In Hong Kong criminal law, the court may consider an offence summary or indictable. The common distinction between the two lies in the seriousness or weight of the crime. The main difference, however, is the mode of trial between the two offences. Summary offences are less serious crimes, while indictable offences are serious crimes. Hong […]
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A skilled and highly efficient paralegal is expected to play various roles within the legal field. In a single firm, a paralegal acts as the right hand of esteemed lawyers and equally experienced practitioners. The task of the best paralegal schools in the country, then, is to make sure that they can produce graduates of such
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One reason couples choose to stay together in a bad marriage is that they don’t have the courage to end their commitment. Even though they felt trapped in a relationship, they would not pursue divorce unless they could guarantee financial stability. The reality is, marriage, when it’s going okay, benefits the whole family. When it
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Women take the center stage whenever unplanned pregnancies and abortion become the topic of discussion. While you cannot begrudge her for getting all the sympathy and attention, this doesn’t reduce or eliminate the validity of your thoughts and emotions about the situation. Aborting Silence The guilt that only she has to undergo the physical consequence
Dear Men: Are You Really Aborting Your Baby? Continue Reading
Bed bugs are flat insects that lurk in dark corners, furniture and most commonly, in beds. These wait for the opportune moment before they prey on an unsuspecting victim. They leave their marks on you when you wake up and feel itchy all over. These flat bugs hide in the seams of mattresses, bed frames,
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Imagine this: you’re driving down the street after a long day at work. It’s getting dark and as you make your way across the intersection, you see the unmistakable flash of light from a car’s head beams. You know it’s your turn to cross the road so you don’t mind it, but a few seconds
Surviving a Hit-and-Run: What Should You Do? Continue Reading
The late withdrawal of Rolling Stone of its highly controversial rape article that supposedly talks about a rape case that transpired in Virginia opened the door to various legal damage claims. Media watchers and victim advocates said that it has also raised some eyebrows as to how the university handled the situation, Tobe Berkovitz, a
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After ten grueling months since the ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals eradicated an ordinance in Los Angeles city that forbids living in vehicles, the people in charge of making laws in the city seem to have changed their minds as they are now looking into rewriting it. Based on a statement released the previous
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One of the most prominent names in the republican side of the government gave an Easter surprise to gays and lesbians across the United States last Sunday The former senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, uttered a homophobic term while defending the controversial religious law that was recently uphold in Indiana. This is the same law
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