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The phrase "degrees of murder" refers to the intent or severity of a particular murder charge. Some states define their degrees of murder numerically. Common degrees of murder include first degree murder and second degree murder. Other states place specific labels on their murder offenses, such as capital murder, murder, and justifiable homicide.

Despite the label of the degree of murder, the idea is to gradually increase the punishment with the degree. The more egregious the killing, or the motive behind a killing, then the higher the degree of punishment for that type of murder charge.

First-degree murder, or capital murder as it is often called, is the most serious form of murder. In most states, a first degree murder involves elements like deliberate planning, premeditation, or malice. Deliberate means that the defendant makes a clear-headed decision to kill the victim. Premeditation involves showing the defendant actually thought about the kill ... Read more »

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This website is primarily for people who own and rent Arizona real property.  We provide a wide range of legal services for Arizona residential  and commercial landlords.  We can prepare and serve any kind of landlord tenant notice, we prosecute eviction cases for Arizona landlords and we represent landlords in lawsuits to recover damages caused by their tenants whether the damage is the result of a breach of contract or damage to the property.   If your tenant files bankruptcy. we can represent you in Federal Bankruptcy Court to get relief from the automatic stay and recover possession of your property.

We also offer landlord-friendly form and custom Arizona Residential Leases that are tailored to the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act .   Don t rely on form leases from national websites or retail stores.   If you re an Arizona landlord you need our Arizona leases designed to p ... Read more »

Back in July, a Federal District Court Judge enjoined Arizona from enforcing the key provisions of its controversial immigration law, specially those that authorized local police to require suspected illegal immigrants to provide immigration papers even without a valid arrest. Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that injunction in an appeal that the state had filed almost immediately after the decision:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled that lower federal court judge was right in her decision to halt parts of Senate Bill 1070 from going into effect last year.

The ruling comes almost a year after Gov. Jan Brewer signed the nation s toughest immigration law into effect and five months after the appeals court was asked to consider overturning the injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton in the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The original lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of SB 1070, ar ... Read more »

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Q. My pediatrician said that I should keep my five year old in a booster car seat. but the law here in Texas says that kids only have to ride in a car seat up until they are four years old. Who is right?

Still, many state car seat laws are way behind the times in terms of safety. Florida, for example, doesn t require car seats for preschool age children. Simply following your state s car seat laws might not get you a ticket, but it won t be the best protection for your child if you are in a car accident .

Since car seat laws and booster seat laws vary from state to state and most are still inadequate, you are much better off simply following the car seat guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and keeping your child who has outgrown his forward-facing car seat in ... Read more »

#Environmental Law

UNEP has a long history of contributing toward the development and implementation of environmental law. DELC is the focal Division within UNEP which oversees the many facets of this global legal framework. Hence, the role of DELC within the framework of UNEP is primarily to ensure the progressive development of environmental law across different environmental sectors and levels of governance.

At a global level, DELC has been pivotal in the facilitation of intergovernmental platforms for the promotion and implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and defining international environmental norms. At the regional and national scales, DELC has supported many fora as well as the utilisation of resources aimed at strengthening legal principles, policies and guidelines that seek to address environmental issues, especially transboundary legal challenges. These fundamental activities, along with specific sectoral work such as enhancing ... Read more »

#Executive MBA Program Details, Locations and Schedules from Wharton

With our Executive MBA you get the undiluted Wharton MBA degree in an experience specially designed for working professionals.

As Vice Dean Peggy Bishop Lane says, “Our executive MBA program is in its own category. This is not your typical part-time or commuter executive MBA program. This is the full-blown MBA experience uniquely formatted for working executives. Students in our MBA program get much more than business fundamentals. They benefit from the collective knowledge of top Wharton faculty, as well as the experiences and perspectives of an incredibly talented group of peers in a collaborative environment.

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Two Campuses: Philadelphia and San Francisco

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Cost of the Two-Year Program for the Class Entering May of 2015: $186,900

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#ESCP Europe Specialized Master in International Business Law and Management - Postgraduate programmes - Business School

Welcome

1989: ESCP Europe was the first business school to create a Specialised Master programme specially designed for lawyers and legal advisors.

Aware of the growing needs to improve dialogue between corporate managers and lawyers, and with help from a sponsorship committee of leading corporate lawyers and legal experts, ESCP Europe developed a prestigious programme that combines the fields of law and management

As the first of its kind, the Specialised Master in International Business Law and Management has acquired an outstanding reputation based on its unequalled excellence.

2009: ESCP Europe adds an international dimension to the Specialised Master in International Business Law and Management by holding courses and seminars at the ESCP Europe London Campus in partnership with the ... Read more »

#Environmental Law Center

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Vermont Law School has the largest and deepest environmental program of any law school, and the Environmental Law Center (ELC) is where faculty, students, and advocates gather to work.

Founded in 1978, the ELC serves as the hub for a wide-range of activities, including classes, faculty, research centers and institutes, conferences, lectures, and other special programs. All of these activities contribute significantly to consistently high ranking which Vermont Law receives from U.S. News World Report for environmental law. Over the past 24 years, Vermont Law has earned 17 top rankings and never ranked lower than No. 2. Vermont Law has been the top-ranked law school for environmental law for an unprece​​dented six consecutive years, including 2014-2015.

