Ex Parte

In law, ex parte is a Latin term meaning literally "from/out of the party/faction of", thus signifying "on behalf of (name)". In common law jurisdictions, an ex parte decision is one decided by a judge without requiring all of the parties to the dispute to be present. Thus, in English law and its derivatives, namely Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, South African, Indian, and U.S. legal doctrines, ex parte means a legal proceeding brought by one party in the absence of and without representation of or notification to the other party. In civil law countries, this would be called an inaudita (altera) parte proceeding, whereas ex parte simply refers to proceedings submitted by or decided at the request of one of the parties, without implying the absence of other parties.