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;Land Title and Survey Authority:The department of the provincial government responsible for maintaining written records of the ownership of real property in the province, together with a record of the encumbrances which may | ;Land:See "Real Property." | ||
;lawyer | ;Land (Spouse Protection) Act:A provincial law allows married spouses to file an entry on the title of the family home preventing the property from being transferred without their consent. | ||
; | ;Land Title Act:A provincial law that governs the ownership and transfer of land, including the registration of Certificates of Pending Litigation. | ||
; | ;Land Title and Survey Authority:The department of the provincial government responsible for maintaining written records of the ownership of real property in the province, together with a record of the encumbrances which may be registered against a property. See “Encumbrance” and “Real Property.” | ||
; | ;Last Will and Testament:See "Will." | ||
; | ;Law:“It is not, what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason and justice tell me I ought to do.” Edmund Burke | ||
; | ;Lawful:Conduct which is permitted both by legislation and by the common law; conduct not prohibited by law. See “Unlawful.” | ||
; | ;Lawsuit:See "Action." | ||
; | ;Lawyer:See "Barrister and Solicitor." | ||
;Lawyer’s Fees:The fees a lawyer charges his or her client, usually pursuant to the lawyer's retainer agreement, for the lawyer's services. Most lawyers bill by the hour with a premium for success or the difficulty or novelty of the case. A lawyer's bill may include disbursements, which are costs incurred by the lawyer for such things as courier costs, court filing fees or photocopying. Under the Legal Profession Act a lawyer’s fees may be challenged at a taxation hearing. See “Account” and “Certificate of Fees.” | |||
;Lay Litigant:A party to a legal action who is not represented by a lawyer and acts on his or her own behalf. "Lay" in this context means amateur. See "Action," "Barrister and Solicitor" and "Litigant." | |||
;Leading Question:A question asked of a witness, normally during cross-examination, which suggests the answer. For example: "You’ve never worked a day in your life, have you?" See "Cross-Examination." | |||
;Lease:An agreement such that the owner of a piece of property (a car or an apartment, for example) gives up the right to occupy and use that property in exchange for, usually, money. A lessor is the person who retains ownership of the property. A lessee is the person who obtains the right of possession in exchange for payments to the lessor. | |||
;Legal Burden:See "Burden of Proof." | |||
;Legal Description:In real property law, the full formal identification of a particular piece of property by its lot number, district lot number, plan number and land district, rather than by its street address. See “Land Title and Survey Authority,” "PID" and “Real Property.” | |||
;Legal Duty:An obligation at law to do or not do a thing, whether by legislation, the common law or an order of the court. For example, the Criminal Code imposes on parents a legal duty to provide the necessities of life to their children until they turn 16. See “Duty.” | |||
;Legislate:To create and revise written laws governing things, people and places; a right of the provincial and federal governments to propose, enact and enforce laws derived from the Constitution. See "Act" and “Constitution.” | |||
;Legislation:An act, a statute; a law passed by a government. See “Act.” | |||
;Litigant:A direct party to a legal action, such as an Appellant, Applicant, Claimant or Respondent. See “Action.” | |||
;LLB:A Bachelor of Laws degree, a prerequisite for the practice of law in British Columbia. “LLM” stands for a Master of Laws degree and “LLD” for a Doctor of Laws. | |||
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