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Domicile of Dependency (also known as domicile by operation of law) Minors. At common law, the domicile attributed to a child at birth depends on the domicile of the relevant parent. [15] In Canada, the domicile of children generally depends and changes with the domicile of the parent(s) with whom the child habitually resides. [15]
In law, a barrister's chambers or barristers' chambers are the rooms used by a barrister or a group of barristers. The singular refers to the use by a sole practitioner whereas the plural refers to a group of barristers who, while acting as sole practitioners, share costs and expenses for office overheads.
This is a list of abbreviations used in law and legal documents. It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for the title of each source. Abbreviations may also be found for common words or legal phrases.
Dom (church), cognate with the Italian term duomo, meaning a collegiate church or cathedral; Dom (title), a title of respect, derived from the Latin Dominus; Deo optimo maximo, abbreviated D.O.M., Latin for "to the Greatest and Best God", originally Jove, later the Christian God; Dóm, Old English word meaning "judgment", "law"; see Anglo-Saxon law
A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters.. The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as well as the lawyer's area of practice.
Law practice management (LPM) is the management of a law practice.In the United States, law firms may be composed of a single attorney, of several attorneys, or of many attorneys, plus support staff such as paralegals/legal assistants, secretaries (including legal secretaries), and other personnel.
A lawyer fatally shot his former daughter-in-law, as well as a fellow attorney, during a deposition at a Las Vegas law firm Monday morning, two sources familiar with the investigation said.
"Senior Counsel" (Chinese: 資深大律師 [7]) replaced QC in the law of Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. King's Counsel who had been appointed KC in Hong Kong or British King's Counsel who had been admitted to practice in Hong Kong generally prior to the handover became ...