The Corporate Veil

Some businesses conduct themselves as sole proprietorships. The business may have a business name but it is owned and operated by an individual who is personally liable to the world at large for the conduct of the business. Some businesses are incorporated. When this...

Incorporating

Some businesses conduct themselves as sole proprietorships. The business may have a business name but it is owned and operated by an individual who is personally liable to the world at large for the conduct of the business. Some businesses, however, are incorporated....

Appealing a Judgment

A civil lawsuit that ends in a judgment of the court can be appealed to a higher court. If it is a Small Claims Court judgment, the appeal is to one judge of the Superior Court. If it is a Superior Court judgment, the appeal is to three judges of the Court of Appeal....

Agent and Principal Law

The relationship of principal and agent occurs when one person (the principal) empowers another person (the agent) to act on behalf of the principal in such a way as to affect the principal’s legal relationship with others (third parties). This is called the law of...