There Are Many Things A Conveyancer Does…Not Just Home Sales

If you are purchasing a home, you probably already know what a conveyancer is. When buying or selling your property, they are legal experts who know how to conduct the sale of a home. Crucial for your protection, a conveyancer is not only needed when you are buying or selling a home. Any time that you are going to buy or sell a physical property, it is critical to have the assistance of a conveyancer. [Read More]

How To Avoid Probate

Probate proceedings can be lengthy and costly, taking even a couple of months or years to be resolved. The longer a probate case lasts, the higher the cost, and this could leave your potential beneficiaries with less than you intended. The best approach would be to allocate assets in a manner that avoids the probate process. This paper will identify two ways of avoiding probate. Joint Property Ownership Joint owned property (with the " [Read More]

The Case for Entrapment Legal Defense

Entrapment typically arises when a law enforcement officer uses threats, fraud, coercion or other unwarranted influence in order to have a criminal defendant perpetrate a crime. Therefore, entrapment may be used as a legal defense by the lawyers of the criminal defendant. An entrapment legal defense is based on the fact that the criminal defendant lacked the requisite intention to perpetrate the offense and only perpetrated it due to the coercion or persuasion by the law enforcement officer that simply contributed to the occurrence of the crime. [Read More]

Going Through Divorce? Listen to Your Lawyer if You Want to Keep Your Money

Lawyers will help you make practical decisions regarding your divorce settlement. A big part of their job is to ensure you're left as financially secure as possible. While you may feel attached to particular physical assets – such as expensive televisions and furniture – fighting over them isn't always practical. Divorce lawyers will help you look beyond your emotions so you can do what's best in the long-run. Keeping a Private Fund [Read More]