Solicitor

the 2nd Circuit. He subsequently clerked for then Associate Justice William Rehnquist. After working at the Washington DC law firm Hogan & Hartson, Robert returned to the Justice Department under President George H.W. Bush as the Principal Deputy Solicitor General. During Clinton's…

Judicial review Def: This is the power of the court to rule on the constitutionality of laws. This power was established in the case of Marbury vs. Madison Sig: This allows the court to declare a law constitutional or unconstitutional, this gives the court more power Appellate courts Def: These courts are responsible for hearing and reviewing appeals that have been tried in other or lower-level courts Sig: They will determine if a trial or lower court correctly applied the law. Jurisdiction…

The 1970 Act only dealt with equal pay for the same work but in 1975 the EU directive on Equal Pay was passed based on article 119. In 1978, despite the passage of legislation to promote equal pay, women’s position in the UK was still worse than in Italy, France, Germany, or the Benelux countries in 1972. However, The Act has now been mostly superseded by Part 5, chapter 3, of the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider…

The Struggles of Man Why we are here and the meaning behind life are ideas humanity has been looking to answer for centuries. In Existentialism, there is no inherent larger meaning to life, rather the individual exists first and then he or she spends a lifetime finding purpose in nature. Through our own volition, we make choices that later define who we are in our life. Moreover, existentialist ideas become prevalent when the individual suffers in their life as one struggles to find a…

Overview Statement of Focus Financial exploitation occurs when a person misuses or takes the assets of a vulnerable adult for his/her own personal benefit. This frequently occurs without the explicit knowledge or consent of a senior or disabled adult, depriving him/her of vital financial resources for his/her personal needs (Elder Financial Exploitation, 2016). Elder financial abuse is a rising threat which has the ability to affect numerous older adults across the nation. Research states that…

“His eyes flamed red with devilish passion; the great nostrils of the white aquiline nose opened wide and quivered at the edge; and the white sharp teeth, behind the full lips of the blood-dripping mouth, clamped together like those of a wild beast (pg. 305).” The collection of ideas, images, and symbols portrayed in the novel Dracula provide an insight to the darker, supernatural world of reading and support the various motifs that are contained in Gothic literature. The most prominent gothic…

Davidoff and Hall’s publication Family Fortunes: Men and Women of the English Middle Class 1780-1850 (henceforth referred to as Family Fortunes) is a classic example of a work of local history. Davidoff and Hall’s Family Fortunes is a study tracing the changes in class, society and gender relations of the newly emerging middle classes from 1780 over a framework of 70 years. Furthermore, Davidoff and Hall examine in detail these changes through local communities, particular families and…

There are three main factors that affected a persons’ ability to read and write in Rome; Military involvement, Education and bureaucracy all of which predominantly revolve around the persons social class. Each of these factors affected those of a different social class in different ways. “Literacy is conventionally defined as the ability to read and write” (Ralph Haeussler, Literacy, Rome and Provinces, P1) and in Rome each social classes literacy adapted to each citizens individual needs and…

harms another person, the Corporation should not face any liability because that is unjust. Furthermore Corporations don’t have the legal rights other people do to not incriminate themselves and the right to remain silent. There is no client-solicitor privilege given to corporations. In a free and fair society, if they are to be held to legal…

it can also be observed that gratuitous concurrence has occurred due to the tendency to agree with defence counsel on more than one occasion. An example of this is when defence counsel states ‘May I have 5 minutes to consult with my instructing solicitor Your Honour’. Moira responds, ‘yes’. The question isn’t directed at Moira, however, it elicits a response consistent with an agreeable and cooperative interaction. Moira has no known relationship or directional involvement in this question to…