Common Ground

The common law dictates that an arrest can be either with or without a warrant, and statute has codified and extended some of these common law powers. Section 3(4) of the Criminal Law Act of Trinidad and Tobago Chap 10:04 states “where a police officer with reasonable cause, suspects that an arrestable offence has been committed…

Section 1: Introduction The relevant facts to this case are as follows: • Incident occurred on August 28th, 2012. • The plaintiff was a recreational user of the defendant’s premises. • The plaintiff slipped on grapes which were on the fruit isle floor in the defendant’s premises. • Before the incident, the plaintiff was in good health. • As a result of the fall, the plaintiff has now been left suffering with permanent mental and physical injuries. Legal Issues- The plaintiff was a recreational…

One of the most observed birds on campus are crows, whether they’re calling from the trees or stealing food from trash cans, they seem to be ever present. This is funny considering that they seemed to elude me every time I took the time to observe them. For as much as I couldn’t find them, I did make some very interesting observations that led me to my own conclusions about why they behave the way they do, and when they do it. As far as what crows look like, they’re fairly large birds- larger…

Lord Diplock defined the ground illegality as the requirement for decision makers to understand the law that regulates their decision-making power and give its effect . Nevertheless, a decision can be held as illegal for different reasons. In the case Wheeler v Leicester City Council , the city council used their statutory powers to punish the rugby club for refusing to follow the council’s own views on the South African rugby boycott . In favour of the Club, House of Lords upheld that the…

Judicial immunity, as defined by Duhaime’s Law Dictionary, is the absolute immunity from civil liability for official decisions or acts . In Robert Klingman’s article, he defined the immunity as ‘almost anything that transpires in a judicial preoceeding’ . Judicial immunity is granted to judges and court officers for tortious acts or omissions done within the scope of jurisdiction or authority . An example of judicial immunity is that a judge is not liable for a slander or liberal suit when…

Does the similarity in bone structure suggest a common ancestry amongst these animals? The similarity in bone structure does suggest a common ancestry as the formation and arrangement of bones is similar across all the animals. “Homo” meaning same and “-logous” meaning information, homologous structures mean that the animals share a relatively recent common ancestor that had similar or bone structures in their limbs. 4. Offer a possible evolutionary…

signing is in-fact the testators will, however they do not need to know what the will consists of. The witnesses must sign within a 30-day period of each other otherwise their signatures will be invalid. Undue influence and coercion are very common grounds for the denial of probate. Influence is considered “undue” if it results in coercion that affects the testator’s ability to act independently. Undue influence results in a will that ultimately is the product of another person’s desires. Undue…

The history of Equity in New Zealand, its relationship with common law, and the ‘fusion’ debate The equitable jurisdiction was defined in 1932 as “that body of rules administered by our English courts of justice which, were it not for the operation of the Judicature Acts, would be administered only by those courts which would be known as courts of Equity”. The New Zealand legal system is based on English common law and therefore the principles of Equity as they stand today are rooted in…

passed around so easily, college campuses become a breeding ground for sickness. An illness can be easily passed from person to person through daily contact.There is an ongoing study for tracking respiratory illness among students, especially at college.They are performing this experiment by using nasal swabs and breath sample from the students. This study is mainly aimed at acute respiratory infections due to influenza viruses. The most common way that the influenza is spread is through…

The above mentioned points are discussed in details as follows. (a) Nuisance – In the words of R.N.D. Hamiton “ the deepest doctrinal roots of modern environmental law are found in the common law principles of nuisance. It may be caused through escape of water, filthy liquid or substances, smokes, fumes, gas, noise, heat, vibrations, electricity, disease, bacteria, trees, etc”. Literal meaning of nuisance is anything that annoys, hurts or offends, but for an interference to an actionable…