What is Immunity?
Wikipedia defines immunity as ‘…a doctrine of international law that allows an accused to avoid prosecution for criminal offences.’ It goes ahead and divides immunity into two types, i.e.: functional…
Why You Need to Lodge a Caveat on Your Land
"The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it’s the only thing that lasts". The above quotation reflects the…
Right to Privacy is Fundamental
The right to privacy, I believe, protects the dignity of a person. “the right of people to make personal decisions regarding intimate matters; under the Common Law, the right of…
The Aboneka Case: Between the Church and the State, who is the Godfather?
The family is the basic unit of the state. As such, it is often that we see the hand of the state in families right from formation to dissolution. For…
Why Public Interest Litigation Deserves our Attention
The ‘Public’ is you, the individual among a community that may be affected by a policy your leaders create. The ‘Interest’ is the ‘why’; and the litigation/defense is the ‘how’.…
The Plea of Amnesty: What You Should Know
Google defines ‘amnesty’ as an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences (noun); and a grant an official pardon to (verb). Amnesty is sometimes confused with…
How to Incorporate Your Company Abroad
One of the most importance decisions a company can make is selecting how to organize its business. Incorporating is perhaps the best way to go, but for some companies, it…
11 Ways to Protect Your Intellectual Property
Intellectual property can be categorized into four groups: copyrights (authorship for original works like music, books, software etc.), patents (for new discovery or invention in any science or other fields),…
Affray, An Offence Against Public Order
This little known crime is a famous aftermath at most social gatherings, hangouts and face-offs between conflicting individuals with limited control of their actions, decisions and muscle.
How to Deal with Employees’ Misconduct
Disciplining employees is part and parcel of the employer-employee relationship. It follows that before the termination of the employer-employee relationship on ground of indiscipline, disciplinary procedures as required by law