A trust is a means of transferring property—whether it is tangible or intangible— or funds from one party to another. There are different forms of a trust, one such form is a beneficiary trust. This kind of trust allows the grantor, or the creator of the trust, to bestow assets and other forms of...
Even lawyers cannot be expected to fully understand every aspect of laws and in some cases require additional assistance from extra parties.
A mandatory arbitration is a process which aims to settle disputes through the intervention of an arbitrator. The arbitrator, in most cases, is a lawyer who serves as a neutral party. Both parties involved in the dispute are normally required to meet with the arbitrator as a way of resolving...
Secured transactions are dealings that involve a loan or credit. In this type of transaction, the lender acquires a security interest in the collateral presented by the borrower. The lender here referred to as the secured party possesses a right to own the property should the property used as...
On Monday, November 28, 2010, a French couple released a trove of 271 Pablo Picasso works worth an estimated $79.35 million dollars (or 60 million Euros) per the administrator of Picasso's estate. Pierre La Guennec, a 71 year old retired electrician, and his wife, Danielle, stashed away the...
Attorneys-at-law usually specialize in a specific area of law since the scope of law is broad and general. An accident lawyer, also known as a personal injury attorney, specializes in law that involves accidents or personal injury, wherein an innocent individual sustains injuries from an event....
There are instances when a landlord and tenant relationship may no longer work, and the landlord may wish to have the tenant removed from the premises that he or she leases. In this event, the landlord wishes to evict the tenant. The process of eviction is a legal process that involves the landlord...
Driving a car should be confidence inspiring: surrounded by walls of steel, you’re in your own personal fortress, right? Except when those walls of steel are more like sheets of tinfoil, and the slightest impact gets you nice and intimate with the back end of your engine. I'm looking at some of...
When a person instigates a process of litigation against another person or entity, it is necessary that the former inform the latter that the process has begun. It is not possible that litigation be instigated without the knowledge of all involved parties. Thus, a legal document is issued by a...
The Roman Catholic Church is facing child abuse allegations in Europe. The church faces allegations of covering up "pedophile" priests from the long arm of the law from Ireland to Germany. The homeland of Pope Benedict XVI is under the most scrutiny in Germany with more claims surfacing spreading...
