the common law definition

the common law means the principles and rules of common law and equity in England adopted by Section Sch.2.2 (adoption of a common law) of the Constitution, and includes those principles and rules as developed from time to time under Section Sch.2.3 (development, etc., of the underlying law) of the Constitution;
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Related to the common law

  • common law SPOUSE means two people who have cohabitated as spousal partners for a period of not less than one (1) year.

  • Canon Law means the Canon Law of the Catholic Church from time to time in force and if any question arises as to the interpretation of Canon Law, this shall be determined exclusively by the Diocesan Bishop;

  • Corporation Law means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as from time to time amended;

  • Taxation law means the law on taxation in any jurisdiction which applies to the Account or to interest we pay you, for example the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as amended and any regulation made under it;

  • the Commonwealth Act means the legislation of the Commonwealth Parliament by which this agreement is authorized to be executed by or on behalf of the Commonwealth;

  • Corporations Law means the Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Australia as applying in each State and Territory of Australia;

  • Data Protection Law means the applicable legislation protecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of persons and their right to privacy with regard to the processing of Personal Data under the Agreement (and includes, as far as it concerns the relationship between the parties regarding the processing of Personal Data by SAP on behalf of Customer, the GDPR as a minimum standard, irrespective of whether the Personal Data is subject to GDPR or not).

  • Anti-Corruption Law means any Applicable Law relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption (governmental or commercial), including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and any other Applicable Law that prohibits the corrupt payment, offer, promise or authorization of the payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any Person, including any Government Official.

  • common-law partner means a person who has been cohabiting with an individual in a conjugal relationship for at least one year, or who had been so cohabiting with the individual for at least one year immediately before the individual’s death.

  • the Statutes means the Companies Act and every other act (as may from time to time be amended) for the time being in force in Bermuda applying to or affecting the Company, the Memorandum of Association and/or these presents;

  • Governing statute of an organization means the statute that governs the organization's internal affairs.

  • EU Data Protection Law means (i) prior to 25 May 2018, Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of Personal Data and on the free movement of such data ("Directive") and on and after 25 May 2018, Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of Personal Data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) ("GDPR"); and (ii) Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of Personal Data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and applicable national implementations of it (as may be amended, superseded or replaced).

  • Interpretation Act means the Interpretation Act (British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto and includes all regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act;

  • Building Code Act means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, as amended;

  • Partnership Act means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Del. C. §§ 17-101, et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

  • DGCL means the Delaware General Corporation Law.

  • EP Act means the Environmental Protection Xxx 0000;

  • Statutes means the Companies Act, the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 of Bermuda, and every other act (as amended from time to time) for the time being in force of the Legislature of Bermuda applying to or affecting the Company, the Memorandum of Association and/or these presents;

  • This law or "the law" means the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Law embraced in

  • bye-law means a bye-law framed by the corporation under this Act;

  • Data Protection Laws means EU Data Protection Laws and, to the extent applicable, the data protection or privacy laws of any other country;

  • the Commonwealth means the Commonwealth of Australia as the party to this agreement;

  • Delaware LP Act means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

  • Data Protection Laws and Regulations means all laws and regulations, including laws and regulations of the European Union, the European Economic Area and their Member States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, applicable to the Processing of Personal Data under the Agreement.

  • Applicable Data Protection Law means, as applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679) (as may be amended, superseded or replaced) ("GDPR") and all other supplemental or implementing laws relating to data privacy in the relevant European Union member state, including where applicable the guidance and codes of practice issued by the relevant supervisory authority, and/or all applicable analogous privacy laws of other countries;

  • Cookie Law means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic