Tag Archive: legal phrases

Criminal law and civil law explained – they are not the same

Justice and the law

Two kinds of law It is not always appreciated by non lawyers that there are two kinds of law.  Civil law and Criminal law. Civil law – is a complicated system which tries to set out rules to cover all the sorts of situation that may arise in life, and provides for disputes to be…

Without prejudice – what does it mean?

Writing without prejudice letters

Starting a Saturday slot occasional series on legal phrases. Without prejudice – what is it? Without prejudice is one of those legal phrases which are often used in casual conversation, but what does it really mean? Without prejudice is a useful way of protecting your position in a dispute. Say you are a landlord and…