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Carroll Seron’s Professionalism versus Commercialism discusses the transformation of law as a profession to law as a business. Despite the age of commercialization, the profession of law continues to regulate formal admission. The author argues that the commercialization of law depends on several factors such as the decision to become a lawyer, the rites of passage, the dynamics of gender and generation and finally, personal choice. Through interviews of lawyers, the author describes their…

Amanda Butler Stambovsky v. Ackley (Case Brief 1) Facts Ackley sold a house “possessed by poltergeists” to Stambovsky, without informing him that it was possessed. Stambovsky was not a local and did not know anything about the house’s reputation. Procedural History Stambovsky sued to have the purchasing of the house and contract reversed. The trial court dismissed the issue. Stambovsky appealed the dismissal of the suit. Issue Can a contract of this type be reversed or cancelled because…

What responsibilities and rights come to a citizen of the United States at the age of 18? At 18 years old, you can decide who you want to lead the United States by voting. You can also decide if you want to take a bullet for our country and enroll in the armed forces. At 18, you are now even trialed as an adult if you commit a crime. You have all these adult responsibilities and even consequences once you turn 18, but you can’t even make the decision to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages.…

Numerous governments create long, descriptive contracts to prevent many Americans from suffering the loss of their income. However, adequate people ignore the credibility and veracity of the contract that will risk their life and their income. Because of that, some people are forced to pay more taxes while others receive properties fairly. In two essays, Forty Acres & a Gap in Wealth by Henry Gates and The Broken Contract: Inequality & American Decline by George Packer, they both share the…

A standard contract is between two or more people written on paper, through verbal exchange, or agreed electronically. A standard real estate contract consists of many components beyond the standard contract. The general ones are below. Offer and acceptance Real estate contracts require one person or party to create a contract. An example of an offer is a seller's home for sale or rent. The recipient reads and accept/decline the terms. Then, the other party, as confirmation of the term…

Many individuals reside in rental properties that require a residential lease. In order to be considered valid, certain requirements must exist. It is also important to understand the basic rights for both the landlord and the tenant(s). Finally, this paper will explore what legislation and civil rights laws have done in regards to the landlord-tenant relationship. It is important to first understand the requirements that are needed in order to make a lease valid. These are capacity to contract,…

6. The camp said by the defendant that the original plaintiff transferred by the original plaintiff in early 2012 to the back of the plot subject of dispute which called under the name (WBG Camp) rent it, and benefit from it, this implies on the cross plaintiff's acknowledgement and its recognition that the original plaintiff has transferred the camp in 2012 but it erred in determining the next plot. The original plaintiff reviewed the provisions of the Federal Civil Transactions Law No. (5) of…

establish their legitimacy. However, one could say that the Nuremberg trials were more of a “victor’s justice” rather than a proper, impartial legal procedure. The first concern many jurists such as Quincy Wright have is that, in this occasion, the common structure of trials and legal procedures, the hearth of any justice system, were deeply altered. For starters, the…

RE: Retainer agreement for Harvey Sample divorce. Harvey Sample, This retainer agreement is intended to secure our relationship as required by the Business and Professions Code section 6148. Please review the agreement below and advice if acceptable. Please keep in mind this agreement will not be valid until the agreement is fully executed. 1. This agreement is between Archer Law Offices and Harvey Sample. 2. General Nature of Assistance- Archer Law Office will assist Harvey Sample with the…

McClatchey makes two arguments against the reasonableness of such an inference. He first contends that his surprise at learning of the failure to provide services and his directive to McGrath and legal counsel to investigate and remedy that situation belies an inference of criminal intent. McClatchey also argues that his actions throughout the negotiation process cannot give rise to an inference of his criminal intent because they were entirely directed and controlled by legal counsel. Here,…