Entries by Daphne Hanson

Can a Private employer legally fire an employee

Can a private employer legally fire an employee because the employer disapproves of the worker’s speech or expression — political or otherwise — while the worker is on the clock? Why or why not? Explain. 2)  Can a private employer legally fire an employee because the employer disapproves of the workers speech or expression — political or otherwise […]

The four Legal sources of law

Discuss the four legal sources of law.   Stating the advantages and disadvantages of each. Give the implications of each legal  sources of law on the Jamaican legal  syst . Explain the main characteristics of the common law legal system and relate these features to the Jamaican Legal system. “Although the features of delegated legislation is […]

S. Scoville Avenue in Oak Park

Raymond devised his “home, together with all the contents, at 705 S. Scoville Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois to Madeline. At the time of Richard’s death, Richard no longer owned the house on Scoville because he sold it to buy another house at 139 S. Elmwood Avenue in Oak Park. Is Madeline entitled to anything?

Seeking a premarital agreement

You are a paralegal working in a small law firm.  A new client, John (age 35) has hired your law firm seeking a premarital agreement prior to his upcoming wedding.  John is the sole proprietor of a pottery studio which provides him with an annual income of $135,000.  He also owns three rental properties which […]

The Textbook and Blackboard Materials

Rock Solid Investments (120 points) (Reminder – Use the Textbook and Blackboard Materials Only) Rock Solid builds residential homes. Between 2015 and 2017, Rock Solid solicited individuals with good credit scores through radio, Internet, print, and other public advertisements to invest in real estate. The advertisements marketed the plan as a " creative way to […]

Utilitarianism vs. Deontology 

Utilitarianism vs. Deontology For this week, you read about “The Overcrowded Lifeboat” and the two general moral theories (Utilitarianism and Deontology) that we’ll use in this class to help us analyze different sides of the philosophical and legal debates we read about across the semester. In the lifeboat case study, you’re asked to consider whether the […]

The Law of Evidence 

The Law of Evidence Explain the issues regarding section 30 of the Evidence Act 2006, in particular section 30(3) and why it raises uncertainty for judges and the prosecution and therefore should be amended?

Drafting a paper about The death penalty

I need help with an assignment drafting a paper about the death penalty for my Intro To Ethics course. The assignment is: to choose an area of applied ethics (I chose the death penalty. Research the main views out there on this topic. Explain, compare, and rate the strengths and weaknesses of these existing points […]