LEGAL WRITING 201 30 SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE READABILITY OR HOW TO WRITE FOR JUDGES‚ NOT LIKE JUDGES JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS Legal Writing 201 JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS TAFT LAW CENTER 230 EAST NINTH STREET CINCINNATI‚ OHIO 45202 513-946-3444 – FAX 946-3411 mpainter@cms.hamilton-co.org www.judgepainter.org ........................................................... Introduction to Legal Writing ...............
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TransAct Insurance Corporation TransAct Insurance Corporation (TIC) provides automobile insurance in parts of Canada that allow private insurers. Last year‚ a new president was brought in by TIC’s board of directors to improve the company’s competitiveness and customer service. After spending several months assessing the situation‚ the new president introduced a strategic plan to improve TIC’s competitive position. He also replaced three vice-presidents. Jim Leon was hired as vice-president of Claims
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“It is difficult to judge the success of reforms in legal aid provision as we lack agreement on the aims and objectives of a legal aid system”. Discuss. INTRODUCTION Legal aid helps with the costs of legal advice for people who can’t afford it. If anyone needs help with the costs of legal advice‚ he can apply for legal aid. Whether he will receive it depends on: the type of legal problem he has; his income (how much he earn) and how much capital (money‚ property‚ belongings) he has; whether there
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Legal Philosophy Positive Law Law as the Sovereign’s Command – John Austin * the subject of jurisprudence is positive law * law set by political superiors to political inferiors Command – a significance of desire In commands‚ unlike in other significations of desire‚ the one commanding has the power to inflict evil or harm upon the one commanded‚ once the command is ignored. Command and Duty are correlative terms (parang games lang‚ haha!) * wherever a duty lies‚ a command
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RULE 19.02 Characters: Judge‚ B‚ Attorney X. Judge: after hearing the charges against you‚ they are accusing you of raping your own daughter‚ how do you plead? B: I plead not guilty your honor‚ I did not do it. ….. (after ng ilang minutes/ seconds) Wait your honor!! Can I talk to my lawyer?? I need to talk to him Atty. X : We need a minute your honor‚ there seems to be a confusion between myself and my client ( atty lapit kay B. usap..) B: Atty.! Guilty tlaga ako!! Ntatakot lang
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could be established by the trade union against Casino Ltd. ------------------------------------------------- Issues 1. Whether Casino Ltd. (the parent company) and Caterers Ltd. (its wholly-owned subsidiary company) are considered as separate legal entities. Additionally‚ whether the concept of corporate veil applies to the corporate groups (between Casino Ltd and Caterers Ltd). 2. Is it possible to lift or pierce the corporate veil of corporate groups on the basis that: (a) there is
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Canda‚ Lucille Ann Carreon‚ Joseph Valerian Timtim‚ Kimberly Loide Viernes‚ Gerald Paul Nature of Law Legal Positivism There are a lot of theorists who pioneered in the concept of Legal Positivism.But among them are two leading theorists who mainly contributed on this idea and further argued on each other’s respective opposite views. One of which is John Austin‚ who holds that legal positivism is the nature of law which deals with the existence and contents of law based on social facts and
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Education and Training Plan For Peace Officers As appointed Leader and Director of the Police Academy I have designed a curriculum that encompasses educational and strategic information‚ that I deem vital to the role of a Peace Officer and the community each individual officer serves in. Upon successful completion of the hiring process the basic training is to commence with the requirements for the State Police Exam in conjunction with all the physical activities; which also includes the following
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ETHICAL FRAMEWORK‚ LIMITS OF PROFICIENCY AND THE LIMITATIONS ON COUNSELLORS COMPARED TO OTHER PROFESSIONS THAT USE COUNSELLING SKILLS. The Ethical Framework is made up of rules and regulations within which Counsellors and Psychotherapists strive to achieve in order to attain a high professional standard. It protects client and counsellor and compounds values‚ principles and personal moral qualities for counsellors to work alongside in order to achieve the highest standard of counselling for clients
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Criminal Prosecution Services of Pakistan Introduction In Pakistan‚ public prosecution is a provincial subject. Thus‚ matters pertaining to administration and financial control of the prosecution service are within the purview of the provincial government. On the other hand‚ matters pertaining to rules of procedure and duties of prosecutors at criminal trials are governed by the Criminal Procedure Code of 1898. The prosecution service throughout had remained under the home department‚ and had been
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