Man’s best friends, the canine kind, offer unparalleled companionship and have been known to improve the overall health and wellbeing of their owners. South Africa is ill-ridden with violence and high crime rates therefore, there is a large subset group
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WE ARE GOING PAPERLESS… AND NO SIGNATURE SHOULD BE LEFT BEHIND
“It makes no difference whether that operator writes… with a steel pen an inch long attached to an ordinary pen holder, or whether his pen be a copper wire a thousand miles long. In either case the thought is communicated
THE WOES OF THE CROSS-BORDER TRUCKING AND HAULAGE INDUSTRY: ANOTHER EPISODE OF SADC FAILING THE REGION
Wrapping up another bustling–and thankfully cool–week here in Seattle. I know we’re all excited to get to the weekend, but before you go make sure you check out these newest blogs on the LexBlog Network:
- We’ve got Mayer Brown‘s
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African countries are excessively dependent on the exportation of raw materials and more so in the SADC region. Inversely due to a lack of adequate manufacturing industries, most African countries also heavily depend on the importation of
DIARY OF AN ADMINISTRATOR OF DECEASED ESTATES
Someone dies, someone calls you. You have a repertoire, and the contents of the conversation are constant with minor variations- intestate or testate. “I am sorry for your loss” you say. Death has become you. You utter the sincerest phrase
BABIES OF THE WORKPLACE
The main issues surrounding baby making in the workplace revolve around the concept of pregnancy discrimination. Those who have babies through surrogacy or adoption fight to get maternity leave because their employers contend that they were never pregnant in the
COME BACK WITH A WARRANT???
“Now, one of the most essential branches of liberty is the freedom of one’s house. A man’s house is his castle; and whilst he is quiet, he is as well guarded as a prince in his castle.” – James Ortis
MARITAL REGIMES AND ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACTS
Previously, marriage was defined as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife. With the recognition of same sex marriages and the promulgation of the Civil Unions Act, marriage is now defined as a legal
ROE V WADE 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
We acknowledge the sensitive and emotional nature of the abortion controversy, of the vigorous opposing views, even among physicians, and of the deep and seemingly absolute convictions that the subject inspires.” — Justice Blackmun
In 1969, 21-year-old Norma McCorvey became
BREACH OF PROMISE TO MARRY: A HEARTBALM LEGAL REMEDY
An engagement is a verbal pactum de contrahendo (a contact to contact or a contingent contract) and there are no legal requirements for a marriage proposal to constitute a valid engagement. When a couple gets engaged, the parties enter into
SET UP TO FAIL: A CANDIDATE ATTORNEY’S CALAMITY
“Candidate Attorney wanted: Must be in possession of a valid driver’s license and must have own vehicle. Must be fluent in Afrikaans. Salary R5 500 non-negotiable.”
Structural racism is a complex, dynamic system of conferring social benefits on some groups and