Podcast Episodes

Civil procedure: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Summary judgment (Part Two)

A party seeking summary judgment may refer to any evidence that would be admissible at trial, such as depositions (or deposition excerpts), party admissions, affidavits in support from witnesses, doc…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Tort law (2022): Damages: Punitive damages + Consequential 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, 10 months ago

Intellectual property (2023): Moral rights + Plant breeders' rights (Part One)

Moral rights are rights of creators of copyrighted works generally recognized in civil law jurisdictions and, to a lesser extent, in some common law jurisdictions.

The moral rights include the right …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Criminal procedure (2023): Post-sentencing: Probation

Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration.

In some jurisdictions, the term probation applies only to community sentenc…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against the public: Begging + Censorship (Part One)

Begging (also panhandling) is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation. A person doing such is called a beggar or panha…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Civil procedure: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Summary judgment (Part One)

In law, a summary judgment (also judgment as a matter of law or summary disposition) is a judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party summarily, for example, without a full tr…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Tort law (2022): Damages (Part Two)

General damages.

General damages are monetary compensation for the non-monetary aspects of the specific harm suffered. These damages are sometimes termed 'pain, suffering and loss of amenity'. Exampl…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Intellectual property (2023): Industrial design right + Integrated circuit layout design protection

Industrial design right.

An industrial design right is an intellectual property right that protects the visual design of objects that are purely utilitarian. An industrial design consists of the crea…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Criminal procedure (2023): Post-sentencing: Parole

Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by certain behavioral conditions, including checking-…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against justice: Perjury

Perjury (also known as foreswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an of…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago