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Nearly half the states have reduced liability for health care providers at a time when nursing home regulation is declining and families can’t visit loved ones for fear of spreading the coronavirus.
The fate of a Queensland mine extension could be sealed today with a ruling on the ongoing case by Australia’s highest court.
Dying without a will can cause all sorts of problems for families.
The novel coronavirus has necessitated judicial reforms that should have been the norm.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies, universities and even the NBA to break contracts. What does the law say about liability in a situation like this, and does the money have to be returned?
Psychological abuse and controlling behaviours can be apparent before perpetrators murder their partners. So let’s take these coercive behaviours more seriously and make them a crime.
What will the new legislation mean for cannabis users in the ACT? And will other jurisdictions follow?
One of the world’s largest producers of oil has lost a legal battle that could have dire consequences on its fragile economy.
President Trump hinted that he would defy a Supreme Court ruling recently, though he later yielded to its authority. Andrew Jackson – Trump’s hero – likewise challenged the rule of law in the 1830s.
Proposed new legislation in Ontario will make it much harder to sue the provincial government for its negligence or bad faith.
Reforming laws relating to unmarried couples is long overdue. But it can also represent an affront couples’ autonomy and erodes the freedom to choose to live in non-marital situations.
From cannibalism to carbolic smoke balls, these are some of the fascinating cases that have made the law of England and Wales what it is today.
A record number of immigrant children are being detained in the US. Here’s what you need to know.
The government needs to revisit its punitive approach to drug users and stop sending them to prison to avoid overcrowding.
New legal boilerplate in corporate merger agreements signals just how important #MeToo has become – not just as a social movement but as a business risk.
The hotel company filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas last October, arguing it has immunity from liability under federal law.
Courts have created three legal barriers that have made it much harder for workers to complain to their employers about sexual harassment.
Millions of dollars are lost each year by Australian’s caught in romance scams. But one Australian grandmother now faces paying a much higher price: she’s been sentenced to death.
Reliving trauma and not being believed – just two of the damning indictments about seeking justice for sexual violence.
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