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Bona Vacantia Asset

An asset that is claimed by nobody, or not shown to be owned by an apparent owner. An example is...

Bona Vacantia

Latin for ownerless goods (vacant goods)- that is, goods/ assets/ stuff that are claimed by nobody, or not shown to...

Good Faith

A legal expression for a situation where a party has acted or carried out a duty or task or obligation...

Bona Fides

Latin for good faith or in good faith. It means that a party has acted or carried out a duty...

Legal Literature

In legal circles, legal literature is the works of layers/ attorneys and legal practitioners which handle legal matters in such...

Literature

In legal circles, literature is the works of layers/ attorneys and legal practitioners which handle legal matters in such a...

Fiducia

In Roman and civil law, it is a contract (fiduciary contract) in which one party is entrusted with specific fiduciary...

Contractus Fiduciae

In Roman and civil law, it is a contract (fiduciary contract) in which one party is entrusted with specific fiduciary...

Talion

In Latin: "lex talionis", retaliation. It is derived from the early Babylonian principle "eye for an eye" or "tooth for...

Cherry Picking

A practice in bankruptcy proceedings whereby a bankruptcy court may enforce contracts that are in the money to the bankrupt counterparty while abrogating contracts...