Solicitor

Same-sex Marriage Must Stay Whether or not to legalize same-sex marriage has been a highly controversial and debated topic in the United States for many decades. In the 1970s, the first civil suits seeking marriage rights of same-sex couples were brought to U.S courts but did not prove successful. Not until 2004 did same-sex marriage see its first statewide legalization in the United States. Today, same-sex marriage is legal nationwide as of June 26, 2015. However, the ruling is still met with…

Throughout hundreds of years of modern history disputes have been heard before a court and a judge, presiding over the matter to give a decision. However, times are changing in the last 30 years there has been greater use of alternate forms of dispute resolution that do not involve a court or judge in such a formal process. These alternate dispute resolution processes have allowed greater access to the settlement of disputes than ever before. Some of these methods include Direct negotiation and…

PART A Throughout my study of legal philosophy, many of the ideals and notions examined induced certain personal responses and/or reflections within me. Many of the ideas were new to me and at first some seemed difficult to grasp. However, as the semester moved on the topics became more and more interesting and I was able to confidently understand the content covered and discussed. Below is a reflection on the ideas that have echoed in my thoughts since their discussion and I believe that these…

The Appellant challenges the characterisation of the duties of a fiduciary determined by the majority. The Appellant submits that upon termination of the solicitor-client relationship the Respondent entered a factual fiduciary relationship by his agreement and undertaking to negotiate as a representative on behalf of the Appellant with Ring Go Pty Ltd (‘Ring Go’). 2. The scope of the Respondent’s fiduciary…

"Does a tension exist between the educational aims of a clinic and the legal service needs of clients? - A Reflective Essay" It may seem at first that there is a clear tension between the educational aims and the legal service needs of clients when working within a clinic. In fact, the York law School Clinic Handbook makes this friction clear in stating that students have to allow their professional obligations to the client to take precedence over the intended educational outcomes of the…

“Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong” (Coolidge qtd Brainyquote). President Calvin Coolidge said this about increasing taxes on the wealthy. He cut taxes four times, because he felt excessive taxation is nothing more than a restriction upon the freedom of the American people. Former President Calvin Coolidge and future President Donald Trump both can and have run businesses efficiently, even though their personalities differ extremely. John Calvin Coolidge was born…

newspaper headlines across the country. The as shocked at the brutality of the killings. Police tried desperately to determine who was responsible. Al Capone had an air tight alibi because he had been called in for questioning by the Dade County solicitor in Miami during the time of the massacre. “Machine Gun” McGurn had what became called a “blonde alibi” –he had been at a hotel with his blonde girlfriend from 9 p.m. on February 13 through 3p.m. on February 14. Fred Burke was arrested by police…

Thurgood Marshall is arguably one of the most important Supreme Court justices in the history of the United States. Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, he graduated from Lincoln University and from Howard University Law School. Thurgood began his legal career at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Working his way up to Chief Legal Officer, Thurgood ran the effort to end racial segregation for the next twenty years. One of Thurgood’s most famous cases…

can become very dangerous, very quickly. But Sarah knew that Little Bee had made a huge impact on her life and that they had an emotional connection and so she followed her heart . “We can start to track down Little Bee’s papers. Will find you a solicitor first (Cleaves 197).” Sarah instead of continuing to hide from what had happened and forcing Little Bee to leave her home she accepted her and has the courage to allow her to stay even after her lover told her the danger of making that…

Fred Fox and Greg Grafty are the partners of Fox Grafty LLP, a law firm in Notleyville Alberta. Fox and Grafty have a full service law firm, with Fox practicing mainly in litigation matters and Grafty mainly in solicitor matters. Notleyville is a town of about 30,000. Its economy features agriculture and oil and gas, with the largest industry in town being a bitumen upgrader, which upgrades bitumen to synthetic crude oil. The upgrader was built in 1999 by Oyster Oil Inc., an international…