Legal Bugle

Different Countries, Different Laws – Why You Should Know What to Expect on Vacation
The more you travel, the more likely you are to experience people, cultures and governments that you’re not used to. Traveling around the world, you are likely to come across certain places that for some reason or another have laws that are outrageous by our normal standards and you are expected to abide by as a visitor. The laws discussed in the following paragraphs are ones that you certainly wouldn’t want to learn about the hard way. (more…)

Federal law is the collection of laws governing the people from a federal government. Typically, a federal government is the one that binds the federation. A federation, on the other hand, is a group of states and provinces, which gave up their sovereign powers to the higher authority, which is the federal government. However, the states and provinces comprising the federation retain some of their sovereign powers but only to a certain limit. (more…)

Driving under the influence (DUI) is a serious offense and can result in significant fines, jail time and the loss of driving privileges. This is especially true for residents of Tempe, Arizona; Arizona DUI penalties are among the harshest in the nation and mandate jail time even for first offenders. Arizona categorizes DUI arrests in several ways, including: (more…)

As a witness to a crime or wrongdoing, you can be asked to go to the court and to say your testimony. You can know you are a witness if you have perceived what has really happened in a particular incident. If you have seen a significant incident, what can you expect if called as a witness?

Being a witness means testifying for one side of the case. This means that you side with one of the parties, either the plaintiff or the defendant. You can expect a great deal of pressure from both of the parties. Both lawyers are going to ask you how you saw the incident. (more…)