Legal jargon can sometimes be confusing to understand. After all, lawyers and judges often toss around Latin terms like ipso facto and prima facie, that those of us not in the legal profession have a hard time deciphering. In this article, we have listed some of the most common Latin…
This post is a continuation of Will: Anticipating Your Succession (Part 1). Lately, we have gone through the following: – Will: anticipating one’s succession – Why make a will? – The authentic will – Other forms of will We will now cover: – Will: instructions for use – A will with…
Once you have been arrested and are in prison, you must think of only one thing: how to get out! Normally, getting out of jail is accomplished by posting a “bond.” Bail is usually a sum of money or property of monetary value that you give to the court to…
There has been much noise recently about scalping group CrepChiefNotify and their success in securing thousands of the latest gaming consoles in time for the holidays, namely the Playstation5 and X Box Series X, to re-sell at greatly inflated prices. Certain reports have stated that some of these highly desirable…
With the fallout from the US Presidential election still being felt around the world, there are some who still believe that we could be heading for a second term under President Trump, thanks to something called ‘faithless electors’. For those of us who are not familiar with the term (of…
Medical professionals work in challenging environments, and they work to high standards and deliver care well. However, there are times when your care may drop below that standard, and you suffer a worse outcome because of this negligence. If you consider bringing a claim for clinical negligence, you might be…
We lead our lives according to a set of rules to facilitate agreement. However, in many cases, these rules are obsolete or respond to a specific issue, making them ridiculous when the circumstance that inspired them is no longer valid. The United States, with its 50 states and its various…
With recent headlines announcing girlfriends and wives’ arrest for physically abusing their partners, a question that we don’t ask often enough has been raised! Out of all of the male-on-female domestic violence cases we hear so much about, how many men are victimized? While it’s not very common to hear…
Even if you don’t think the lie detector test is right for you, you will probably have to take it someday. This type of test is prevalent during police investigations. But, it’s also widely used for many situations, including job applications, especially government jobs. This is done to check employees…
In most cases involving someone dying, assigning the blame can be relatively straightforward. A drunk driver ran a red light and caused the death of someone crossing the road, a person is assaulted and dies from their injuries, an overworked surgeon botches a relatively simple medical procedure and the patient…
