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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 lan…
2 years, 9 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 o…
2 years, 9 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 compani…
2 years, 9 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…
2 years, 9 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 bro…
2 years, 9 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 v…
2 years, 9 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 re…
2 years, 9 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 attempt…
2 years, 9 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 i…
2 years, 9 months ago
Criminal law (2022): Defenses to liability: Consent
Consent occurs when one person voluntarily agrees to the proposal or desires of another. It is a term of common speech, with specific definitions as …
2 years, 9 months ago