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CIVIL LAW VERSUS CRIMINAL LAW

Civil law and criminal law are two broad and separate entities of law with separate sets of laws and punishments. Examples of criminal law include cases of burglary, assault, battery and cases of murder. Civil law applies to cases of ...

FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM

The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system. There ...

COMPARISON BETWEEN FEDERAL AND STAE COURT SYSTEM

Court Structure The Federal Court System The State Court System Article III of the Constitution invests the judicial power of the United States in the federal court system. Article III, Section 1 specifically creates the U.S. Supreme Court and gives ...

SUMMARY OF SARBANES-OXELY

This section is of course listed under Title III of the act, and pertains to 'Corporate Responsibility for Financial Reports' Summary of Section 302 Periodic statutory financial reports are to include certifications that: • The signing officers have reviewed the ...

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is mandatory. ALL organizations, large and small, MUST comply. This website is intended to assist and guide. It provides information, and identifies resources, to help ensure successful audit, and management. Whether you are entirely new ...

COMMON LAW AND STARE DECISIS

Common law is all that law that is made by judges. It is initiated by citizens when they file cases in courts. Stare decisis is a term used in the common law to mean that decisions made in court cases ...

CONVENTIONS IN THE UK CONSTITUION

Conventions are distinctive to the UK Constitution as they include the practices, customs and behaviour of how the government and state institutions operate. They are considered non-legal rules which are unenforceable. However, there is uncertainty surrounding their definition and position ...

CAPACITY OF MINORS IN CONTRACTS

Capacity to contract relates to both natural and artificial persons. Although the general case is that an adult of sound mind will have full capacity to contract, they may claim that the contract is not enforceable due to such reasons ...

WORKPLACE BREAK LAW

Workplace breaks are governed by the Working Time Regulations (1998), as amended, and an employee’s contract of employment. The Working Time Regulations describe the various different types of break, who they apply to, and what employee and employer responsibilities are. The ...

ACTUAL AND GREVIOUS BODILY HARM

ABH Actual bodily harm (ABH) is a criminal offence under Section 47 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. Assaults which are described as actual bodily harm cause injuries which are serious but don't cause serious permanent damage to ...

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