Category: Legal Society
What’s the Difference Between: A Lawyer, Solicitor, Advocate, Barrister, Counselor, and an Attorney?
Have you ever wondered where all these somewhat confusing terms came from? Well the answer is they are all types of Lawyers originated from various legal systems. Some of the terms are from the English legal system, some are from Scotland and some from the American legal system. An Attorney is somebody legally empowered to
A Brief on Various Senior Living Properties
As compared to before, people today in America are living longer and since the increase of life expectancy is steady, the remaining population is being left behind as compared to the number of older individuals today. Retirement communities have sprouted with the aging trend to allow for the shifting needs of the aging adult. Around
Elder Care Laws – Can My Children Force Me to Live in a Nursing Home?
There are laws to protect all of us – be it laws for children rights, laws for adults rights or even animal rights. Laws are put into place and kept updated so that no-one has the right to abuse a person and get away with it. Even the Elderly people have protection and laws put
Double Taxation Agreements and India
A tax is a governmental assessment or charge upon the property value, transactions such as transfers and sales, licenses granting a right and/or income of a person or organization. Due to phenomenal growth in international trade and commerce and increasing interactivity among the nations, residents of one country extend their sphere of business operations to
The David Nugent – Jason Lowen Controversy: Freedom and Abuse of Speech
The David Nugent – Jason Lowen controversy is a series of events that involved a Jewish-American blogger Jason Lowen who published allegations against his former friend and partner David Nugent as well as the latter’s company affiliations Metro Pacific and Manuel Pangilinan. Lowen’s blog reached headlines in Manila’s high-society circle in 2008 when he began
Crime Based Serials And Our Society
Human Society comprises of a complex blend of psyches. When human desires fail to fulfill or when interests collide and when people lose trust in God, crimes take place. Such crimes are common in any society let it be civilized or un-civilized. Crimes, be of any kind, greatly influence the lives of people. Hence, knowing
Important Research Before Choosing A Nursing Home
By following several simple steps you can learn a great deal about the nursing home you are considering for your loved one. There are sources of public information which will help you avoid selecting a facility where residents have been neglected and abused. Sources of Information About Nursing Homes Both the State and Federal governments
Labor and Employment Law: What to Expect in 2012
1. Limitations on Employee Credit Checks. California employers have long enjoyed the right to conduct background checks that involved reviewing applicant credit reports prior to extending employment offers. This practice, as of January 1, 2012, will no longer be the case — without very specific conditions. This is because new law has been enacted to
The CYFS Succubus – And How to Fight It
S14 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA) gives the fundamental right of freedom of expression. The Supreme Court has been careful to protect this right, going so far as to allow a protest outside a police officer’s house. Freedom of expression is all the more important in this instance because this
Significance of Women Empowerment for Building a Healthy and Improved Modern Society
In today’s world, women have played a major role in diverse fields from scientific developments, literature to finance and have given a tough competition to the socio economic structure of dependency and deprivations. The success of empowerment of women encompasses a much larger set of principles including active participation in various development programs thereby encouraging
The History of Infidelity in Ancient Cultures
Cheating and infidelity have been problems for mankind and human relations since creation. Ancient histories record how there were always some who thought they deserved physical relationships outside of marriage. The behavior of infidelity occurred in ancient civilizations as well as modern ones. Understanding how the behavior was viewed and dealt with over the years
Corporate Social Responsibility For a Restaurant
Corporate Social Responsibility suggests that a business should be accountable for its activities in society in the form of societal, legal, and environmental aspects. This modern line includes three key features: getting sustainable returns at the same time, reducing environmental footprints (planet), and balancing these goals with persons involved, from workers to overall society. What
Becoming Aware of the Different Types of Elder Abuse
Every year there are thousands of elderly individuals that fall victim to neglect and abuse of a trusted caregiver, family member, or nursing home staff member. These terrible acts are committed against individuals that are often unable to defend themselves. Many of them are experiencing mental and physical ailments that prevent them from being able
A Savannah Site for Emily
She isn’t in the Bonaventure or anywhere nearby the grave of Jim Williams. She wouldn’t have tolerated such positioning. Emily took a stand against the man years ago and wrote it down word for word with a working title of Cannabis and Snowdrops, mainly because her son Danny loved both. Her story is not a
Women’s Right to Property in India
Several legal reforms have taken place since independence in India, including on equal share of daughters to property. Yet equal status remains illusive .Establishment of laws and bringing practices in conformity thereto is necessarily a long drawn out process. The government, the legislature, the judiciary, the media and civil society has to perform their roles,
Pre-prepared Legal Documents – Why "Canned" Documents Can Get You Canned
Watching the commercials on late-night TV can be quite an education for the estate planning lawyer. It seems every channel has a commercial hawking pre-prepared, or “canned”, legal documents in order to “save you the costs of hiring a high-priced lawyer”: “Save thousands of dollars with our easy-to-fill-in (insert type of document: wills, trusts, powers of attorney, deeds,
Estate Planning For Same-Sex Couples – An Ever-Changing Area of the Law
A hot legal topic these days is whether same-sex couples should have the right to marry. It seems each new day brings another court case, legislative action or people’s vote on the issue. Rights that “straight” couples take for granted — the right to inherit property of a spouse, the right to make medical decisions when
Plato, Carbon and the Human Survival Chemistry of the New Renaissance
The world of nanotechnology demonstrates that the ancient Greek Science for Ethical Ends holds a crucial survival message for modern humanity. 21st Century Moral Jurisprudence Law, based upon Immanuel Kant’s definition of aesthetics, as art appreciation theory, has no present practical scientific ethical content. However, aesthetics and ethics link together, through a process known as