settlement 1. an instrument by which property is limited to persons in succession or is to vest on the occurrence of specified contingen-

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cies. Settlements in England or Scotland are invariably made through the medium of the trust. In English law it is not competent for a set- tlement, whether of realty or personalty, to be made otherwise. Tech- nically, in other jurisdictions (e.g. Australia and New Zealand and, indeed, Scotland) it is possible to create a simple settlement without a trust but, in practice, such settlements are rarely, if ever, encoun- tered.

In English law, settlements of land developed to a high degree of sophistication. In the 1925 reforms it was provided that land might be settled either by way of strict settlement or by way of trust for sale, but not otherwise.

2. in Scottish CONVEYANCING practice, the day when the title is exchanged for the money.

3. settlement in the sense of living in the UK gives a person a right to permanent residence in the UK provided he continues living here; such a person is subject to deportation if he commits a serious crime or if his presence is no longer conducive to the public good. Having a right of settlement may lead to the right to register or to be natu- ralised as a British citizen. Once settled, a person may call for mem- bers of his family and other dependants to join him in the UK pro- vided their maintenance and accommodation does not require recourse to public funds.

• provisional order
• provocation
• proxy
• prudence concept
• public company
• public defender
• public good
• public law
• public nuisance
• public rights
• puff
• puffer
• puisne
• pupillage
• pupil master
• pure theory of law
• putative father
• QB
• QC
• qua
• qualified acceptance
• qualified privilege
• qualified title
• quantitative restrictions
• quantum