"adverse parties" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use it when referring to two groups or individuals opposing each other in a legal dispute, such as in the sentence "The judge is preparing to hear the arguments from both the plaintiff and the adverse parties."
Contrast this rule with collateral estoppel (also known as "issue preclusion"), which applies to both co-parties and adverse parties.
The term implies the existence of present or possible adverse parties whose contentions are submitted to the court for adjudication.
Summons against adverse parties residing in foreign countries may be served by publication or otherwise as the court directs.
"For any law firm that engages with clients or adverse parties that are from different cultures and language groups, having staff who are multilingual is beneficial," says Volterra.
We do not sit to decide hypothetical issues or to give advisory opinions about issues as to which there are not adverse parties before us.
Disputes between adverse parties may generate such ill will that recourse to the courts becomes the only legal and practical means to resolve the situation.
The punishment is to secure to the adverse party the right which the court has awarded to him.
"It is my understanding that he was an adverse party in a case being handled by our firm," Mr. Smalley said.
Yet, as part of self-serving statements of historical fact in a brief, it avoids explanations such as an adverse party at the trial level might have furnished.
Rule 612 of the new Federal Rules of Evidence entitles an adverse party to inspect a writing relied on to refresh the recollection of a witness while testifying.
To the extent permitted by the presiding officer, cross-examination on matters outside the scope of direct examination shall be conducted in the manner of direct examination and may proceed by leading questions only if the witness is a hostile witness, an adverse party, or a witness identified with an adverse party.
