Month: October 2022

A person who has reached the age of majority, which is 18 years of age in Ontario, is not considered a child under the criminal law. It is important to note that the person must be 18 years of age at the time of arrest, as in many cases it may take more than…

It is legal for Japanese citizens aged 20 and over to drink alcohol in public, and this will continue to be the case after 2022. Theoretically, you must also be at least 20 years old to enter a nightclub. With an aging population and a low birth rate, lowering the legal age would increase…

Germany is one of the most alcoholic countries in Europe and ranks fifth after Luxembourg, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Ireland. Only about five percent of Germans describe themselves as teetotalers, making it the European country with the lowest proportion of people abstaining from alcohol after Luxembourg. As parents, it is their duty to…

The Legal Department of the Government of Dubai was established under Law No. 32 of 2008 as one of the government departments attached to His Highness at the Court of the Sovereign to provide various legal services to the Government and government agencies of the Emirate of Dubai. This includes overseeing all legal matters…

General language that gives an agent “full authority” to manage your financial affairs or make health care decisions can suffice for many purposes. But some powers are granted only if they are explicitly mentioned. Those that require special mention are: It is often convenient – or even necessary – to have someone acting for…

This project is carried out in partnership with Welsh Rugby Union and the law firm Hugh James. Our students support amateur associations that want to become limited liability companies and help them obtain increased legal protection for the association`s volunteers. Often, clients do not come to the clinic with a clearly identified legal problem…

An applicant must prove four elements in order to hold a person responsible for publishing private facts: As the last two cases suggest, a person`s photo or image may be a “private matter,” but generally not if taken in a public or semi-public place. Therefore, you can usually post photos of one or more…

This process reached its peak in 2007, when important legal provisions were adopted that completed the main areas of the process of adapting Spanish accounting legislation to international accounting legislation: in 2016, Royal Decree 602/2016 of 17 December 2016 made significant changes to Spanish accounting legislation. The purpose of these amendments was to establish…

“The team is very business-oriented and looks beyond legalese to get results for us.” CMS has an extensive commercial real estate practice, characterized by its involvement in the logistics and real estate sector. The team is praised for its “trust, strong work ethic, strong foundation and team spirit” and often works with the company`s…

“Too often, legal advice can only be a legal statement, but that`s exactly what we never get at Simmons & Simmons – great for customer service, problem identification and solutions, and professionalism.” Linklaters` team of 11 partners, led by William Liu and Hwang Hwa Sim, benefits from “abundant resources” from Hong Kong as well…