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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a tax-free benefit designed to help individuals with long-term illness or disability.
The payment assists with additional costs arising from health conditions or disabilities.
PIP replaced Disability Living Allowance for many adults aged 16 to 64.
Eligibility depends on how the condition affects daily living and mobility.
The benefit is not dependent on employment status or income level.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Per Stirpes
Per stirpes is a Latin expression meaning “according to descent” or “by the roots.”
It describes a method of distributing property among descendants in succession law.
Under a per stirpes distribution, descendants inherit the share that their deceased ancestor would have received.
For example, grandchildren may collectively take the share of a deceased parent.
The rules of intestacy commonly apply the principle of per stirpes distribution.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Persona Non Grata
Persona non grata is a Latin term meaning an unacceptable or unwelcome person in diplomatic law.
The term is mainly used for diplomatic agents who are no longer acceptable to the receiving state.
When a diplomat is declared persona non grata, the sending state is expected to recall that person.
If the sending state refuses or fails to act, the host state may expel the diplomat or refuse to recognize their diplomatic status.
The concept is an important aspect of international diplomatic relations and state sovereignty.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Union
A personal union is an arrangement where two or more states share the same head of state.
Each state nevertheless remains legally separate and retains its own sovereignty.
The arrangement does not create a single international legal entity.
A historical example occurred when James VI and I ruled both Scotland and England.
Personal unions often arise through inheritance or dynastic succession.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personalty
Personalty is another term for personal property.
It includes all property that is not land or an interest in land.
Examples include goods, money, shares, and intellectual property rights.
The term is frequently used in probate and succession law.
Personalty is contrasted with realty, which refers to land and related interests.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Service


Personal service refers to formally delivering legal documents directly to a person or organization.


The rules governing personal service are contained in procedural law such as the Civil Procedure Rules.


Service on an individual usually occurs by physically leaving the document with that person.


Companies may be served through directors, managers, or other senior officers.


Proper service is important because it ensures parties receive notice of legal proceedings.
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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Right
A personal right is a right enforceable against a particular person rather than against the world generally.
It differs from a proprietary or real right attached to property itself.
Examples include contractual rights against another party.
The concept is often contrasted with rights in rem.
The Latin expression associated with personal rights is Jus ad Rem.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Representative
A personal representative is a person legally authorized to administer a deceased person’s estate.
Personal representatives include executors appointed by will and administrators appointed under intestacy rules.
Their duties include collecting assets, paying debts, and distributing the estate.
They act in a fiduciary capacity and must administer the estate properly.
Authority to act is usually confirmed through a grant of representation.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Protection Order


A personal protection order was formerly a court order used to protect spouses or children from violence.


The order existed under earlier domestic violence legislation.


Protection is now mainly provided through non-molestation orders and domestic violence protection notices.


The purpose is to prevent harassment, threats, or physical abuse within family relationships.


Modern protective measures are governed primarily by family and domestic violence legislation.
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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Contract
A personal contract is a contract involving obligations closely connected to the personal skills or qualities of a party.
Performance is expected personally rather than through substitutes.
Examples include contracts involving artists, professionals, or specialist services.
Such contracts may end upon death or incapacity of the person required to perform.
The concept is also relevant in certain financial and derecognition contexts.

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