In addition to our robust ... Read more »

NYU Law was the first law school established in New York City. It is considered to be among the top ten most selective and prestigious law schools in the United States and is currently ranked #6 by the U.S. News World Report. [3] In terms of specialization, NYU Law is ranked # 1 in both International Law [4] and Tax Law [5] by the said report. The school is especially known for its dedication to the public sector, emphasis on diversity, and large firm placement. The median starting salary of NYU Law graduates working in the private sector was $160,000 for the class of (a figure which does not include bonuses). [6]

The law school's longstanding commitment to public service is exemplified by its many notable alumni and the Root-Tilden-Kern Scholarship Program. a full-tuition scholarship awarded each year to twenty students committed to public service.

NYU Law offers several fellowships to students admitted to the LLM Program. The most selective is the Hauser Global Sch ... Read more »

#Equine Law Blog

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Foster Swift: Equine Law

Honors Recognitions

Congratulations, Julie! We're proud to share that Julie Fershtman has received two prestigious awards.

On April 13, 2013. she received the American Youth Horse Council's 2013 "Distinguished Service" Award. As the award itself states, she received it "[i]n recognition of years of dedicated service to the American Youth Horse Council and tireless efforts to touch the lives of youth involved with horses." For more information about the American Youth Horse Council, please visit www.ayhc.com/ .

On May 7, 2013. Julie received the 2013 "Industry Award" from the Michigan Equine Partnership for her work over the years supporting legislation to promote and protect the Michigan equine industry. For more information about the Michigan Equine Partnership, please visit www.miequine.com/ .

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#Estate Law Definition

That part of the law which regulates wills, trusts, probate and other subjects related to the management of another's property.

A term used by the law to describe that part of the law which regulates wills. probate and other subjects related to the distribution of a deceased person’s estate .

Although the term estate is not restricted to the law of property s it relates to the deceased, the term estate law has evolved to refer, primarily, to the law as it relates to:

• The property of the deceased;
• Of persons who cannot manage their affairs because of age (child), physical or mental infirmity and who would have their estate extracted from their person and managed separately; or
• The management of property which is being held beneficially for a person (trusts ).

A law firm which professes to specialize in estate law is one who deals mostly with wills. probate and trust cases.

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A legal termination of parental rights differs significantly from simply agreeing to not seek custody and/or visitation with a child. While parents are typically free to choose to live apart from or refrain from visiting with their children, they likely have a legal right to do so if they so choose. On the other hand, a legal termination of parental rights permanently prohibits a parent from having any legal rights to the child, including the right to custody of the child, the right to visit or have any contact with the child, and the right to have any input in decisions made regarding the child. Termination of parental rights also relieves a parent of the responsibility to financially support his or her child. Every state has different laws that govern the termination of parental rights, and there are different situations in which a court may order that a person s parental rights be terminated.

One of the most common proceedings in which parental rights are terminated is th ... Read more »

#ERISA Law - Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Guide to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that regulates and establishes oversight for private industry pension plans, retirement plan, profit-sharing plans and health insurance coverage by establishing rules and minimum standards that are meant to protect plan participants. ERISA only governs private (non-government) employers with 25 or more employees.

ERISA does not mandate the creation of any these plans; it only sets the standards for those that choose to establish them. ERISA was amended by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) in 1985 to include provisions for workers whose established health insurance coverage is affected by their employment situation. And a more recent amendment in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), protects the transferability and security of ... Read more »

#Parody copyright laws set to come into effect - BBC News

Changes to UK legislation are to come into force later this week allowing the parody of copyright works.

Under current rules, there has been a risk of being sued for breach of copyright if clips of films, TV shows or songs were used without consent.

But the European Copyright Directive will allow the use of the material so long as it is fair and does not compete with the original version.

The law will come into effect on 1 October.

Owners of the copyrighted works will only be able to sue if the parody conveys a discriminatory message.

It would then be down to a judge to decide if the parody is funny.

"The only, and essential, characteristics of parody are, on the one hand, to evoke an existing work while being noticeably different from it and, on the other, to constitute an expression of humour or mockery," the EU rules state.

"If a parody conveys a discriminatory messa ... Read more »

#Equine Legal Solutions

Equine Legal Forms and Contracts

What Our Equine Legal Forms Are Designed to Do

We design our equine legal forms to be the very best. Rachel Kosmal McCart . the founder of Equine Legal Solutions, personally drafts each one of our forms and the accompanying instructions. She designs the forms for routine horse transactions and situations, such as sales, leases, breeding and boarding. Rachel’s goal is make the forms comprehensive enough for equine professionals, but user-friendly enough for individuals. When properly completed and signed, each form is designed to be a legally binding contract. While our forms are not state-specific, they are designed to be used in any of the 50 U.S. states, and our customers can specify which state’s law will apply. Because we want our customers to have the very best forms available, no matter when they purchased them, we provide our customers with FREE updates – for life.

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You can't believe it. The new car you bought makes an atrocious knocking noise when you drive it, and the dealer's mechanic can't seem to find the problem. Do you have to just bite the bullet and buy a lifetime supply of earplugs?

