Legal professions

is the Current Scottish Legal Aid Policy? Legal aid in Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), an institutional body created by the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (Scottish Legal Aid Board, 2016). The actions of SLAB are consistent and stable but the Scottish government decides the aims of legal aid policy and the Scottish Parliament can implement legislative changes to the policy (Edinburgh & Scottish Legal Aid Board, 2016). The Scottish Legal Aid Board regulates…

the pitfalls of the unauthorized practice of law, also known as UPL, is one of the most important duties that all legal professionals or aspiring law students should learn and integrate into their law career, in order to maintain impeccable ethics and conduct at all times. Clear rules and regulations must be adhered to, in regards to the unauthorized practice of law throughout the legal industry. In order to avoid the unauthorized practice of law, one must first know what it is by definition…

only in Queensland, with other jurisdictions considering a higher legal drinking age as the other implemented strategies, are having a small impact. There have been strategies implemented in Queensland to combat the increase as described in the Liquor Act (1992). This includes removing glass from major venues and implementing the Safe Night Out Strategy. The stakeholders of the issue: young adults, parents, police, health professions, and nightclub owners and security, have mixed opinions on the…

INTRODUCTION Paralegal certification is available in four states while only two states offer document preparer certifications through their State Bar Associations. These states require a certification examination to educationally qualified paralegals or legal assistants prior to the Bar Associations authorizing the paralegal to use the title of “Certified Paralegal,” however, certification is not required in these states to work as a paralegal. The American Bar Association defines a paralegal…

Claim and Issues: This opinion answers the question of whether Slim can be granted permanent name suppression under s 200(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (the Act) for charges of cocaine use laid against Slim under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. The grounds Slim can appeal under the Act include s 200(2)(a) and (e), being: I) Can Slim be granted permanent name suppression due to the “extreme hardship” she will be under if her name is released? II) Whether Slim should be granted name…

Around the World with Nellie Bly Women in journalism owe their career path to Nellie Bly. Bly was a famous journalist who traveled the world in 72 days, prompted social reforms and was the first women in her field. She pioneered investigative journalism which is a branch of journalism. Investigative journalism is gathering many sources and going very in depth on a subject that is a current issue or to prompt social reform. Bly chose current social issues of her time and was able to get her…

Nellie Bly, was once just an American woman with a dream to pursue a career in journalism, until opportunity came knocking at her door. While trying to come up with new ideas for her groundbreaking news column, Bly found herself wondering if she could travel the world in less than eighty days. Traveling the entire globe in under eighty days was no small feat, but it was also difficult to even get the trip approved by her editors for a number of reasons. After months of being denied because of…

Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which he quoted, “The bill we 're gathered to sign today reflects the will of the American people. It takes the battle to stop drunk driving one crucial step further”. Since 1984 the minimum legal drinking is an on going debate for many U.S. citizens. According to Andrew Stuttaford, he believes that if eighteen year old are allowed to vote, marry, join the military and drive why are they not allowed to drink. Even though eighteen year…

The article, “Will Increasing Alcohol Availability By Lowering the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Decrease Drinking and Related Consequences Among Youths?”, notes the increase in serious injuries when New Zeeland decreased its minimum age from twenty to eighteen. In addition, alcohol related automobile accidents increased. At first…

Teens actually drink the same amount from back in my parent’s high school days to my high school days. Putting a legal age on drinking is ridiculous if people drink illegally anyways. It is all just throwing innocent kids in jail for only being kids. A lot of college kids drink a lot due to the minimal age of buying alcohol is 21 years of age which is around the age…