Law Essays

Appellate courts are very different from trail courts in many ways. The first thing that should be established is what appellate courts are. “The function of appellate courts is examining claims that the law was improperly applied or that legal procedures were not correctly followed” (Jon’a F. Meyer, 2003). In …

At 10:15AM on November 29th, 2012, I visited Blue Earth County Justice Center to hear the hearing of Michael Ryan Roalson; Jurisdiction is the State of Minnesota. The Judicial Officer of the hearing was Kurt D. Johnson. Mr. Roalson’s case file is 07-CR-09-3080. Roalson was charged with 2nd Degree (Felony) …

Fifteen years have passed since the enactment of Republic Act 8479, otherwise known as “Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998”, but down to this day, Oil Deregulation Law remains to be a subject of disputes. The heightening tension is not only based on whether or not we should regulate …

The legal profession originated from England. In England, the legal profession is divided into two branches. These two branches of legal profession are barristers (also known as advocate in Scotland) and solicitors. Although Malaysia adopted its legal system from England, there are no such division in Malaysia. In other words, …

Employers that do not follow their disciplinary policies, and related procedures, may get sued for breach of contract or wrongful discharge. Courts have ruled that disciplinary policies can be contracts, even when employers include at-will statements in them, if the policies contain provisions promising that the employer will follow specific …

The perception of the concept of gender equality is not properly understood in both sexes throughout The Gambia. OBJECTIVE The objective of this research work is based on three things: * To bring to light the proper concept of gender equality. * To ascertain if there is any possibility of …

1. Determine how the federal government encourages small businesses and how passing of “ The Historical Underutilized Businesses Zone (BUBZone) Act, 15 U.S.C. 631 of 1997, increase the chances of landing a government contract. The Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Empowerment Contracting program, which was enacted into law as part …

Mr. Sami is employee of a private company with following emoluments’. * Basic salary 60,000 PM * Medical allowance 8,000 PM * House rent allowance 12,000PM * Dearness allowance6,000 PM * Company has given a car for his personal use having cost Rs. 700,000. * He is the owner of …

1. Must be made willingly: Proposer must be willing to be bound by the terms stated; 2. Terms must be clear and certain. Refer to Section 29 of the Act Case Law: Alfi E.A. Ltd v. Themi Industries and Distributors Agency Ltd. (CAT Dsm Civil Appeal 28 of 1984) and …

In recent years, working time laws have become central to national and international debate. The reduction of working hours is one of the objectives of the labour law. About half of 103 countries have adopted normal limit of 40 hours or less and the others are between 42 to 48 …