Month: December 2022

Today, @POTUS signed legislation to raise the minimum age for selling tobacco products from 18 to 21. It is now illegal for a retailer to sell tobacco products – including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes – to people under the age of 21. Arizona retailers and executives said they were surprised by the Food and[...]

Closing inventory, also known as final inventory, refers to the amount of inventory a company has left on shelves and in stock at the end of the fiscal year. The closing stock is counted in 2 different ways: By default, you already have a nominal balance sheet account, which is code 1000. In addition,[...]

Countries that follow a civil justice system are usually those that were former French, Dutch, German, Spanish or Portuguese colonies or protectorates, including much of Central and South America. Most countries in Central and Eastern Europe and East Asia also follow a civil law structure. The first definition of “common law” in Black`s Law[...]

The guidelines, published by the Scottish Government, aim to help employers and employees improve office safety, including hybrid working arrangements. It has been updated to reflect the current situation in Scotland. From 18 February, it will no longer be legally required for individuals to prove their vaccination status or provide proof of a recent[...]

Or just take an example: If you were transporting a seriously injured person in a car at night and you ran into a red light and there was obviously no traffic, would you really stop or cross safely? That would clearly be illegal – would it also be unethical? I don`t think so. Please[...]

In a democracy, the power to legislate is held by a branch of government called a legislature. In the legislative chamber, politicians (who are usually elected to represent the views of voters) introduce and discuss new laws. Through discussions and compromises, they try to gain support for a law and hold a vote on[...]

Nothing is a crime committed by a person who, at the time of commission because of a mental disability, is unable to know the nature of the act, or what he is doing is wrong or illegal. In any event, it is presumed that the person is of sound mind, but when all the[...]

Major operations in cases considered hopeless, new or doubtful remedies, experiments in medicine. It will not be useless for the expert juror to know the articles of the judgments concerning him and the legal form associated with his minister, so as not to fall into dangerous errors or inconsistencies. One can also err by[...]

The courtroom is not well suited to support the healing process, especially compared to victim-perpetrator mediation, where mediators are trained to manage the emotions at play and carefully select and prepare participants. In a courtroom, judges have no such training, no one ensures that defendants respond appropriately, and victims are supported by prosecutors whose[...]

Please note that as a financial company, you have record retention requirements in addition to those described in this guide. These additional requirements are described in the following KYC guides: The transaction records described below must be kept by a bank for five years. However, as mentioned below, records of a banking customer`s identity[...]