When a person passes away, their possessions and assets are either donated to charity or inherited by family members. The terms of this transfer, sometimes known as inheritance or succession, are fairly complex, and attorneys are frequently involved in the process. Countries and jurisdictions have different inheritance rules depending on […]
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What is an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Verification?
In the complex world of finance, ensuring the security and integrity of transactions is paramount. One of the key measures employed to maintain this integrity is Anti-Money Laundering (AML) verification. AML verification is a crucial process used by financial institutions and other regulated entities to prevent and combat money laundering […]
Essential Tips on How to Choose the Right Used Car for Your Needs
Facing the challenge of how to choose the right used car for your needs? This no-nonsense guide will lead you through the critical checkpoints of selecting a pre-owned vehicle, from understanding what you need, to spending wisely, weeding out the lemons, and sealing the deal with confidence. Key Takeaways Match […]
Why Mauritania conducts and anti LGBT policy
Mauritania, a country located in West Africa, has been under scrutiny for its anti-LGBT rights stance. The country’s government and society view homosexuality as a taboo and a violation of Islamic law. This has led to an oppressive environment for the LGBT community, with many facing discrimination, persecution, and even […]
What Happens When a Mortgage Goes to Underwriting?
Underwriting is the structured process by which financial institutions like banks and lenders determine and price the risk posed by potential borrowers in repaying a mortgage loan. Essentially, it is a systematic and detailed analysis of a borrower’s creditworthiness. The mortgage underwriting process consists of many stages from information gathering […]
Robotics & Their Future in Various Industries
The idea behind automated machines has been around since the earliest times. However, deep understanding and potential functionality regarding usage were developed during the 20th century. Robotics mainly works through the use of physics and the advanced understanding of electrical and automated structures. And the implementation of robotics has even […]
We May Be Able to Teach Cars to Drive; but Can We Teach Them to Be Ethical?
One leading argument in favor of developing autonomous vehicles is that robotic cars can react far more quickly than human reflexes and cut down significantly on the 30,000 fatal traffic accidents we experience annually in the United States. In cases of death or injury through a traffic accident, the cause […]
The Complications of Liquor Law in Wyoming
Liquor laws are complicated. In Wyoming, the legal drinking age was 18 longer than any other state. Until 1988, it was legal to drink alcohol in Wyoming under the age of 18. As a result, until that day in ’88, teens from Nebraska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Utah, and […]
Advantages of Electronic Voting
One of the most common election traditions in most democratic countries around the world is the analysis of voter turnout by commentators and political analysts as soon as votes have been counted and winners declared. Many political analysts argue that more people would vote if they could do so electronically. […]
Patents-Principles and Registration Prerequisites for Obtaining a Patent in The US
A patent is the protection afforded by the law to ideas. The protection of intellectual property is founded upon the need to balance among the inventor’s right to his or her invention, the desire of the human society to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation, and society’s need to use the invention […]
Do You Spy on Your Employees?
Do you spy on your employees? Software that allows employers to monitor employee computer and browser activity has been around for awhile, and company email tracking should be expected by all employees in the digital age. But a new breed of solutions has taken employee tracking to a new level […]
Know Your Consumer Rights
For all practical purposes, the most protection that the public consumer had before the 1960s was the old adage Caveat Emptor (buyer beware.) Although fraud and corruption has not diminished any, there have been several legal tools implemented that do offer the public and consumers leverage in a form of […]