Fortunately, you do have recourse. New York has laws to protect you in case a dealer sells you a "lemon"?a car that is unsafe, inefficient, or riddled with defects.

New York's New Car Lemon Law compels the manufacturer of such a car to make the necessary repairs (usually through the dealer that sold it), refund your money, or replace the vehicle. The law is limited to cars used primarily for personal use and does not cover motorcycles, ATVs, or the living quarters of an RV. A car is covered under the New Car Lemon Law if all of the following apply:

It was covered under a manufacturer's warranty when it was originally delivered to its first buyer. It was bought, leased, or transferred in the state of New York within the vehicle's f ... Read more »

Westkin Associates – Immigration Lawyers London is a leading specialist immigration law firm situated in the heart of Mayfair, London. Our team of specialists are well trained in all aspects of immigration law, including Tier 1 (Investors), Tier 1 (Entrepreneurs) and business visa applications under Tier 2 of the Immigration Rules.

Our team of expert immigration lawyers also have great experience with representing applicants who have grounds to raise claims relating to visas that involve marriage, civil partnership, asylum, human rights and the European Union free movement.

Our specialised team of UK immigration experts are ready to assist you with all your immigration matters, including assisting with straight-forward immigration applications submitted to the Home Office, all the way to complicated appeals heard before the Asylum Immigration Tribunal.

Westkin Associates prides itself with the excellent quality and care of our work. We invite you to browse th ... Read more »

#Estate Planning

estate planning: an overview

Estate planning is the process by which an individual or family arranges the transfer of assets in anticipation of death. An estate plan aims to preserve the maximum amount of wealth possible for the intended beneficiaries and flexibility for the individual prior to death. A major concern for drafters of estate plans is federal and state tax law.

An estate is the total property, real and personal, owned by an individual prior to distribution through a trust or will. Real property is real estate and personal property includes everything else, for example cars, household items, and bank accounts. Estate planning distributes the real and personal property to an individual's heirs.

Wills and trusts are common ways in which individuals dispose of their wealth. (See Estates and Trusts ). Trusts, unlike wills, have the benefit of avoiding probate, a lengthy and costly legal process that oversees the transfer of ... Read more »

Villanova School of Law, founded in 1953, is a Catholic law school near Philadelphia. The ABA censured Villanova in for falsifying several years' worth of the admissions data reported to U.S. News. The magazine currently ranks Villanova 93rd, down from 61st in . The National Law Journal (NLJ) ranked Villanova as the 47th "Go to" law school in , based upon the percentage of graduates employed at the largest law firms in the country. [1]

Villanova's employment statistics are about in the middle of the pack among schools that place significantly in Pennsylvania, comparable with Temple and Penn State. Law School Transparency gives VLS a 53.3% employment score for the class of .

Out of all the graduates, around 7.5% found full-time jobs in the public sector, which includes government and public interest. About 15.0% found their way into large law firms (more than 100 lawyers) or federal judicial clerkships.

Of the class of , 95 students were employed in Pen ... Read more »

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Suffolk is located next to the Boston Common and Beacon Hill as well as the T subway system, which provides access to all of Boston's neighborhoods and beyond.  Weekend destinations range from the beaches of Martha's Vineyard to the scenic Berkshires to the mountains of New Hampshire. www.cityofboston.gov/

U.S. News and World Report’s Top 25:

•TOP 25: The Clinical Program has ranked among the nation's Top 25 for five years in a row (U.S. News).

•TOP 20: The Legal Writing Program has ranked among the Top 20 in the nation (U.S. News) for four years straight.

• TOP 18: The Dispute Resolution (Mediation/Arbitration) program is ranked 18th in the nation.

Advanced Substantive Training

The Law School currently offers concentrations in:

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Paralegal degree programs are available at over 900 colleges and universities across the United States and are designed to train future paralegals to enter the paralegal field to work at law firms, corporations, or the government. These schools vary in the curriculum they offer and the amount of coursework provided. In addition to the traditional on-campus programs, several schools offer online paralegal degree programs for earning a degree at the certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s level. About 274 paralegal programs in the United States are ABA approved, meaning they have been found to meet specific standards of quality by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Paralegals. This is important because many law firms and employers prefer to hire graduates from an ABA approved programs. This guide to paralegal schools is intended to help you learn about the education options available for earning a paralegal degree.

Paralegal 411 is a comprehensive i ... Read more »

#EU - Legal separation and divorce across the EU - Your Europe

The reasons for which you can file for divorce or legal separation, as well as the other practicalities of divorce and separation, vary greatly from one EU country to another.

However, a number of EU rules apply in cases involving two or more EU countries for instance, because you and your spouse live in different countries. Those rules determine which courts have jurisdiction.

You can request a divorce or legal separation either together with your partner as a joint application. or one of you can file the request alone.

Where can you file for divorce/separation?

You can file your request with the courts in the country where:

• you and your spouse live
• you last lived together provided one of you still lives there
• one of you lives provided you are filing a joint applicati ... Read more »

The legal and economic environment is a crucial factor in your company’s HR strategy and employee prospects. Any decision you take can lead to opportunities, but may also bear considerable risks. The laws and regulations governing the relationship between employers, employees, employee representatives and trade unions are complex, at times confusing — and occasionally contradictory.

