The ease with which ordinary people can put and pull information on and from the internet has allowed certain cyber crimes to flourish. Cyber crimes are those illegal activities that happen online, on the web. One of these is spamming. Although our laws consider it illegal, it’s mostly an irritant, causing wasted hours to address, say in your email inbox. Another cyber crime that can have ruinous consequences is hacking, [...]

Limited liability companies (LLC) and S corporations (S corp) may be structured differently but when it comes to tax benefits, they’re treated almost the same—and they pay significantly reduced personal tax rates as opposed to corporate taxes. Following are the different tax benefits available to both the LLC and S Corp: Tax rate differential Although the regulations governing tax rates and taxation frequently change in the US, the personal tax [...]

There’s only so much you can do if you’re a defense attorney, especially as your very work requires you to craft your client’s defense within the bounds permitted by law. You can’t lie, give misleading information, and you have to follow court procedure and decorum at all times. The most successful defense lawyers are probably the most creative as well, because they have an arsenal of strategies to keep their [...]

There are a lot of stupid criminals on the planet. But the more notorious ones are those that either show off their crimes on Facebook or actually login to their FB accounts from a victim’s machine. The news headlines are increasingly featuring the phrase ‘Facebook’ as the social networking service continues to permeate all aspects of American society. Increasingly, law enforcement authorities are using Facebook to help them build an [...]

Can you use more clients? Are you looking for a new way to reach your clients wherever they are whenever you want? Are you looking for a cheap but effective way to brand your clients? If you answered YES to any of the questions above, you might want to look into using mobile apps to promote your practice. It can easily seem like there are way too many lawyers in [...]

Hospitals are liable for the negligence of their employees. Medical negligence occurs when the health professional has not acted in accordance with reasonable practices, as decided by other professionals in the same field. It is the responsibility of the claimant to prove that the negligent act caused damage. A personal injury claim must be brought within 3 years of the injury being recognised. The most common form of hospital negligence [...]