Podcast Episodes

Taxation in the US: Tax protester (Part One)

Season 16 Episode 39

A tax protester is someone who refuses to pay a tax claiming that the tax laws are unconstitutional or otherwise invalid. Tax protesters are different from tax resisters, who refuse to pay taxes as a…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Property law (2022): Future use (control): Future interest (Part One & Two)

Season 15 Episode 32

n property law and real estate, a future interest is a legal right to property ownership that does not include the right to present possession or enjoyment of the property. Future interests are creat…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against the person: right to privacy (Part One)

Season 17 Episode 32

The right to privacy is an element of various legal traditions that intends to restrain governmental and private actions that threaten the privacy of individuals. Over 150 national constitutions ment…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Contract law (2022): Quasi-contractual obligations: Promissory estoppel (Part Two)

Season 19 Episode 37

United States.

Equitable estoppel.

Equitable estoppel is the American counterpart to estoppel by representation. Its elements are summarized as:

Facts misrepresented or concealed,

Knowledge of true f…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Tort law (2022): Principles of negligence: Duty of care

Season 17 Episode 33

In tort law, a duty of care is a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual, requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Taxation in the US: United States Tax Court

Season 16 Episode 38

The United States Tax Court (in case citations, T.C.) is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides (in part) that t…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Property law (2022): Conveyancing: Equitable conversion + Action to quiet title + Escheat

Season 15 Episode 31

Equitable conversion is a doctrine of the law of real property under which a purchaser of real property becomes the equitable owner of title to the property at the time he/she signs a contract bindin…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against the person: Negligent homicide + Voluntary manslaughter + Vehicular homicide

Season 17 Episode 31

Negligent homicide is a criminal charge brought against a person who, through criminal negligence, allows another person to die.

Examples include the crash of Aeroperu Flight 603 near Lima, Peru. The…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Contract law (2022): Quasi-contractual obligations: Promissory estoppel (Part One)

Season 19 Episode 36

Estoppel is a judicial device in common law legal systems whereby a court may prevent or "estop" a person from making assertions or from going back on his or her word; the person being sanctioned is …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Tort law (2022): Negligence: Malpractice: Legal malpractice + Medical malpractice

Season 17 Episode 32

Legal malpractice is the term for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, or breach of contract by a lawyer during the provision of legal services that causes harm to a client.

Examples.

A common examp…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago