Professions Code section 6148. Please review the agreement below and advice if acceptable. Please keep in mind this agreement will not be valid until the agreement is fully executed. 1. This agreement is between Archer Law Offices and Harvey Sample. 2. General Nature of Assistance- Archer Law Office will assist Harvey Sample with the divorce proceedings. If Harvey Sample scope changes from standard divorce proceedings there will be additional fees and discovery charges. Scope change will not…
McClatchey makes two arguments against the reasonableness of such an inference. He first contends that his surprise at learning of the failure to provide services and his directive to McGrath and legal counsel to investigate and remedy that situation belies an inference of criminal intent. McClatchey also argues that his actions throughout the negotiation process cannot give rise to an inference of his criminal intent because they were entirely directed and controlled by legal counsel. Here,…
A Professor of Law at George Mason University wrote an article about the jury nullification in the Washington Post. In it he focuses of various aspects that make this process so interesting and contradicting. The author give his personal view on jury nullification and his initial attitude toward it. Jury nullification can be seen as a two edged sword, because it is not applied on constant and consistent basis. The author, Ilya Somin agrees that it can curb unjust laws, however it…
This case is related to a suit filed by Fitl on Mark. Fitl claimed that he was sold an ungradable sports card by Mark. Mark claimed that Fitl did not inform him of this defect on time due to which he was not liable for any damages faced by him. Court decided in favor of Fitl and awarded him $17, 750. When Stark made an appeal in another court, this decision was maintained in favor of Fitl. In this case study, focus is towards written agreement and its accountability. In case there was a written…
As the trier of law, the Judge is obligated to weigh the competing needs of society, and conclude in a manner that results in the most justifiable satisfaction. However, due to the polar requirements of different individuals, the court may not be able to please every member of society. This juxtaposition of society’s needs is displayed in the case of R v Howard, where, although actus reus was proved, justice was not had for the accused, showcasing the nuance of law in Canada. On October 17,…
system would struggle immensely to operate as effectively and efficiently as they presently do to achieve justice in the Australian legal system. Justice is explored through two principles, fairness and equity, which both represent impartiality in the law which is essential for due process. To begin, the effectiveness of the court hierarchy in Australia is judged by what degree it achieves justice in regards to fairness and equity. This is exemplified through the concept of judicial precedent.…
The operation turned out be out of the blue complex, and wound up with an incontinent and deadened patient. The claim asserted a deficient exposure of the dangers of surgery. In recognizing that there was no point of reference in American law for supporting a case taking into account an insufficient revelation of dangers and choices, the court held: "The normal patient has next to zero comprehension of the restorative expressions, and conventionally has just his doctor to whom he can search…
During the 17th century in the Colonial period early Americans didn’t have any suited rules, or laws to protect themselves from criminal behavior. During those years Americans developed their own mechanisms to then enforce the rules of society as well as punishing offenders. Today those are taken over by the police, courts, and corrections. Before any former laws were established in the United States, Americans relied on religion and sins to improve people’s life. That’s why many of their…
Legalism was based off a fixed system of laws that defined a specific fixed penalty for each certain offense. Legalism had no bias or changing of the penalties, no matter what class or circumstances, there wasn’t even an exception for the ruler who was considered to be above the law. While working a case judges had to find out what the crime was and then the punishment was given immediately, since penalties were fixed. On page 59, when Judge Dee begins to suspect Mrs. Djou of killing her…
In the article written by Mike O’Mara, a defense lawyer, O’Mara lays out his opinions on how awful the case of Ethan Couch, the affluenza teen, turned out. He described, in a very cynical tone, how taken aback he was when the defense gave their argument, and what made it worse is that the judge lessened Couch’s sentence because he was to rich and spoiled to know right from wrong. O’Mara alluded to other cases he believed did deserve a break showing how this teen responsible for killing four was…