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