Shopping an Opinion
Refers to taking an issue, typically a legal issue, to …
Category: Litigation
Silk
Legal slang for a senior Barrister, i.e., a QC or …
SJ
Letters designating someone as a member of the Society of …
Skeleton Argument
UK and Irish courts generally do not use the detailed …
Skilled addressee
Common usage in European patent law for the fictional person …
Sleeping-Dog License
Comes from the English phrase “let sleeping dogs lie” and …
Smile Test
An extremely loose definition of what is a colourable/colorable argument or …
Software Directive
Properly titled the Council Directive 91/250/EEC of May 14, 1991 …
Sotera Notice
A stipulation, notice or undertaking filed by a petitioner seeking …
SOX
See Sarbanes Oxley Act.