Small Claims Courts in the Philippines Going to court for a small sum of money has just become cheaper and faster with the establishment of small claims courts. A simple procedure makes it easy for everyone. According to former Court Administrator‚ now Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose P. Perez‚ 70% of cases before Metropolitan Trial Courts in Metro Manila are small claims (involving small amounts of money) and many of the litigants in these cases are poor. The same thing is true‚ if not more
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Justices of the United States Supreme Court are strategic actors who strive to secure policy outcomes as close to their preferred outcome as possible. Accomplishing this sometimes requires justices to not always pursue their true policy preferences and sometimes it requires justices to ignore legal and policy questions. In this essay‚ I will analyze how justices were strategic in a few landmark supreme court cases. The supreme court case Marbury v. Madison is a perfect example of justices being
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In general‚ the Supreme Court does govern well on issues related to abortion‚ school desegregation‚ and gay rights. Moreover‚ the court governs well because the courts decisions are based on the rule of law. “The Supreme Court may not speak directly for the people‚ however‚ its opinions speak to the people‚ and the methods used by the justices to express those opinions have revealed changes in the conception of the Court’s voice throughout history” (Bozzo‚ Shimmy‚ & April). Lastly‚ “The voice of
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I understand that there are rules in the health care system dealing with medical records. A subpoena is a document telling a person to come to court to testify on court date. A court order is a legal document issued by the court. The court order can come from a judge or higher person of power. Court orders‚ make people come to court‚ but cannot speak about anything who is not involved. It prevents someone from doing something of a certain thing or action. In some cases‚ they both relate to things
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4 Equity and the common law in the narrow sense Conclusion Summary Tutor-Marked Assignments References / Further Reading 1.0 INTRODUCTION This is an introductory unit. It introduces us to the law of equity and how it was developed in the court of Chancery in England. There is a wealth of literature on equity jurisprudence; its origin‚ development and the part it has played in those countries having the common law as the foundation of their legal systems. From its origin to the present period
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Architecture The Magistrates Court (Fig.1) is located on the corner of Russell St. and La Trobe St.‚ Melbourne‚ Victoria. It is designed by George B.H. Austin and constructed by the Swanston Brothers around 1911-1913[1] and is refurbished in 2002 by the architect Peter Elliott to be used for RMIT University’s purposes[2]. In Fig. 2‚ the plan of the design is shown. The spaces are rectangular and overall it forms an L-shape. Its original function is a Court of Petty Sessions. The Court of Petty Sessions deal
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is when officials make a decision and they argue over who is right. Not everyone can agree in the court when it comes to making decisions. The adjudication system is used in juvenile courts because they are considered civil. Once a decision is made in the juvenile court they have to take that decision to a higher power to decide what will happen. This is why adjudication is used in the juvenile court. The adjudication system can also be used on criminal cases. It is a way of letting the people pick
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Mental Health Court Developments in Michigan In the state of Michigan‚ mental health courts are only in select counties. It is also just a recent change‚ that is still being done. But is showing improvements in are jail systems. The year of 2007‚ is when the concern for mentally ill people going / being in jail became a huge concern. In 2009 a bill was introduced by eight senators‚ Brater‚ Anderson‚ Switalski‚ Prusi‚ Thomas‚ Scott‚ Clarke‚ and Jacobs. The majority of them were Democratic.
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DISTRICT COURT CRIMINAL PRACTICE NOTE 1 LISTING PROCEDURES IN SYDNEY AND SYDNEY WEST DISTRICT COURT 1. The arrangements in place between the Local Court and the District Court in relation to cases committed to Sydney District Court and Sydney West District Court are: 1. Accused committed for trial in Sydney are committed to the last sitting day of the week following committal (usually a Friday) for first mention in the arraignment list. 1.2 In Sydney West a similar procedure
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Duty to the court Due to the court’s prominent role within the administration of justice‚ and the weight that Lord Neuberger places on it‚ duty to the court must initially be viewed independently from the other overlapping ethical duties‚ as conflict will inevitably arise due to the contrast between the opposing purposes of a barrister’s core duties. By viewing the relationship between a barrister’s ‘duty to the court and the administration of justice’ and their duty to ‘act in the best interest
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