Prius quam exaudias ne iudices - Before you hear, do not judge.⏎
Pacta sunt servanda - Agreements must be kept. Contracts are the law or contracts establish obligations (between those who sign them).⏎
Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali - There can be neither crime nor punishment unless there is a penal law first.⏎
Prout patet per recordum - "As appears in the record." Used to cite something that has already been admitted into the record. It was frequently used in pleadings, generally abbreviated "prout &c.", to indicate that a fact was supported by documentary evidence. Failure to use this phrase correctly could be a fatal defect and so cause a case to fail.[7]⏎