Clayton”s Case: This English case established a presumption that money withdrawn from an account is presumed to be debited against the money first deposited (first in, first out).
Client
person or organization initiating and financing a project (3.1.3) and approving the brief (3.2.18)
Client Acceptance of Contract Completion
act by the client (3.7.2) in issuing the final certificate (3.5.38)
Code of Practice
A set of rules fixed by regulatory bodies or trade associations which, although not law themselves, are intended to provide guidance on how to comply with the law.
Code of Practice for inspecting and certifying buildings
Code of practice issued by DOELG which provides guidance in relation to the Building Control system in Ireland.
Codicil
Codicil: Written amendment or addition to an existing will.
Collateral
Collateral: Property committed to guarantee a loan.
Collusion
Collusion: Illegal and usually secret agreement between two or more people to deceive a court or defraud another person.
Commencement Notice
A Commencement Notice is a notification to a building control authority that a person intends to carry out either works or a material change of use to which the Building Regulations apply.
Common law
Common law: Judge-made law which has developed over centuries, also referred to as “unwritten” law. Common law (as practised in Ireland, England and the USA) is often contrasted with civil law systems (such as in France or Germany) where laws are set down in a written code.
