December 2021

Existing law in England and Wales may apply to legal smart contracts. The Law Commission has confirmed that the law as it stands can accommodate such contracts, without the need for statutory law reform. The Commission stated that, in…

Australia: Alignment of Statute and Common Law: Defining a Casual Employee …

ATLANTA (AP) - Landowners are prohibited from starting unauthorized vehicles on their premises, Georgia's highest court ruled on Tuesday. Forrest Allen sued the owner and operator of a DeKalb County mall and…

Canada: Preferential share and de facto spouses ab intestate: it's time to make some updates …

Homepage Daily News The mall did not have the customary right to… Trial & Litigation Mall had no common law right to start vehicles, higher state court rules in car owner's RICO lawsuit By Debra Cassens-Weiss December 16, 2021,…

Private business owners do not reserve the right to start cars parked on their property, according to a new Georgia Supreme Court ruling. The case dates back to 2018 when Forrest Allen sued RCC landlord Wesley Chapel Crossing,…

United States: There is more than one way to skin a disloyal cat: the common law duty of loyalty claim saves the day…

DECEMBER 9 - There is an appointment by His Majesty the King of a person known as the Law Revision Commissioner. This appointment is made under a little-known law called the Law Revision Law of 1968 or Law 1. The Law Revision…

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Content of the article A 41-year-old Cornwall man faces charges after he allegedly assaulted, suffocated and hit his common-law partner with a piece of clothing on December 7. The unidentified man was taken into custody following a brief…