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Style of legal cases
Am I right in thinking that in e.g., Smith v. Jones, Smith is the Plaintiff, Jones the Defendant - and has it always been so, back as far as 1757?
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The first named is the plaintiff, although in civil cases the term used now is 'claimant'.
When the new rules came into effect a few years ago, a barrister stood up in court at the start of a trial and said, "M'lud, I represent the plaintiff", to which the judge replied, "no you don't, you represent the claimant". It goes back a lot further than 1757 I think.
When the new rules came into effect a few years ago, a barrister stood up in court at the start of a trial and said, "M'lud, I represent the plaintiff", to which the judge replied, "no you don't, you represent the claimant". It goes back a lot further than 1757 I think.
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