Legal Journals

New Law on International Adoption in Spain
The Spanish Parliament has adopted a new statute on international adoption on 28 December 2007. Professor Alegría Borrás reports on the site of the French Society of Comparative Legislation (in French)...

The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption and American Implementing Law
This article examines in the history of the Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption and the potential impact on adoption of children by gay and lesbian couples and partners, and international recognition of such adoptions.

The New Spanish Competition System
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Carlos Pascual Pons (Comisión Nacional de la Competencia) provides an overview of The New Spanish Competition System. ABSTRACT: The new Spanish Competition Act, which was unanimously approved by the Spanish Parliament and came into force...

SEC proposes roadmap for IFRS adoption
(Editor?s Note: This post comes from Ernst & Young) Ernst & Young has released a Hot Topic discussing the recent release of the SEC?s proposed roadmap for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption in the U...

International Adoptions And Hague Convention Countries
International adoptions are back in the headlines again, and it is not because a celebrity has adopted another international child. On April 1, 2008, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) became effective with respect to the United States...

New Developments in the Area of Adoption Law
In December, 2007 I blogged on the issue of having a child through surrogacy or adoption. In that blog, I noted that the time in which biological parents can challenge their consent to adoption is quite long in Pennsylvania...

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Income Tax Changes for 2007
Get Answers to your Income Tax Questions

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Adoption Laws
Everything you need to know about adopting a child

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.

Lexus Inc. and Toyota Motor Sales Inc.
allegedly failed to correct problems with the front passenger air bag system in thousands of 2007 Lexus ES350 vehicles.

AT&T International Roaming Charges, AT&T lawsuit
AT&T Faces International Roaming Charges Lawsuit

Preliminary Settlement Reached With Soleus International
Soleus International Reaches Preliminary Settlement of Class Action

Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action
Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action