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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 – Persistent Offender


A persistent offender is a person who repeatedly commits criminal offences.


The term was formerly used in sentencing law regarding extended imprisonment for repeat criminal conduct.


Persistent offending may influence sentencing severity because it suggests ongoing disregard for the law.


Courts may treat repeated offending as an aggravating factor.


The term is closely associated with the concept of repeat offenders.
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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Property
Personal property refers to property other than land or interests in land.
It includes movable items and intangible property rights.
Examples include money, goods, shares, patents, and copyrights.
Personal property is also called personalty.
The law distinguishes personal property from real property in matters such as succession and ownership.

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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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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Company
A personal company refers to a company closely associated with an individual who provides services through it.
The concept commonly arises in taxation and employment regulation.
Such companies may fall within rules governing managed service companies or personal service companies.
The law seeks to prevent avoidance of tax and employment obligations through corporate structures.
Special tax provisions may apply where the company effectively operates as an extension of an individual worker.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Chattel
A personal chattel is a movable item of personal property.
Examples include furniture, vehicles, jewellery, and household goods.
Personal chattels are distinct from land and interests attached to land.
The term commonly appears in wills and succession law.
Certain categories of personal chattels may receive special treatment under probate legislation.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Act


A personal Act is an Act of Parliament applying to a specific individual, organization, or locality rather than the public generally.


Such Acts are distinguished from public general Acts.


Historically, personal Acts were commonly used for matters such as divorce, estates, or local projects.


They are enacted through parliamentary procedure like other legislation.


Modern use of personal Acts has become relatively uncommon.
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