Only if you are aware of your rights and obligations are you able to align your company’s strategy and successfully implement forward-looking HR policies. With our knowledge and experience, you can concentrate on other important business concerns. We help you address complex matters, providing concrete and reliable results. We view legal issues as more than isolated matters, but instead offer comprehensive concepts with integrated and pragmatic advice. Our solutions can help ensure that your company continuously adapts to prevailing economic conditions and remain competitive.

For decades, ... Read more »

The Delaware campus is located north of Wilmington and has a student body of 1,100. It is situated on a 40-acre (160,000 m 2 ) campus. [ 2 ] The campus is an East Coast Center for the National Judicial College, hosting continuing legal education opportunities for the nation's judges. [ 3 ]

The Harrisburg campus is located minutes from the Capitol building and what is known as the Capitol Complex. The school is home to the Widener Law Government Institute, which specializes in the study and improvement of government law. It has a student body of 500 full time and part time students. [ 4 ]

Widener provides a comprehensive legal education program by providing its students the opportunity to work on court cases through legal clinics. The clinics specialize in environmental law, criminal defense, and civil law; which includes bankruptcy, family law, and legal assistance on veteran benefits cases. Another opportunity offered to its students is the Trial Advocacy Institute ... Read more »

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) helps prevent discrimination in the workplace through strict law enforcement. Yet, many employers and employees may not be aware of how the EEOC works and how it can help them avoid discrimination and lead to more fulfilling and happy professional lives. This can result in confusion and questions about the law and your rights. Below are the most common questions about EEOC that have been answered by the Experts.

www.eeoc.gov/offices.html -- will offer you a list of EEOC district offices. The documents that are available for public reading include:

• Commission notices and EEOC regulatory amendments which are not, or never have been, published in the Code of Federal Regulations;

• The Commission's annual reports

• The Commission's compliance manual

• Blank forms relating to the Commission's procedures as they affect the public

• The Commission's orders, directives and decisions

The ... Read more »

#European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) - The crisis and national labour law reforms: a mapping exercise

Publication date : 2012

Number of pages : 19

Stefan Clauwaert (ETUI) and Isabelle Schömann (ETUI)

This Working Paper maps the labour law reforms in various European countries either triggered by the crisis or introduced using the crisis – falsely – as an excuse. Such reforms generally render existing labour law provisions more flexible and loosen minimum standards, shifting the emphasis to soft law (deregulation).

In some countries it consists only of piecemeal although significant deregulatory measures, while in others it involves far-reaching overhauls of the whole labour code. Furthermore, in several countries fundamental changes are being made to industrial relations structures and processes which might jeopardise social dialogue and collective bargaining there.

The authors critically address this large ... Read more »

#Eu law

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17/07/2015: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1183 of 17 July 2015 setting out the necessary technical and operational specifications for implementing version 3 of the EGNOS system

17/07/2015: Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1182 of 17 July 2015 approving the adjustment programme of Greece

17/07/2015: Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1181 of 17 July 2015 on granting short-term Union financial assistance to Greece

08/07/2015: Decision (EU) 2015/1180 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July 2015 on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (floods in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy)

08/07/2015: Decision (EU) 2015/1179 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July 2015 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF/2015/000 TA 2015 — Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commissi ... Read more »

#EUROPA - EU treaties

The European Union is based on the rule of law. This means that every action taken by the EU is founded on treaties that have been approved voluntarily and democratically by all EU member countries. For example, if a policy area is not cited in a treaty, the Commission cannot propose a law in that area.

A treaty is a binding agreement between EU member countries. It sets out EU objectives, rules for EU institutions, how decisions are made and the relationship between the EU and its member countries.

Treaties are amended to make the EU more efficient and transparent, to prepare for new member countries and to introduce new areas of cooperation such as the single currency.

Under the treaties, EU institutions can adopt legislation, which the member countries then implement. The complete texts of treaties, legislation, case law and legislative proposals can be viewed using the EUR-Lex database of EU law .

The main treaties are:

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Marijuana is a schedule I(C) hallucinogenic substance under Louisiana law.

Possession for Personal Use

For first offenders, possession of less than 60 pounds of marijuana is punishable by a fine of up to $500 and/or up to 6 months of imprisonment. Second offenses are punishable by a fine of $250-$2500 and/or up to 5 years of imprisonment. Both first and second offenders may be eligible for probation, which will include 32 hours of community service and a substance abuse program, the cost of probation will be paid by the defendant. Third and subsequent offenses are punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and/or up to 20 years of imprisonment.

