 128
adequacy 265
ad hoc 13
adjourn 56
adjudicate a matter 212
adjustment 106
administrative receiver 194
admittedly 89
adopt 57
adopt bylaws 23, 264
adopt parallel behaviour 205
adversarial 114
adversary 276
advertisement 106
advise on the availability of trade mark / name 155
advising 65
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) 114
affect the lives, prospects and livelihoods of debtors and creditors 194
affidavit 12, 262
affiliate / affiliated company 104
affirm patentability 151
affirmative act 99
affix 56
afford 176
afford a creditor control (over) 176
afford legal protection 148
aforesaid 83
aggravated damages 111
aggregate 42
aggregate amount of consideration received by the Corporation 42
aggregate par value of all issued shares having par value 42
AGM (annual general meeting) 20, 38
agreement template 69
alienability 164
alienation 176
all possible precautions 142
allege 13, 20, 269
allocation of resources 204
allot 56
allotment 56
alter 49
alter bylaws 21, 23
alteration 49
amalgamation 61
amass wealth 204
ambiguity 133
ambiguous 93
amend 67
amend bylaws 23
amend share capital 44
amend the constitution 40
amendments to the regulations 44
American civil practice and remedies statute 191
amount 178
amount to 271
ancillary 65
animosity 269
annual return 27
annual turnover 211
answer 12, 262
answer to the annual meeting 38
anticipate 91, 123, 179
anticipated loss 80
anticipated proxy fight 28
anticipatory breach of the contract 88
anti-competitive 204
Anti-monopoly Office 207
antitrust charges 211
antitrust enforcement 215
antitrust laws 204
antitrust suit 215
anxious 194
apparent authority 120
appeal (a decision) 11
appease 27
appellant 11
appellate court 10
appliance(s) 178
applicability of statutes 186
applicable 120, 123
applicable legislation 120
applicable standard 123
applicant 106, 165
application 18, 151, 153
application of administrations 194
area 152
argue a case 262
arrangement 176, 181
as a last resort 194
as the case may be 121
as well as 178
asap (as soon as possible) 111
ascertain 79, 128, 130
ascertain damages 79
ascertainable 128, 130
ascribe to 67
ask for damages 111
aspects of employment contract 106
assert 98
assess 81, 265
assess fair use 157
assessment 88
asset 35, 67, 306
asset protection 193
asset protection plan 193
assets 176
assets less liabilities 201
assign (rights) 93
assign 64, 178
assign a security interest 178
assign a transferable record 170
assign the copyright 162
assignee 64, 93, 135, 163
assignment / assignation 92, 93, 178
assignment for the benefit of creditors 178
assignment of rights 64, 65
assignor 93, 135
associate 17, 157, 196, 262
assume 27
assurance of payment 277
at issue 86
at short notice 181
at sb's discretion 59
at stake 277
at the discretion of 23, 28
at the full hearing 110
at the request of an applicant 165
attach to (property) 177
attach to sb's salary 193
attachment 177, 276
attachment lien 190
attachment of the security interest 177
attain 191
attain the status of lien creditor 191
Attempt is unavailing 98
attest 50
attorney 18, 180
attorney's fee 68
attribution 170
auditor 21, 22, 180
auditor's report 21
authorize 194
authorize capital 20, 34
authorized 156
authorized capital 20
authorized share capital 34
authorized shares (US) 34
automatic stay 200
availability 155
available 79
average 262
award 78, 111
award a contract 210
award damages 78
awareness 108
awkward question 38
B
background 198
bad cheque 192
bailiff 11, 83, 190
balance 166
balance sheet 21, 200
bankruptcy 180, 190
bankruptcy procedure 193
bankruptcy trustees 180
Bar 15
bar a patent on sth 153
bar examination 15
bar from patentability 150
bargain 68
bargaining power 81, 276
barriers to entry 204
barristers' chamber 15
basic industry 211
battle of forms 133
be absorbed into 49
be assigned a landmark case 151
be at stake 277
be bound by (the terms) 272
be delivered by courier 171
be engaged in 210
be entitled for payment 164
be excluded from the statute's effect 170
be freely transferred by endorsement 164
be freely transferred physically or through signature 164
be immuned from normal defences to payment 164
be in credit 185
be in default 178
be in material form 149
be in the pipeline 108
be inconsistent with each other 184
be involved in a financial difficulty 178
be liable for 13
be liable on the note 172
be one's area of expertise 143
be reached by a lien 276
be represented on the board 38
be returned by courier 171
be secured by the assets of a company 165
be subject to pre-emption rights (about shares) 34
be termed a fixed charge 34
be typified by debentures 35
