Legal Definitions - inter apices juris

Definition: Among the subtleties of the law.

See also:APEX JURIS

Definition: An extreme point or subtlety of law, such as a merely technical objection in pleading or an extreme interpretation of a doctrine.

Example: A lawyer may argue on the apex juris of a case, which means they are arguing on a very technical or extreme point of law. For example, a lawyer may argue that a case should be dismissed because the plaintiff did not properly serve the defendant with the lawsuit papers, even if the defendant received the papers in a different way. This is a technical objection in pleading that falls under the apex juris of the law.

See also:APICES LITIGANDI

Definition: The subtleties of litigation.

Example: An example of apices litigandi would be a lawyer arguing over the admissibility of evidence based on a technicality, such as the chain of custody of the evidence. This is a subtlety of litigation that falls under the apices litigandi.