Wrongful Death
A claim in common law jurisdictions against a person who can be held liable for a death. The claim is brought in a civil action , usually by close relatives, as enumerated by statute . Under common law , a dead person cannot bring a suit, and this created a legal hole in which activities that resulted in a person’s injury would result in civil sanction but activities that resulted in a person’s death would not.*
Family Law
Examples of family law are divorce ; property settlements ; alimony , spousal support, or other maintenance; the establishment of paternity ; the establishment or termination of parental rights; child support ; child custody visitation ; adoption ; and emancipation of minors.*
Wills
Wills are legally binding documents that state exactly what should happen in the event of a person’s death. Wills are meant to protect a person’s money physical property, and children. *
Estates
Estate Law is described that part of the law which regulates wills, probate and other subjects related to the distribution of a deceased . *
Personal Injury
The most common type of personal injury claims are road traffic accidents, accidents at work, tripping accidents, assault claims, accidents in the home, defective product accidents and holiday accidents.*
Medical Malpractice
Is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury to the patient . Standards and regulations for medical malpractice vary by country and jurisdiction within countries. Medical professionals are required to maintain professional liability insurance to offset the risk and costs of lawsuits based on medical malpractice.*
Business Relationships
Business can be undertaken in various forms. In many instances, ways of doing business are governed by law. In others, they are determined by the preferences of the parties involved, based upon a large number of business, tax and personal considerations. The focus of this section is on the entities involved in business transactions, and the relationship between them. Other sections focus on parts of, or consequences of, the business relationship.*
General Litigation
Involves giving legal advice to clients, drafting legal documents for clients, and representing clients in legal negotiations and court proceedings such as lawsuits, and is applied to the professional services of a lawyer or attorney at law, barrister, solicitor or civial law notary.
