Podcast Episodes

Wills (2023): Fraud

In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (for example, a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrat…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Family law (2023): Marriage and other unions and status: Types of marriages

The type, functions, and characteristics of marriage vary from culture to culture, and can change over time. In general there are two types: civil marriage and religious marriage, and typically marri…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Intellectual property (2023): Trademark (Part Three)

The extent to which a trademark owner may prevent unauthorized use of trademarks that are the same as or similar to its trademark depends on various factors such as whether its trademark is registere…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Judicial remedies (2023): Punitive damages (AKA Exemplary damages)

Punitive damages, or exemplary damages, are damages assessed in order to punish the defendant for outrageous conduct and or to reform or deter the defendant and others from engaging in conduct simila…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against the state: Subversion (Part One)

Subversion (from Latin subvertere 'overthrow') refers to a process by which the values and principles of a system in place are contradicted or reversed in an attempt to transform the established soci…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Wills (2023): Undue influence (Part Two)

Legal malpractice in estate planning.

Lawsuits against estate planning attorneys have increased in recent years. Legal malpractice in trusts and estates is now considered to have the highest risk of …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Tort law (2022): Remedies: class-action (Part Two)

Criticisms.

There are several criticisms of class actions. The preamble to the Class Action Fairness Act stated that some abusive class actions harmed class members with legitimate claims and defenda…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Intellectual property (2023): Trademark (Part Two)

Terminology.

Terms such as "mark", "brand" and "logo" are sometimes used interchangeably with "trademark". "Trademark", however, also includes any device, brand, label, name, signature, word, letter,…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Judicial remedies (2023): Legal remedy (Part Two)

Constructive trust.

Constructive trust is enforced in situations where the possession of a property by the defendant unjustly enriches him or her, and therefore the court decides to grant the ownersh…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against the state: Sedition

Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of disconten…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago