by ICRtranslations | Jun 15, 2023 | Legal words
Generally speaking, matrimonial property, also known as ‘marital property’, is all property acquired by the parties to a marriage during their marriage. There are exceptions – property acquired before marriage or received by a party as a gift or inheritance is...
by ICRtranslations | Apr 25, 2023 | Legal words
After giving an overview of the Scottish civil court judges in my previous article, today I continue my Scots law terminology blog series with a new list of legal terms. Learn the meaning of ten Scots civil litigation terms, English equivalents to some of them and a...
by ICRtranslations | Apr 4, 2023 | Legal words
Did you know that in Scotland judges are not referred to as “judges”? Scots civil litigation differs from that in England and Wales and so does civil procedure terminology. Focusing on Scots civil procedure, in this article I share a brief overview of the different...
by ICRtranslations | Jan 23, 2023 | Legal words
After the success of my article on conveyancing terms, today I continue my Scots legal vocabulary blog post series talking about Scots succession law terminology. Below you will find a selection of ten succession-related Scots terms, each followed by a definition or...
by ICRtranslations | Sep 20, 2022 | Legal words
I found my relocation process from England to Scotland two years ago fascinating from a professional point of view. As England and Scotland have different legal systems, many things work a bit (or a lot) differently, which is an exciting learning opportunity for a...
by ICRtranslations | Nov 24, 2021 | Legal words
When a person dies intestate (without making a will), a series of succession rules are applied in order to establish who is entitled to inherit the estate. But what happens when a person dies without a will and there are no beneficiaries entitled to inherit? In this...
