The practice of law by a person, typically a nonlawyer, who has not been licensed or admitted to practice law in a given jurisdiction. — Abbr. UPL. [Cases: Attorney and Client 11. C.J.S. Attorney and Client § 30.]
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unauthorized practice of law 未经许可的执业 指未取得法律所要求的执照而从事法律职业。
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Halifax law. 1. LYNCH LAW; more broadly, an irrevocable punishment carried out after a summary trial. 2. The summary and unauthorized trial and execution (usu. by decapitation) of a person accused of a crime. • This term comes from the parish of Halifax, in England, where — according to custom in the forest of Hardwick
bar association. An organization of members of the legal profession (several state bar associations sponsor superb CLE programs). See BAR(2). [Cases: Attorney and Client 31. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 8–9.] local bar association. A bar association organized on a local level, such as an association within a county or city. • Local bar associations
UPL.abbr. Unauthorized practice of law (the state bar’s UPL committee). See unauthorized practice of law under PRACTICE OF LAW. [Cases: Attorney and Client 11. C.J.S. Attorney and Client § 30.]
An association or group of attorneys that have been admitted to practice law in a given state; a bar association organized on a statewide level, often with compulsory membership. • State bar associations are usu. created by statute, and membership is often mandatory for those who practice law in the state. Unlike voluntary, professional-development bar
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An agreement to indemnify for loss sustained because of a mistake or oversight by the insured — though not for loss due to the insured’s intentional wrongdoing. • For example, lawyers often carry this insurance as part of their malpractice coverage to protect them in suits for damages resulting from inadvertent mistakes (such as missing
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