applicable law
The laws of a jurisdiction that apply to a particular transaction or agreement. Many countries are signatories of the international Rome Convention (1980; in force from 1 April 1991), which provides that the parties’ choice of law will be respected and, in the absence of a term in the relevant agreement, the country’s laws with the closest connection with the contract will apply.

• young offender
• young workers
• youth court
• youth custody
• youth rehabilitation order
• zealous witness
• zebra crossing
• zero-hours contract
• zero-rated supply
• “but for” test
• “dog-leg” claim
• “Dutch courage”
• bribery
• bridleway
• brief
• brief fee
• bright line
• British citizenship
• British Commonwealth
• British National (Overseas)
• British Overseas citizenship
• British Overseas Territories citizenship
• British protected person
• British subject
• Broadmoor