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Talk of necessity, in law reminds one of jurisprudence, a subject in law school. While studying the philosophy of law, a hypothetical case that discusses the defence of necessity among…
‘The problem with (legalese) is that while we can communicate with each other perfectly well, like Laplanders discussing reindeer no one else knows what we're talking about.’ John-Paul Boyd, Vancouver…
Back in Law School, we were taught that ‘the law does not act retrospectively’. We religiously applied this maxim and got away with a lot of stuff, need I say.…
The holidays are gone. What is taking long to wane off are the memories of the fan far, the celebrations, the happiness, being with family, the smiles of little babies,…
The old adage goes, “you cannot serve two masters”. This is true because service to two masters will cause conflict of interest. Conflict of interest is relevant in the law…
One of the most essential parts of dissolving a marriage is the division of matrimonial property. Matrimonial property is that acquired individually by either spouse or jointly by the couple…
Natural justice is the basic means to gauge the appropriateness or inappropriateness of any administrative proceeding. Principles of natural justice are also a yard stick to determine the fairness of…
The 1992 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that the upbringing and development of children and a standard of living adequate for the children's development is…
Sexual relationships between men and women, sometimes, result into children. When these relationships don’t work out, the custody of those children usually becomes an issue. It is at this point…
‘Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?’ The Court clerk led the opponent’s witness in a voir dire. ‘Counsel, why does Court have to make…
