If you have been accused of a crime, you know how terrifying it is to face the possibility of going to jail. The function of a defense lawyer is to represent anyone accused of committing a crime to the best of their abilities.

A criminal defense attorney has many jobs. Questioning a...

There are courts at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels, each with its own set of criminal records. A county may be considered as a province or a specific region, and there are almost 3000 counties in the United States. Each and every county court maintains its own set of criminal...

Background checks are a useful screening and selection tool for companies. Of the many types of background checks, criminal background checks are routinely carried out by employers to ensure that they are not courting a risk of physical and mental trauma. In fact, in several states in the U.S,...

Many attorneys hire metallurgists to study failures across many industries. Similarly, finite element analysis is regularly applied to a vast array of products. As discussed in previous issues of Courtroom FEA, FEA applies when something bending or breaking is an issue.

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Hand calculations are good.

It is very important that design engineers do hand calculations. It is very important that engineering expert witnesses do hand calculations.

For everything but the simplest of part geometries, hand calculations of stress are generally rough estimates....

Many legal professionals are exposed to Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in the courtroom. Having a fundamental understanding of how the method works can help an attorney (i) recognize when FEA can strengthen a case, (ii) choose a capable expert and (iii) develop meaningful challenges to the...

Having a County Court Judgement or CCJ issued against you will have a severe impact on your credit rating, as it signifies that you have had serious problems paying back a loan or other form of credit, to the extent where your creditor has had to take court action against you to try and recover...

I. The Facts

Just days before a much-awaited donor conference, the influential International Crisis Group (ICG) recommended to place all funds pledged to Macedonia under the oversight of a “corruption advisor” appointed by the European Commission. The donors ignored this and...

Whether youve created a corporation or limited liability company, you must maintain records. Heres a primer on the basic corporate records you need to maintain.

Corporate Records

When forming a corporation or limited liability company, you are creating an entity independent from...

Youre conducting business as a corporation and various shareholders have kicked in investment money. Can shareholder inspections of corporate records occur?

Emotional Attachment

With small businesses, emotions can run high. Typically, a person has a great business idea, but need...

If criminal law is your passion, there is little doubt that you will be well suited for the law arenas that it enforces. For those who are looking for a major, it is wise to study this area of the law. In criminal law, The People can punish the criminal based on what he or she has done against...

A person who suffers a personal injury caused by another person can go in for litigation cases. Similarly, companies too are often involved in litigation. The reason can be attributed to the competitive market and unfair competitions, too. Here the simple disputes in the conduct of business and...