How Accurate Are The Police Records Search?
The Texas Police Records are not as easy to access like in other American States. The Texas Department of Public Safety, also known as the DPS, is responsible for the criminal conviction records and is also the state repository for such important statistics and data. In coordination with its Crime […]
A Trademark Attorney Will Help Your Business
In a business, sales will not always stay the same. There are times when the amount of goods and products sold will be lower than normal. This can be remedied by marketing the brand name of the company to the customer. This can be done by creating a trademark that […]
How Long Can I Stay in My Home During a Residential Foreclosure In Illinois?
When either the County Sheriff or special process server appear at your home and serve you, your spouse or teenage child with a foreclosure complaint, perhaps the single most important question is “How long can I stay in the house”. The general rule under Illinois law is that a residential […]
Whistleblower Case Study: Defending a State Employee Doing the Right Thing
An employee discovers practices that appear to be improper if not unlawful. A state employee of the Office of Vocation Rehabilitation (“State Office”) turned to us in connection with their discovery of several practices of their employer that appeared to be improper if not unlawful. The discovery occurred in connection […]
Property Settlements
Property settlement is the process of dividing the matrimonial asset pool between parties of a marriage. The property settlement process has varied outcomes depending on your relationship type, income, assets and liabilities. There is a popular misconception that married people and de facto couples are treated the same when it […]
Hiring Employment Based Legal Help
Many a times, people are unaware of the benefits they can reap when they approach the right kind of legal help. If you are an employee and you believe that you require some legal help then approaching employment law solicitors is essential. This works both ways and as an employer, […]
Are You an Employee or Self Employed?
The answer to this question will affect a lot more than PAYE and tax returns. Employees have a number of employment rights and protections which self employed workers to do not. For example employees are entitled to statutory redundancy payments, to claim for unfair dismissal, maternity and paternity rights and […]
Defamation of Character and Libel on Social Networking Sites
Cross Border Issues Regarding Social Networking Defamation Different jurisdictions apply different rules to what is regarded as defamation as well as to what is regarded as the liability of the parties involved. Because of the cross- border nature of the internet, it is important to at least identify the minimum […]
Digital Detectives: Search and Seizure of Electronic Devices – When the 4th Amendment Does Not Apply
The personal computer (PC) has ushered in a completely new way of living for people worldwide. Every day of the week, hundreds of millions of people spend countless hours on their PCs, tablets and mobile devices to handle their emails, surfing the Internet, add to or modify simple and complex […]
Cycle Accident Claims
Cycling has long been a part of human society with people riding bikes as a mode of transportation between many places. Although motor vehicles have long replaced bikes as the preferred mode of transport in today’s world, biking still plays a major role in our lives because it allows people […]