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Adjective: pro bono To work for the good of the public rather than for a profit or income. Notes: For example, working “Pro Bono” means you work without charging a fee. Pro bono publico (often shortened to pro bono) is a phrase derived from Latin meaning “for the public good”. It is used to designate […]

A fee paid in advance to a lawyer to secure her services. It acts as a down payment, ensuring that the lawyer won’t get stiffed and that the client will be represented.

Legal costs (attorney’s fees) In addition to damages, the successful party is entitled to be awarded his reasonable legal costs that he spent during the case. This is the rule in most countries other than the United States. In the United States, a party generally is not entitled to its attorneys’ fees or for hardships […]

legal action – a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong. (n) A Legal Action is the action taken by a person or legal entity against another person, persons or entities with an intention […]

functus officio, Latin for “having performed his office,” is a legal term used to indicate that a public official, court, governing body, or statute retains no legal authority because his or its duties and functions have been completed. The term is most commonly used by a higher court as a justification for vacating or overruling […]

remedy – The manner in which a right is enforced or satisfied by a court when some harm or injury, recognized by society as a wrongful act, is inflicted upon an individual. The law of remedies is concerned with the character and extent of relief to which an individual who has brought a legal action […]