Podcast Episodes

Wills (2023): Undue influence (Part One)

Undue influence (UI) is a psychological process by which a person's free will and judgment is supplanted by that of another. It is a legal term and the strict definition varies by jurisdiction. Gener…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

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

A class action, also known as a class-action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a me…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Intellectual property (2023): Trademark (Part One)

A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

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

A legal remedy, also referred to as judicial relief or a judicial remedy, is the means with which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalt…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against the state: Secession (Part Two)

Explanations for the 20th century increase in secessionism.

According to University of California, Santa Barbara, political scientist Bridget L Coggins, there are four potential explanations in the a…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Wills (2023): Testamentary capacity

In the common law tradition, testamentary capacity is the legal term of art used to describe a person's legal and mental ability to make or alter a valid will. This concept has also been called sound…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Tort law (2022): Remedies: Private attorney general

A private attorney general is an informal term originating in common law jurisdictions for a private attorney who brings a lawsuit claiming it to be in the public interest, for example, benefiting th…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Intellectual property (2023): Trade secrets (Part Two)

Within the U.S., trade secrets generally encompass a company's proprietary information that is not generally known to its competitors, and which provides the company with a competitive advantage.

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Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Criminal procedure (2023): Post-sentencing: Sexually violent predator

Some jurisdictions may commit certain types of dangerous sex offenders to state-run detention facilities following the completion of their sentence if that person has a "mental abnormality" or person…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

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

Secession is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance. Some of the most famous and significant secessi…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago