Parties is a set of party

Parties is a set of party

Party is a person or organisation

Type of party are:

• plaintiff(s)- the party initiating  proceedings usually by issuing summons (or writ) in an action

• defendant(s) – the party sued in criminal proceedings or an action usually having commenced by issue of summons (or writ)

• accused – the defendant in a criminal case

• applicant(s) – the party initiating proceedings using the application procedure

• respondent(s) – the party sued in an application procedure

• appellant(s) – the party who approaches the higher court challenging a decision of a lower court third-party

• amicus curiae – friend of the court; the name given to a member of the bar, or other bystander, who advises the court regarding a point of law or fact upon which information is required

• intervening party - a third party, who, to protect his/her own interest, interposes and becomes a party to legal proceedings pending between other parties

• witness  

• etc

Coram is a set of judge: a panel of judges

Judge is a person

NOTE: the address and any other information about the parties should be stored out-side of the XML document. Ontology or DB..