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Right of first refusal
A contractual right that gives the holder the option to enter a business transaction with the owner of something, according to specified terms, before the owner is entitled to enter into that transaction with a third party. It is similar to a call option. Legal dictionary
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Show cause order
A court order that requires one or more of the parties to a case to justify, explain or prove something to the court. Court’s commonly use orders to show cause when the judge needs more information before deciding whether or not to issue an order requested by one of the parties. For example, if a party requests that the court find another party in contempt of court of an existing order, the judge will typically issue an ‘Order to Show Cause Re Contempt’ to the party accused of being in contempt of court. At the hearing of the order to show cause concerning contempt the judge will take evidence from both sides concerning the alleged failure to comply with the court order before making a decision on the merits of the issue. Legal dictionary
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Double jeopardy
A procedural defence that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following a legitimate acquittal or conviction. Legal dictionary
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Lis pendens
Latin for ‘suit pending’, it is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed concerning real estate, involving either the title to the property or a claimed ownership interest in it. The notice is usually filed in the county land records office. Recording a lis pendens against a piece of property alerts a potential purchaser or lender that the property’s title is in question, which makes the property less attractive to a buyer or a lender. After the notice is filed, anyone who nevertheless purchases the land or property described in the notice takes subject to the ultimate outcome of the lawsuit. Questions & Answers
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إجراءات تسجیل العلامة التجاریة في دولة قطر
س: السلام علیکم، كم تستغرق إجراءات تسجیل العلامة التجاریة في دولة قطر؟ Questions & Answers
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إقامة دعوى بطلبات جديدة بعد انقضاء العدة في طلاق رجعي
س: في حال الحكم بطلبات المدعي ورفض ما عدا ذلك من طلبات، فهل يجوز إقامة دعوى جديدة بالطلبات (التي رفضت سابقا)؟ Questions & Answers
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شروط إنشاء شركة في قطر
س: أنا وافد مقيم في قطر وأريد الاستثمار. لدي صلات بأشخاص مستثمرين في تركيا والصين. بأخذ ذلك في الحسبان، أريد أن أستورد ملابس من تركيا والصين ومن مصر أيضًا. هل سأحتاج إلى أي ترخيص من أي نوع؟ ما هي الإجراءات اللازمة لفتح شركة استيراد وتصدير في قطر؟ الرجاء الإجابة والإرشاد. Questions & Answers
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Checking travel ban in Qatar
Q: My husband, from Pakistan, left UAE before he got blacklisted because of a non-paid loan and he moved to the USA since 2016. Now he is thinking to move to Qatar, but we are worried that he will get deported. Legal dictionary
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Leading question
A question asked in such a way that it makes someone give the particular answer that you want, especially during the examination of a witness at court. Legal dictionary
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Leveraged buyout
Usually applies where a company is purchased with a combination of equity and significant amounts of borrowed money, structured in such a way that the target company’s cash flows or assets are used as the collateral to secure and repay the borrowed money. Legal dictionary
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Landmark case
Sometimes known as a leading case, is a court decision that establishes an important new legal principle or concept, or which changes the previous interpretation of the current law. Legal dictionary
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Impeachment
A formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal punishment or civil proceedings. Legal dictionary
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Persona non grata
Literally means ‘an unwelcome person’, and refers to a foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country’s government. It is the most serious form of censure which a country can apply to foreign diplomats, who are otherwise protected by diplomatic immunity from arrest and prosecution. Questions & Answers
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مطالبة مستشفى بالتعويض جراء خطأ طبي
س: أريد التقدم بشكوى ضد مستشفى خاص نتيجة خطأ طبي في إجراء العملية وقد تم الحصول على إفادة من وزارة الصحة القطرية تثبت ذلك. كم التعويض المفترض طلبه في صحيفة الدعوى وما هي المواد القانونية في القانون القطري التي تخص هذا الشأن؟ Questions & Answers
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Legal assistance in drafting contracts for an e-commerce business
Q: I have an online startup in which I will showcase products on my app from various vendors/stores. I need an agreement which highlights the main deliverables of each party that can be signed between me and the stores. Questions & Answers
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