See:

• Louisiana Rev. Stat. 40:966(E)

Possession of 60-2,000 pounds of marijuana is a felony and is punishable by 5-30 years of imprisonment and a fine of $50,000-$100,000. Possession of 2,000-10,000 pounds is a felony and is punishable by 10-40 years of imprisonment and a fine of $100,000-$400 ... Read more »

#European Franchise Federation

TABLE 1. LEGISLATION in the EU MEMBER STATES which DIRECTLY AFFECTS FRANCHISING

FRANCE

a) Loi n° 89-1008 du 31 décembre 1989 relative au développement des entreprises commerciales et artisanales et à l amélioration de leur environnement économique, juridique et social (commonly called the « Loi Doubin »)

Version in English source: Journal of International Franchising Distribution, June 1991

b)Loi Doubin as consolidated on October 30 2007

The French Franchise Federation (FFF)conforms to the European Code of Ethics for Franchising (1972). In addition, it has adopted its own supplementary ethical provisions which apply to the members of the FFF.

SPAIN

a) Ley 7/1996, de 15 de enero. de Ordenación del Comercio Minorista, Boletín Oficial del Estado, 15 del 17 gennaio 1996, Regulation of Retail Trading< ... Read more »

International Law. unlike most other areas of law, has no defined area or governing body, but instead refers to the many and varied laws, rules and customs which govern, impact and deal with the legal interactions between different nations, their governments, businesses and organizations, to include their rights and responsibilities in these dealings.

The immense body that makes up international law encompasses a piecemeal collection of international customs; agreements; treaties; accords, charters (i.e. the United Nations Charter); protocols; tribunals; memorandums; legal precedents of the International Court of Justice (aka World Court) and more. Without a unique governing, enforcing entity, international law is a largely voluntary endeavor, wherein the power of enforcement only exists when the parties consent to adhere to and abide by an agreement.

Due to the diverse legal systems and applicable histories of different countries, laws addressing internationa ... Read more »

#European Labour Law Network - News, Experts and Court Decisions

This report consists of presentations, speeches and background documents as used during the Seminar 2014 as well as discussion notes of the working group discussions.

• France | 30.06.2015 | Part-time work FRANCE The Minister of Work, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue presented a bill.
• Germany | 30.06.2015 | Draft Act on Multi-Union Bargaining GERMANY On 22 May 2015, upon recommendation of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
• Slovenia | 30.06.2015 | ECJ Case C-392/13 (Rabal Caсas) SLOVENIA Mr Rabal Caсas worked as a skilled employee for Nexea. In the course of 2012, Nexea dismissed several workers.
• Spain | 30.06.2015 | ECJ Case C-182/13 (Lyttle and others) SPAIN Collective redundancies must affect, in a period of ninety days, at least 10 workers in companies.
• United Kingdom | 30.06.2015 | Conservative G ... Read more »

‘Commercial Law’ is a broad term used to cover a wide range of legal services designed to support businesses in making money out of their products and services. Intellectual property rights are crucial for creative industries such as publishing and fashion in particular, but also for manufacturers, in order to profit from innovation. Sales of all kinds, on a domestic and international basis, are contracts – meaning lawyers are needed. Specific arrangements – agency or distribution agreements – can be made to sell the goods or services more widely.

Except in smaller firms, there is no such thing as a ‘commercial lawyer’, except in the sense that the term covers all lawyers whose clients are businesses rather than individuals. Every commercial lawyer will have a specialist practice area (e.g. Intellectual Property) or industry focus(e.g. Technology, Media Telecoms).

A lot of the day to day work tends to involve drawing up a wide range of commercial agreements, as well ... Read more »

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#European Review of Contract Law

Aims and Scope

This Journal deals with contract law and serves as a pan-European platform for discussion and analysis. The concept of a European Contract Law is still rather recent: the phrase was first coined in the 1990s. Since the early 2000s when this journal was created, European Contract Law has come to encompass an increasingly comprehensive body of law. There were three driving forces behind this development: the EC harmonisation of laws in the area of the internal market, a generally increased interest in comparative law discussions in contract law, and the European Commission s Communication on European Contract Law, the Commission s Action Plan and the Common Frame of Reference process. These developments brought about a changed climate of discussion. The foundations of contract law, examined from many perspectives and in view of various national legal systems and an increasing number of disciplines, are currently being discusse ... Read more »

#Family First Firm

Our Philosophy

The philosophy at the Family First Firm has always been to provide compassionate, ethical, and top quality legal services to all our clients in Estate and Family law.

Creating Your Incapacity Plan: Part 1

Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples

Shocking Truth About Asset Protection

Family Law

helping you with divorce, paternity, child support, alimony

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Estate Planning

wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and more

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Children's Protection

legal plans to protect your children if something happens to you

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Probate

helping you administer the estate of a loved one

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Elder Law

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BLACK LAWS. Slavery was not legal in Ohio, but the state legislature tried to discourage settlement of free blacks in the state through "black laws," which imposed constraints on black residents. Ohio enacted laws in 1804 and 1807 compelling registration of all African Americans in the state, requiring that they show proof of freedom, forbidding any free black to remain without giving $500 bond against his becoming a public charge, and denying validity to an African American's testimony in trials where whites were involved. The legislature imposed even more restrictions in the 1830s. However, in the legislative session of 1848–1849, a coalition led by the Free Soil Party repealed most of the restrictions.

Finkelman, Paul. An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism, and Comity. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1981.

Horton, James Oliver, and Lois E. Horton. In Hope of Liberty: Culture, Community, and Protest among Northern Fr ... Read more »

#Eviction laws

Contents:

Introduction

In common usage, eviction is the process used by landlords to recover possession of leased real property from tenants who do not want to leave. Evictions are difficult, painful, and expensive for all parties involved.

