Prior to 1929, Scottish law followed Roman law by allowing a girl to marry at the age of twelve and a boy at fourteen without the need for parental consent. However, marriage in Scotland at such a young age was almost unknown in practice. [30] Today, child marriage in Read more…
Under the Canadian Constitution, the responsibility for making laws and regulations relating to the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in Canada rests solely with the ten provinces. The three Canadian territories have also been granted similar autonomy in these matters under the provisions of federal legislation. In Alberta, Read more…
If consideration has already been given to the minimum legal age for the employment of a child under the law, the new ยง 2 paragraph 2A CAYPEA provides that the child must not be under 13 years of age, provided that it is only light work. Listen, guys and Read more…
The Chief State Solicitor provides legal services to other government departments as well as to the public. Its main tasks are: 1. Focus on commercial and real estate issues and in these areas serve both. Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs The Intellectual Property Office Read more…
The Tasmanian Legal Aid Commission provides legal advice, representation, family dispute resolution and legal education to the Tasmanian community. It focuses on economically and socially disadvantaged Tasmanians. If you file a complaint with the Supreme Court or have been charged with a crime but do not have a lawyer, Read more…
Our Labour and Workers` Rights practice pursues positive litigation, policy reform, individual representation and community education to strengthen enforcement of workers` and jobseekers` rights, discourage employers from taking advantage of vulnerable workers, and help low-income workers earn a living wage. We provide counselling, referral and advocacy services to low-income Read more…
We provide high-quality, personalized legal services to every client we serve. We also focus on legal work with a broader scope that targets systemic changes that help more people achieve a decent quality of life. If you need legal assistance, please fill out our online intake form to request Read more…
For procedural reasons, the Verkhovna Rada also adopts resolutions explaining how legal documents are to be submitted to Parliament. Civil law governs the daily lives of citizens and other legal entities such as businesses. The most important Ukrainian Civil Code is the Civil Code of Ukraine. It includes provisions Read more…
Private Equity: Simpson Thacher is the world`s leading private equity advisor. Since the early days of private equity, clients have sought advice from Simpson Thacher across the spectrum of private equity activities, and the firm continues to be the advisor of choice for many of the world`s most sophisticated Read more…
“Their approach is to understand their clients` environment and context in order to offer them solutions, whatever the problems. Their approaches are always very innovative in law and have repeatedly created jurisprudence related to complex cases, collective agreements, new regulations and soft law. “Lawyers who respond to client requests. Read more…