long tenancy A tenancy granted for a term exceeding 21 years, whether or not it is (or may become) terminable before the end of that term by notice given by the tenant or by re-entry or forfeiture; a tenancy for a term fixed by law under a grant with a covenant or obligation for perpetual renewal, other than a tenancy by sub-demise from one which is not a long tenancy. long vacation The former name for the period 1st August to 30th September during which the Supreme Court does not generally transact business except in urgent cases. looting 1. Sacking; plundering; robbing. 2. Stealing from any person killed, injured or detained during military operations or taking otherwise than for the public service any vehicle, equipment or stores abandoned by the enemy. lord 1. Peer of the realm. 2. One of whom land is held by a tenant. Lord Advocate The Crowns principal law officer in Scotland. He represents the Crown in legal proceedings and conducts Crown prosecutions. Lord Chief Justice (UK) Presides over the QBD and the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and ranks next to the Lord Chancellor in the legal hierarchy. Appointed by the Sovereign upon recommendation of the Prime Minister. Lords Justices of Appeal (UK) Judges who sit in the Court of Appeal, appointed by the Queen from judges of the High Court or, barristers of at least 15 years standing. Lords of Appeal in Ordinary(UK) Senior members of the judiciary, usually appointed from the Court of Appeal, who hear appeals in the House of Lords. They have held other high judicial officer for two years or have been practising barristers of at least 15 years standing. loss leaders Goods sold not primarily to make a profit but to attract customers so that they might also buy other goods, or to advertise the business. loss, liability in marine insurance for An insurer will be liable for losses proximately caused by a peril which has been insured against. A partial loss is a loss other than a total loss. A total loss may be actual or constructive; actual total loss is where the subject-mater insured is destroyed or so damaged that it has ceased to be a thing of the kind insured against; constructive total loss is where the subject-matter insured has been abandoned because its actual total loss seems unavoidable. lost modern grant Doctrine based on fiction whereby the court can presume from long user (i.e., 20 years) that a grant of easements and profits has been made at some time after 1189, but that it has now been lost. User as of right must be shown, right claimed must be capable of being acquired by grant. Claim may be made only where a presumption at common law is not possible in the circumstances. lost years principle Principle whereby courts were prevented from awarding to persons who had suffered injury or disease which shortened their lives damages for loss of what they might have earned during the lost years .