Archive for February, 2007
Divorce On A Budget: Self Help Divorce, Attorney Consultations & Minimizing Costs
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007If you are like many, you may find the possibility of divorce to be overwhelming and unaffordable. In addition to being a stressful and emotional time in your life, a divorce can also be financially draining. There are a number of ways, however, that a self help divorce can be achieved through a combination of […]
Your UK State Pension and Missing Contributions
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007We think it’s relevant to make sure that you’re aware of an important way some people can boost their income in retirement.
Many of our female clients will have had letters from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the Department of Work and Pensions.
The letters have been sent out to inform those concerned that they may […]
Covert recordings of Disciplinary Meetings with an Employer
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007In the recent case of Chairman and Governors of Amweil View School v Mrs C Dogherty UKEAT/0243/06/DA, Mrs. Dogherty who was a teaching assistant at the Amweil View School, covertly recorded her disciplinary hearings and even the private deliberations of her employers who were considering her future employment. This article examines the state of the […]
Yugoslavia violated convention on genocide according to UN Court
Monday, February 26th, 2007The United Nations genocide convention was violated during the 1992-1995 war in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ruled the International Court of Justice on Monday.
The court ruled that it had violated the obligation to prevent genocide and was in breach of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of […]
Saddam‘s lawyer says he‘ll publish book
Monday, February 26th, 2007Saddam Hussein ‘s former chief lawyer has said he plans to publish a book about Saddam Hussein’s Trial. The book will contain alleged secret information regarding the case leading up to his execution. “I will write everything about the court, the Americans, and the way they used to treat him.” Al-Dulaimi has said in a […]
Tort - A definition
Monday, February 26th, 2007Torts, sometimes called delicts, are civil wrongs. To have acted tortiously, one must have breached a duty to another person, or infringed some pre-existing legal right. A simple example might be accidentally hitting someone with a cricket ball. Under negligence law, the most common form of tort, the injured party can make a claim against […]
International law – A definition
Monday, February 26th, 2007In a global economy, law is globalising too. International law can refer to three things; public international law, private international law or conflict of laws and the law of supranational organisations.
Public international law concerns the relationships between sovereign nations. It has a special status as law because there is no international police force, and […]
