What is the main difference between common law and codified law?
What will be an ideal response?
Common law is created by judges; codified law is created by legislatures.
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The process by which one who is essentially a trespasser may obtain lawful title to real property by openly, exclusively and actually possessing and using it for a specified number of years, is:
a. Eminent domain b. Escheat c. Foreclosure d. Adverse possession
Which document(s) is/are retained?
a. memos regarding employment reviews b. memos pertaining to office policies c. notes taken in a client meeting d. pleadings in a client’s case e. all of the above
Mrs. Topp contacts your supervising attorney about representing her in a divorce case. She ultimately decides that she does not want to divorce Mr. Topp and does not hire your supervising attorney. You then mention to a friend that Mrs. Topp was considering a divorce, but has decided against it. You are?
A. ?guilty of violation of the attorney-client privilege. B. ?not guilty of violation of the attorney-client privilege because Mrs. Topp never actually hired the attorney. C. ?not guilty of violation of the attorney-client privilege because Mrs. Topp did not go through with the divorce. D. ?None of these choices is correct.
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in FCC v. AT&T Inc, 131 S. Ct. 1177 (2011) that a corporation does not have a right of ________ under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) disclosure exemption for law enforcement records
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word