by: Susan Chana Lask, Esq. If youre suspected of a crime, the police can come to your house or work or find you on the street to talk to you. Usually it will be a detective in plain clothes in an unmarked car who will want to talk to you. You might

by: Jeffrey Broobin A power of attorney is a legal document that allows you to dictate who you would like to make decisions on your behalf. While there are many useful purposes for a power of attorney, they are especially important to unmarried coup

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Privileged Communications Solicitor-client privilege is the legal protection given at common law to communications between lawyers and their clients. Since the privilege belongs to the client and not the lawyer, only the client can waive it. As a re

Much has been written in the press about the Land Grab Law or L.R.A.U - Ley Reguladora de la Actividad Urbanística, where people have fallen foul of the greed of developers who have abused this, well meaning regulation brought in by the Valencian go

Intellectual property is everywhere, and encompasses, among other things, the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. As an industry, surfing represents a significant market that is heavily influenced and involved with intellect

Copyrights are created at the click of the shutter. But to enforce your rights in court for infringement claims, you must first register your copyright before you bring suit in federal court. Period. It doesn't matter when the infringement is commit

We’ve all seen the ads for a personal injury attorney on television, on billboards and in newspapers, but when should we consider consulting personal injury lawyers? A personal injury claim can be made when a person suffers an injury through the neg

Things have gone wrong: one will not dispute that. Africa’s problems are more rooted in a vicious cycle of misplaced values and low-esteem we have of ourselves. It is not absolutely a matter of research papers, ad hoc bodies, and policy formulations

by: Richard Martin Given the monstrous size and profitability of drug companies, some plaintiff lawyers are considering focusing more of their practice on drug litigation. In fact, shortly after Merck's announcement of the Vioxx recall, some large p