Sources of law

Eviction is governed by six basic types of rules: state law, local law, leases, federal law, the common law. and court rules. Most states regulate residental renting, including the eviction process. Many base their laws on the Uniform Residential Landlord And Tenant Act (URLTA) or the Model Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. Cities, counties, and other local governments often supplement these regulations. Landlords and tenants may further regulate evictions through lease terms. For example, leases might specify the form and timing of eviction notices. Lease provisions may overrule some common law rules, but may not conflict with official regulations.

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• To give you a comprehensive overview of the events industry
• To develop you as a great event manager
• To increase your confidence in creating and delivering events
• To help you build a network of industry contacts
• To create a clear pathway for a meaningful career in the events world

Have a look here  to watch a video of Katherine s experience (a recent student) or let Claire (the Course Director) give you an introduction  to the course.

Our online, CIM accredited level 4 Diploma course in Event Management, will enable you to study the best event management content available in the way that you want to: anytime, anywhere. You will be able to interact with lecturers and students throughout and will be supported through direct channels and regular Google Hangouts.

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#Executive MBA - Questrom School of Business

Integrated. Intimate. Immediate.

As a mid-career executive, you set high expectations: for your organization, your results, and yourself. That’s why the Boston University EMBA is designed for leaders like you. leaders eager to apply cutting-edge management techniques to their work – and leverage their workplace insights in their education. The program is specifically created to accelerate your career as you earn your MBA.

The BU EMBA is your next bold step. Learn more about joining an elite community of classmates who will take that step with you. The application is open for the next class beginning in January 2016. Apply now .

For admission to the Professional Evening MBA and the full-time master’s programs, visit the Graduate Admissions Office website. You can also explore BU Questrom’s full portfolio of graduate programs .

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At Santa Clara University School of Law, you have several options when it comes to choosing an area of specialization for your LLM degree. Read below to learn more about your options for enhancing your law degree and opening the door to new career opportunities.

Candidates for the LLM in Intellectual Property are welcome to apply for the 2015 entering class (fall (August start) and spring (January start) semesters). The fall semester application deadline is May 1, 2015. The deadline for spring 2015 is December 1, .

Santa Clara University School of Law, located in Santa Clara, California, offers an LLM degree in International and Comparative Law. We offer to lawyers, judges and law professors an opportunity to experience the evolving legal culture of the world from the vantage point of our overseas programs’ dynamic centers of commerce and learning throughout the world. The application deadline for the fall semester is May 1, 2015.

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#External Law Degree

Complete your degree online

Want to study Law, but still need the flexibility? At CDU, more than 80 per cent of our law students study with us online.

Our external degree program utilises the latest online technologies to ensure that your learning experience will be as complete, convenient and fulfilling as an on-campus student would experience.

For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Central:

T: +61 8 8946 7766

T: 1800 061 963 (freecall within Australia)

Online resources

As an external law student you will be able to access several online resources, which will help you with your studies. These resources include:

Learnline

The university's online learning system is Learnline *, a student-only access area of the university's website powered by the latest Blackboard software.

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Founded 15 years ago by governors from 19 states, Western Governors University offers online bachelor s and master s degrees focused on providing in-demand skills for the workplace. Instead of being credit-based like most other universities, WGU works on a competency-based model that rewards a student s real-world experience when it comes to assessments. In other words, the more experience you have within your field of study, the more time and money you ll save.

With tuition that is about half that of most other online universities, Western Governors University graduates more than 10,000 students each year in over 50 different degree programs. Students are represented across all 50 states, range in age from their early 20s to late 60s, and almost all are working at least part time while attending the University.

• Teacher s College
• College of Business
• College of Information Technology
• College of Health Professions

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#External Scholarships

External Scholarships

UCLA School of Law receives notices and information about various scholarships, fellowships and writing competitions sponsored by other law schools, universities, foundations, alumni associations, bar associations, etc. The Financial Aid Office will post applicable notices on this page as received.

Deadline: July 16, 2015

BOND BOTES FINANCIAL HARDSHIP SCHOLARSHIP 2015

This $2,000 scholarship is open to any U.S. citizen attending the first year of law school this fall, with an undergraduate cumulative GPA at or above 3.0. Applicants are asked to submit a short essay describing how they have overcome financial difficulties in their lives. The scholarship will be awarded in mid-August, with payment made directly to the student s school, to be applied to tuition.

Deadline: July 18, 2015

GEORGE HOPPER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

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#Executive Certificates and Diplomas Online

Gain the advanced business skills you need, without having to enrol on a full postgraduate programme.

These certificates and diplomas allow you to focus on precise business disciplines, and all in a way that fits around your life. Certificates can be completed in 8-15 weeks, and diplomas take 3-9 months, with the award winning InterActive platform putting HD video lectures, lecture notes, case studies and practice tutor assessments at your disposal.

