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    Kiefel, Virginia Bell and Patrick Keane formed the Bench at the High Court of Australia. II PROCEDURAL HISTORY Norrie requested a review of the Registrar’s refusal to record her sex as “non-specific” . The Administrative Decisions Tribunal and its Appeal Panel however supported the Registrar’s decision . This judgement was held on the premises that the Registrar had no explicit power to register her sex as any other than that of “male” or “female”, under the presumptions of the Act. The case was

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    Participation in college club sports continues to rise with an estimated two million students currently involved. These clubs provide an attractive alternative for students who wish to continue competitive sports without the time commitment associated with intercollegiate athletics. Further, because students’ self-govern the club sports, the experience affords important leadership opportunities. Additionally, club sports can offer students unique activities such as equestrian or mountaineering

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    and the ratification of that sale, the purchaser of the property, Wells Fargo Bank, M.A. (“Wells Fargo”), filed a motion for judgment awarding possession of the property. The circuit court granted Well’s Fargo’s motion and this timely appeal followed. On appeal, Wenegieme challenges the sale of the property. Indeed, Wenegieme presents one question for our review, which we have rephrased as follows: Whether the circuit court erred in granting Wells Fargo’s motion for judgment awarding possession

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    WHAT IS THE LAW OF TENANCY BY THE ENTIRETY? ANSWER: An estate held in tenancy by the entirety is limited to “homestead” property held by a husband and wife “during coverture.” The Illinois statute authorizing transfer of property into tenancy by the entirety states as follows: “Whenever a devise, conveyance, assignment, or other transfer of property, including a beneficial interest in a land trust, maintained or intended for maintenance as a homestead by both husband and wife together during

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    Georgia Voluntary Payment Doctrine The Georgia Voluntary Payment Doctrine is a policy that has been used in Georgia law since the 19th Century. It has been exercised so long that this policy has codified a statute. Because it dates back two centuries when business deals were completed on one’s word, face-to-face and with a hand shake, it causes one to question if it has outdated itself and should still be used to decide court cases in today’s business world. According to Dan Kolber of the Atlanta

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    The control on restraint of trade (ROT) clauses is designed to protect employees from vindictive employers, and courts tend to keep that in mind when hearing disputes. The question of upholding the ROT clauses in favour of the employee or employer by the courts would largely depend on the facts presented in the each case and the determination of the reasonability of ROT that would be covered in this paper. The extent to which restraint of trade clauses are legally allowed varies per jurisdiction

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    Bail is the next step of the process and the suspect may try to get bail, “ Bail is an amount of money or other security that is designed to insure a criminal defendant 's return to court if released from jail. Although bail may be reconsidered at any stage in the criminal process, this is usually the first opportunity to set it (Wright, 2012). A judge can also deny bail if the crime is very serious, or if they are considered a risk and if they have a criminal history. In some cases the prosecutor

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    The Issue Of Drug Abuse

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    Drug abuse has always been a very delicate question as it always it deals with the health, well-being and even lives of human beings belonging to any country. The position of the United States of America towards drugs has always been very clear and distinctively negative. Throughout the history of the country there were numerous cases against drug dealers, buyers and many more. These cases did always catch the attention of civil people who by showing interest in such cases revealed their worries

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    OPO v MLA and STL [2014] EWCA Civ 1277 By Klaudia Sabuda The appeal being heard by Lady Justice Arden and others in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) is the appeal against the decision of the Hon Mr Justice Bean in the Queen 's Bench Division of the High Court. Mr. MLA a talented artist who had a very troubled childhood wrote a book (the Work) a semi – autobiography which is based on Mr. MLA 's difficult past. The book includes references to the sexual abuse he was a victim of and the mental

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    2. What does the persistent objector rule tell us about the nature of sovereignty and customary international law? The persistent objector rule is an important aspect of international law. It has been established in case law such as the Anglo- Norwegian Fisheries case, although it can be said that examples of this key principle of international law are rare, with examples of this being Norway and the straight base line, South Africa and apartheid and potentially China with Human rights. The persistent

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