Embezzlement :
Embezzlement is the illegal seizure of money or property by an employee without the consent of his or her employer. It is legally referred to as a form of theft.
Employment appeal tribunals :
Employment tribunals are the legal process that follows on from an employment tribunal to resolve the dispute between employee and employer over a variety of different matters. An employment tribunal or EAT consists of a High Court judge and two or more lay members who have experience of employment law.
Employment tribunals :
Employment tribunals resolve the disputes between employee and employer over a variety of different matters. They deal with 'complaints' and appeals relating to employment, such as discrimination and wage disputes. An employment tribunal consists of a legally qualified "Chairman" and two lay members with experience of work related problems.
Equity :
Equity is a part of the law concerned with providing solutions to offences not covered by common law.
European Convention on Human Rights :
The European Convention on Human Rights is an agreement between the members of the Council of Europe to protect the human rights of its members. It led to the establishment of the European Commission for Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights.
European Court of Human Rights :
The European Court of Human Rights is an international court that enforces the European Convention on Human Rights. Only when every legal process has been exhausted in his or her own member country may an individual bring a case to the ECHR.
European Court of Justice :
The European Court of Justice is a part of the European Union that meets in Luxembourg and ensures that the law set out by European directives is followed in its member countries. Comprised of thirteen judges appointed by the member states, the ECJ reviews exceptional legal cases brought by individuals, businesses, governments and other non-governmental organisations.
Evidence :
Evidence is the term used for a statement made by a witness in court that proves any certain fact they have stated is true. It can also refer to a statement that proves the witness was in a particular physical or mental state. Physical evidence such as tools used in a crime and forensic data has to be presented in court as part of a statement of fact about a particular case.
Ex parte :
Ex parte is a term that literally means on behalf of one side only. It may be used to refer to the legal processes prompted by one party in a dispute such as an ex parte injunction.
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