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Criminal law (2022): Entrapment
Entrapment is a practice in which a law enforcement agent or agent of the state induces a person to commit a "crime" that the person would have otherwise been unlikely or unwilling to commit. It "is …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Trust (2023): Trust (Part Three)
Land trust: A private, nonprofit organization that, as all or part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisition, or by its …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Family law (2023): Marriage and other unions and status: Domestic partnership
A domestic partnership is a relationship, usually between couples, who live together and share a common domestic life, but are not married (to each other or to anyone else). People in domestic partne…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Intellectual property (2023): Patent trolling (Part Two)
In 2011, United States business entities incurred $29 billion in direct costs because of patent trolls. Lawsuits brought by "patent assertion companies" made up 61% of all patent cases in 2012, accor…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Judicial remedies (2023): Restitution + Rectification
The law of restitution is the law of gains-based recovery, in which a court orders the defendant to give up their gains to the claimant. It should be contrasted with the law of compensation, the law …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Criminal law (2022): Diminished capacity + Coercion
In criminal law, diminished responsibility (or diminished capacity) is a potential defense by excuse by which defendants argue that although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminal…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Trust (2023): Trust (Part Two)
A trust may have multiple trustees, and these trustees are the legal owners of the trust's property, but have a fiduciary duty to beneficiaries and various duties, such as a duty of care and a duty t…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Family law (2023): Marriage and other unions and status: Civil union (Part Two)
A civil union (also known as a civil partnership) is a legally recognized arrangement similar to marriage, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples. Civil union…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Intellectual property (2023): Patent trolling (Part One)
In international law and business, patent trolling or patent hoarding is a categorical or pejorative term applied to a person or company that attempts to enforce patent rights against accused infring…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Judicial remedies (2023):Account of profits + Injunction
An account of profits (sometimes referred to as an accounting for profits or simply an accounting) is a type of equitable remedy most commonly used in cases of breach of fiduciary duty. It is an acti…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago