121 articles on "court"

How Does Bankruptcy Work?

How Does Bankruptcy Work? by: Stuart Simpson Of course, bankruptcy is your last resort. It is tough but provides a legal remedy for your financial situation. Bankruptcy is a 3-step process: You must first file in federal or state court saying...

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Domestic Violence Injunctions and Your Local Council

Take the only too common case of a woman who is suffering domestic violence. She is not entitled to legal aid and feels too vulnerable to go it alone and apply to the court herself for a non-molestation injunction. In any case the restrictions on gra...

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Are Non Compete Agreement Enforceable?

Non-compete agreements, also known as restrictive covenants, are a type of contract that limits employees from working for a competitor within a specific geographic area and time frame after they leave their current employer. These agreements are bec...

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Are Non Compete Agreement Enforceable?

Despite what most high-tech employers think, California courts are extremely reluctant to enforce a non-compete agreement that an employee signs as a condition of his/her employment. California Business and Professions Code Section 16600 provides tha...

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10 Things to know when going to Tenancy Court

Article written based on New Jersey Law1. When the Clerk or Judge calls the list of all matters scheduled, if the landlord is present in the courtroom and the tenant is not, the tenant will be "in default." In that case, a judgment granting the landl...

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Going Bankrupt in the World

g Bankrupt in the World by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. It all starts by defaulting on an obligation: Money owed to creditors or to suppliers is not paid on time, interest payments due on bank loans or on corporate bonds issued to the public are withheld....

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Debtor Examinations And Third Parties

Debtor Examinations and Third Parties: Understanding Your Legal Rights When a debtor fails to pay back a debt, the creditor has the legal right to initiate a debtor examination. This is a legal process by which the creditor can compel the debtor to ...

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Dishonest Litigants and Tainted Evidence

One of the consequences of the UK adversarial legal system is that parties are expected and encouraged to pursue their case as forcefully as is possible. There can be occasions however when either a claimant or defendant will overstep the boundary an...

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The Truth About Lawyers

During the matter of my divorce (that's lawyer talk - it's always the matter of this and the matter of that), I spent about $30,000 on three different attorneys in an extremely frustrating effort just to be able to see my own children. As e...

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Some Thoughts about getting Tough...

Some Thoughts about getting Tough…Terry Dashner…………………………Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013I spent the decade of the 1990s in law enforcement. I was a police officer in Tulsa, OK until 2003 when I retire...

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