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INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CASE SUMMARY Introduction The case was instituted by spouses George and Miriam Nicola and their company, George and Miriam Nicola Pty Limited before the Federal Court of Australia against Ideal Image Development Corporation Incorporated (Ideal) and its officer, John Pace, on the basis of Ideals breach of the Franchise Agreement entered into between the parties. They claim that Ideal did not perform its obligations to them as franchisees. Ideal sought an application to...

The State of New York currently carries a law on its books prohibiting adultery and criminalizing the act.  Married couples living within the confines of New York are subject to this law whether they are aware of its existence or not.  This law gives rise to many questions in reference to why the law is there and what purpose it serves the general public.  Clearly there are moral and cultural aspects upon which the law was formed. The present question pertains to whether or not...

Search warrant exceptions are specific situations where a police authority can obtain an item or evidence which is believed to be associated with unlawful or criminal activity without initially acquiring a search warrant. The importance of these exceptions is easy to understand. Threat to life and property increases as time delays. If an officer decides to obtain a warrant before hand, such decisions can lead to destruction of evidence, escape of criminals and death. Search warrant exceptions are...

Date In addressing this scenario it is interesting to note that a patent was requested for the new technology versus a license, grant, or fellowship to continue experimental research in genetics. A patent is simply used to protect first rights to a new design or invention (USPTO.gov, 2010). The true intent of the doctor would be in question at this point. However, the case also points out that the doctor plans to continue research regardless of obtaining a patent license or not. Which also is an...

Digital evidence is any evidential data or information stored or conveyed in a digital format that can be presented in a court of law (Casey 2004). The utilization of this kind of evidence has been on the increase because courts have permitted the utilization of electronic-mails, digital photos, Automatic Teller Machines transactions, computer documents, short messages services, computer files, browsers, databases, data stored on memories, printouts, or any other digital information. This has also...

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 is a labor law that places a responsibility on large employers to provide their employees with a job-protected unpaid leave. This kind of unpaid leave is granted to the employee by the employer in a case where the employee suffers from a serious illness and is therefore not able to perform his or her duties. Job-protected and unpaid leave is also granted to an employee by the employer in a case where the employee needs to care for a sick family member....

Section I Konswe Andrelecht a resident Breihner center 2, Amsterdam, Netherlands, hereinafter referred to as the seller, and Phil Mathews a resident of  Peoria Park District,  Prospect Road, Peoria, Illinois state, hereinafter refer to as the buyer herein on the twelfth day of February two thousand and ten, enter in to an agreement subject to the following terms Section II choice of law This agreement is drawn in accordance with the United Nations convention on contracts for the international...

The right to counsel basically means the unhampered function of the counsel in assisting people accused of crimes in defending the legal action filed against them. Right to counsel is important because in general, defendants do not have adequate knowledge and skill to the complex discipline of law. Because of the multifaceted and adversary nature of criminal proceedings, it is only fair that defendants must at all times be provided with the expert assistance of a counsel in order to guarantee fair...