LSBF:

• Advanced Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management
• Advanced Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management
• Advanced Diploma in Finance and Financial Risk Management
• Advanced Certificate in Financial Risk Management
• Certificate in Risk Management

These programmes are the ideal way to prepare yourself for top managerial positions that require advanced, specialist knowledge. You will be able to:

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#Executive MBA

Jason Bewley

Having a prominent strategic role for a Fortune 500 Company was a career goal, and UF’s nationally-renowned Executive MBA helped make it a reality.

Designed for today’s business leaders with eight or more years of work experience, the Executive MBA attracts executives from Florida and around the nation. Our Class of 2011 even attracted an executive from Portugal. Vice President, Senior Director and even CEO are some of the titles belonging to our executive students.

As a result of the advanced career level of our students, topics for classroom discussion are approached from a strategic viewpoint.

Students meet for an extended weekend (Friday-Sunday) once a month on the UF campus in Gainesville. The 20-month program is divided into five four-month terms, and most terms consist of three business courses and one leadership development course.

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The Commonwealth Lawyers Conference in Glasgow, Scotland focused on the Magna Carta and the Rule of Law, but two things in particular were noteworthy. more

Apr 30, 2015

Date set for TWU hearing At a judicial management conference on April 28, a date was set for the hearing of TWU s petition against the Law Society. The hearing before Chief Justice Hinkson will take place in BC Supreme Court commencing August 24 for five days. The Law Society has also filed an Amended Response. more

Apr 17, 2015

Law Society Report on Performance and audited financial statements now available Our annual report describes the achievements under the Law Society s - Strategic Plan, including a review of strategic initiatives. more

Articling offers by downtown Vancouver firms to stay open to August 14 All offers of articling positions made this year by law firms with offices in downtown Vancouver must remain open ... Read more »

Most Common Family Law Issues:

• Adoptions
• Guardianship
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Paternity
• Child Support
• Separations
• Divorce
• Spousal Support or Alimony

Elder abuse laws are those laws aimed a preventing the abuse of elders, either by professional caregivers or private citizens. Such laws also provide penalties for those who engage in abuse of the elderly. Every state has elder abuse laws in addition to those issued by federal authorities.

Some states may have different standards and penalties for elder abuse depending on the caregiver. Standards tend to be stricter for elder care facilities and professional workers as opposed to those applied to informal caregivers (such as a friend or relative). This is to prevent the occurrence of institutional abuses, such as when an elderly care home has deficient health care policies.

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Find online degrees at online schools and learn more about the benefits of a distance learning program.

Course requirements and time commitments for online schools and distance learning programs vary depending in part on the type of online degree you're getting, whether you choose to go full-time or part-time, and if you include summer classes in your schedule.

If you want to complete your online degree program as quickly as possible, you may find more flexibility at an online school than at a campus school. Because distance learning programs like online colleges cater to students with busy or inflexible schedules, some online colleges will allow students to accelerate their studies to complete their degree in less time than it would typically take at a campus school.

Students are increasingly turning to online schools and distance learning over campus schools for many reasons; chief among them are flexibility and affordability. Here are some of the main reas ... Read more »

#Executive LL. M. in Taxation

Annually ranked among the most elite programs of its kind, the Graduate Tax Program at Georgetown University Law Center offers a unique combination of full-time and adjunct faculty and the most extensive tax curriculum in the country.  Students who are not present in the Washington, DC area will have the opportunity to earn an Executive LL.M. degree in Taxation, which can be completed entirely by distance learning.  The Executive LL.M. in Taxation offers students the same high-quality instruction and learning experience as the on-campus LL.M. in Taxation, but allows students the flexibility to attend class and complete assignments at times that are convenient to the student.

Degree Requirements

The Executive LL.M. program requires the completion of 24 academic credits.  Students may pursue the Executive LL.M. degree on a full-time or a part-time basis.  Full-time students must normally complete their degree requirements ... Read more »

#Experienced Family Law Attorney in Fort Walton Beach - Military Divorce Attorney - Tonya Holman Law Firm

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Your family’s best interest is my main focus. I will listen and provide creative, effective solutions to reach your goals. Located in Shalimar, Florida, Tonya Holman Law Firm, P.A. focuses on Divorce, including Military divorce, child support, visitation, alimony, property distribution, paternity, and injunctions. Tonya also focuses on contract and civil litigation, probate, foreclosures and landlord/tenant issues. Tonya Holman helps families address the most pressing family law issues, whether drafting premarital agreements to deal with financial affairs prior to marriage or helping clients with estate planning to preserve assets acquired during a marriage, clients benefit considerably from her professionalism. Tonya Holman, Esq. is committed to growing relationship with her client’s. Call us ... Read more »

#Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong - Programmes - Undergraduate Degrees - LLB

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Introduced in 2004-05, the 4-Year LLB programme is designed to meet the changing demands on law graduates. It is devised by benchmarking against the law programmes offered by the best law schools in the world and has a number of features to ensure the competitiveness of our graduates. These salient features include :

Maximum flexibility: Specialization and minors

The new programme offers the possibility of specializing in a particular area of law such as commercial law, Chinese law, international trade and economic law, so that our graduates would have an edge over law graduates elsewhere with general legal training. The programme also offers the possibility to do a minor in a non-law discipline offered in the University. For minors offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences to LLB students, please click here for further details.

