inherently dangerous work
Work that can be carried out only by the exercise of special skill and care and that involves a grave risk of serious harm if done unskillfully or carelessly.
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practice master
practice master 〈英〉诉讼程序主事法官 高等法院王座庭中主事法官的一种，按轮值表轮流在中央办公室〔Central Office〕值班，监督指导该处的工作并解答有关诉讼程序的问题。他们所作的诉讼程序指南〔Practice Directions〕刊登在《最高法院诉讼程序》〔Supreme Court Practice〕上，虽然不具有法律效力，但地区登记处〔district registry〕必须遵守。一年中的每一工作日都应有一名诉讼程序主事法官值班，但银行假日〔bank holidays〕及法院休庭期除外。
doctrine of corporate alter ego
doctrine of corporate alter ego 公司人格否认原则；公司第二人格原则 根据这一原则，法院将无视公司的外在形式而直接追究其实质，将公司股东作为公司财产的真正所有人，或者作为利害关系中的真正当事人，以此作为阻止欺诈、矫正不法行为以及维护正义的必要手段。亦简作「doctrine of alter ego」或「alter ego」。 (→piercing the corporate veil)
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holograph
holograph (hol-[schwa]-graf), n. A document (such as a will or deed) that is handwritten by its author. • The majority rule is that a holographic will need not be entirely handwritten — only the “material provisions” — to take into account the popular use of fill-in-the-blank will forms. This is also the position of the
duplicitous appeal
An appeal from two separate judgments, from a judgment and an order, or from two orders. [Cases: Appeal and Error 422. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 371, 375, 380.]
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