Minimising Accidents at Work
In Victorian times there was little onus on employers meeting health and safety standards and so the injury rate was far higher. Fortunately nowadays there are a large number of factors at hand that prevent employers from not looking after the health of their employees.
The Rights of a Suspect Immediately Following Arrest
It goes without saying that the majority of people in the UK will never find themselves facing criminal charges. This does not however mean that there’s no value in becoming acquainted with the fundamentals of the prosecution process. In the unlikely event that extraneous circumstances came to pass the worst were to transpire – it is useful to be at least modestly prepared.
Legal Ethics in E-Discovery
Electronic discovery isn’t about using the internet to explore strange new worlds or seek out new civilizations; rather, it is just one of many forensic tools used by law enforcement and the legal profession to gather the evidence needed to solve crimes and prosecute criminals. And the truth is that it has become a very popular way to nail defendants to the wall (mostly because people never think to erase call logs, email records, search histories, or other potentially incriminating evidence). But are there instances in which it is illegal or unethical for lawyers to dig into someone’s personal files as a way to find evidence to use against said individual? Like most areas of ethics, there is no definitive answer, only shades of gray. But since the legal profession is all about law, of course there are going to be strict rules regarding the manner in which evidence is collected and presented to the court. Read more
Ethics in Elder Care
While the elderly enjoy all the same rights as any other adult, they enter a special category when they become a senior citizen that entitles them to additional considerations. The truth is that at some point, most elderly people will require care of some sort (that they can no longer provide for themselves due to illness, injury, or even just the deterioration of mind and body that comes with aging). It is for this purpose that retirement homes (and communities) and nursing homes exist, since many families cannot provide their elder relatives with the level of care they require (and some seniors simply don’t have family or friends to help). But when any caregiver takes on the responsibility of helping another person, there are obviously going to be ethical considerations. Read more
Will Bank of America’s De-Layering Spell Disaster?
Raise your hand if you’re fed up with poor management practices in the banking industry that lead to bailouts. In fact, raise both hands if you enthusiastically agree that bungling bank execs are to blame for the current state of our economy, beginning with the mortgage lending crisis and continuing right through our ongoing recession. Everyone got their hands up? Good, because that’s exactly the position you should be in when you’re about to get robbed. Read more
Why is Trademark Infringement Illegal?
Let’s start with the basics. What is a trademark? As the name implies, it is a mark that identifies your particular trade (as in business), but more than that, it is a legal representation of your company (either through registration or use) signified by a word, words, or a symbol (or graphic depiction). In short, it is your name and your logo. But what’s in a name that makes it important enough to warrant legal status? Where businesses are concerned, everything is in a name. Your trademark not only identifies you; it also comes to symbolize your brand image. Read more