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#Executive MBA (EMBA) Degree Program

The 18-month Executive MBA (EMBA) Worldwide program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business is designed to help well-established professionals reach new heights in their careers. Our program equips students with the strategic vision, managerial tools, and global perspective necessary to effectively lead organizations of all types and sizes. Established in 1972, the Katz EMBA Worldwide program is one of the oldest in the world and is consistently ranked by the Financial Times and The Economist as one of the world’s leading EMBA programs.

Harnessing the intellectual capital of the University of Pittsburgh, the Katz EMBA program is taught by faculty internationally respected for their research and consulting. EMBA faculty created a management-focused curriculum that encompasses the business concepts and analytical tools used by senior executives.

To empower our students to lead globally, the Katz ... Read more »

There can be a lot of confusion about the concepts of laws and facts within scientific research, and one result has been erroneous impressions not just about what these categories are, but also about how science itself works. Such confusions not only give religious believers an incorrect understanding of science, but also provide religious apologists with false foundations for ultimately inaccurate arguments. That is why it is necessary to take some time to clear up what should be basic terminology.

The concept law of science or scientific law is an inheritance from the earliest days of science when it was believed that the universe operated in the way it did because God established certain natural laws which dictated how things should and should not behave. Of course, everything but humans followed these laws, and so the movement of objects could be accurately predicted simply by coming to better understand the laws created by God. In this way, science in its infancy was ve ... Read more »

#Faculty - University of Virginia School of Law

Bioethics, Health ethics, Health law, end-of-life decisions

Lois Shepherd

Peter A. Wallenborn, Jr. and Dolly F. Wallenborn Professor of Biomedical Ethics; Professor of Public Health Sciences; Professor of Law

J.D. Yale Law School, 1987

After receiving her law degree from Yale University, where she served as a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal, Shepherd practiced corporate law for six years with the Charlotte, N.C. firm of Robinson, Bradshaw Hinson, P.A. She began her academic career in 1993 at the Florida State University College of Law. Prior to joining the UVA faculty, Shepherd was the Florida Bar Health Law Section Professor and D Alemberte Professor of Law at Florida State.

Within the field of bioethics and law, Shepherd s current scholarly and teaching interests are focused on legal and ethical issues at the end of life and in human subject research.

US College Search is a great resource for senior high school students, parents, and anyone shopping for Michigan Law Colleges. U.S. College Search maintains a database of over 9,000 Junior Colleges, 2 Year Colleges, 4 year Universities, Technical Certification Programs, Technical Colleges, Job Training Programs, and Vocational Schools.

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For Michigan Law adults on the go, on the internet college classes are turing into an exciting respect to work toward a degree or learn a new tradeskill. Even though rather new, on-line courses are be ... Read more »

#Fact Sheet: Establishment of Interagency Working Group for the Consistent Enforcement of Federal Labor, Employment and Immigration Laws - U. S. Department of Labor

Federal agencies responsible for worker protections seek to protect all workers from exploitation and workers rights violations, regardless of immigration status. Many workers, however, are deterred or prevented from asserting workplace rights and protections. In some cases, employers may exploit immigration status to deter employees from asserting their rights. In other cases, the protections available to workers are unclear. To promote effective enforcement of federal labor, employment, and immigration laws, the Administration is announcing the creation of an interagency working group to identify policies and procedures that promote the consistent enforcement of those laws and protect all workers in the U.S.

This working group will be comprised of federal immigration enforcement agencies and federal agencies r ... Read more »

What is Tax law? It covers the rules, policies and laws that oversee the tax process, which involves charges on estates, transactions, property, income, licenses and more by the government. Taxation also includes duties on imports from foreign countries and all compulsory levies imposed by the government upon individuals for benefit of the state.

The intricate body of tax law covers payment of taxes to a minimum of four levels of government, either directly or indirectly. Indirect taxes are assessed against products and services that are meant to be consumed, but are paid to an intermediary. For example, when you buy coffee at a local corner store, the retailer charges you tax on your coffee, which he/she subsequently pays to the government. Direct taxes are those you pay directly to the government and are imposed against things like land or real property, personal property, and income.

There is a seemingly endless list of entities that create and enforce tax ... Read more »

#FBI - Terrorism Definition

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Definitions of Terrorism in the U.S. Code

18 U.S.C. 2331 defines "international terrorism" and "domestic terrorism" for purposes of Chapter 113B of the Code, entitled "Terrorism :

"International terrorism" means activities with the following three characteristics:

• Involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law;
• Appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; ... Read more »

Law is almost directly connected with judicial system of the place. Online Law Degrees and law courses give you the expertise in legal education. Online law degree and courses are useful for ambitious lawyers, and also career advisors or persons in senior management ranks inside the organizations of law enforcement, government and corporate companies as well as security companies.

Legal affairs is essential in any organization and therefore the demand for legal professionals is always growing. Online degrees in law will offer you the ability and opportunity to have a successful and challenging legal job. There are Labour Officers, Assistant Deputy Labour Commissioners and Labour Commissioners in Labour Courts. For all these positions a Law Degree is an essential qualification in India. Those who have specialized in Labour Laws in one-way or the other are eligible for these Group A posts.

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