be under an obligation 142
be within the public domain 152
be wound up by the court 21
bear costs 38
bear responsibility 271
bear risks 36
bearer 164
become due 166, 178, 190
beneficiary 102, 165, 176
beneficiary of the security interest 176
benefit 64, 94, 102, 103, 150, 176
benefit from 104
"benefit of the bargain" damages 78
bid 210
bid rotation 306
bid suppression 306
bid-rigging 208
bill 9
bill of exchange (BE, B/E) 165
bill of sale 183
bind 176
bind third parties 176
binding (contract) 125
bitumen 207
board of directors 20, 23
bona fide 124, 164
bona fide holder for value 164
bona fide purchaser for value 164
bona fide sale 124
bonus issue / capitalization issue 21
book debt 128, 184, 185
boom (in work) 108
borrow money secured by the company's assets 35
borrower 176
boundary 138
boutique firm 18
breach 121
breach EU competition rules 211
breaching party 78
breach of contract 9, 78
breach of duty 23
breach of warranty 121
breaching party 78
brief 12, 125, 263
bring a claim against sb 108
bring an action 88
bring an enforcement action against sb 149
bring relief 215
bring sth in line with sth 44
bring to a close 197
broadly speaking 190
burdensome 20
business 52, 185
business activity 204
business conditions 207
business entity 104
business interruption 131
business litigation 180
business method patent 150
business method patent controversy 152
business practice 208
business reorganization 180
business system 153
business-to-business website 74
buy back shares 44
buy shares through the new issue 265
by conduct 64
by delivery 164
by the same token 278
by virtue of 25, 128
bylaws 20, 23, 24
by way of 83
C
C corporation 22,25,264
call a meeting 43
call to the Bar 15
cancel 66
cancel a contract 79
cancel a licence 193
cancel pre-emption rights 265
cancel shares 44
cancellation 49, 66, 122
cancellation of a contract 122
capability 138
capital gain 52
capital structure 48, 264
capitalisation 34
capitalisation of interest on the assets 43
capitalised terms 67
career guide 193
career option 194
carry out reorganizations 201
carry voting rights 44
cartel 204
case 14, 162
case bonanza 108
case citation 13
case (for) 200
case law 8
case management 109
caseload 202
case-specific factors 27
cash dividend (US) 21
cash payments 164
cash reserve 44
categorical description 183
cause controversy 9
cause of action 12, 89
cause the loss 80 cease 194
certificate of incorporation / articles of incorporation (US) 20, 23
certificate of deposit (CD) 164, 165
chair of the committee 43
chair of the tribunal 109
chairman of the board 38
challenge 115, 277
challenge a patent 151
challenging 14, 262
challenging career option 194
changes to company law 44
charge 35, 124, 140, 176, 271
charge discriminatory prices 207
charge interest 166
cash payment 164
chattel 120
chattel mortgage (US) 35
checklist 53
cheque (UK)/check (US) 164
chief administrative officer 28
Christie's 211 circular (noun) 43
CISG (the United Nations Convention on Contracts for International Sale Goods Act) 121
civil law 8, 108, 268
claim damages 66, 91, 131
claim property 124
claim rights over 271
claim under sb 163
claimed invention 153
class rights 54
clause 65
clause at issue 81
claw-back 27
clerkship 19
client events 196
close on the property 143
closing argument 96, 97, 98, 99, 100
closure 199
coal industry 204
co-determination 39
collapse (of the debtor-creditor relationship) 190
collateral 177
collateral contract 102
collateral purpose 21
collect book debt 185
collect damages 88
collect rents 276
collective bargaining 107
collocation 171
collude 211
collude on bidding prices 206
column 128
come into force / effect 44
come into play 120
command of English 277
commence 68, 166, 181
commence an action 68
commencement 124, 199
commercial exploitation 148
commercial litigation 262
commercial loan officer 180
commercial paper 164
commission87
commissioner of the work 163
commit competition law violations 208
commitment 266
commodity 121
common 180
common law 8
common seal 56
common sense 11
common share / stock (US) 34, 264
commonly encountered 176
communication site 138
Companies House 48
company (Br.) 20
company health 20
company secretary 20, 21
company's performance 32, 46
compatible with 87
compel 78
competency statement 137
competition 204
competition law 18, 204
competitively priced bid 210
competitor 210
complaint 12
complementary bid 306
comply with 61, 67, 83, 140, 268
comply with the provisions 43
composition of matter 150
comprehensive mechanism 200
comprise 196
comprise a patentable subject matter 153
comprise an invention 152
compulsory 46
compulsory winding-up 49