Standards of practice (standards of care) are guidelines used to determine what a nurse should or should not do. Standards may be defined as “ a benchmark of achievement which is based on a desired level of excellence”. Standards of care (SOC’s) measure the degree of excellence in nursing care and describe a competent level of nursing care.

Foreign natural or legal persons are admitted by the Romanian law to hold shares in Romanian limited liability companies. There is no limitation as to the share capital with a foreign investor, either legal or natural person, can hold in a Romanian limited liability company. As such, a foreign investor can hold the total share capital of a Romanian limited liability company, it thus being the sole shareholder.

The basic principle on which breath testing is based is Henry's Law, which states that if a gas and liquid are in a closed container, at a constant temperature, and in a state of equilibrium, the concentration of the gas in the air above the liquid is proportional to the concentration of the gas which is dissolved in the liquid.

Maltese law by the Companies Act in 1995, replacing the Commercial Partnerships Ordinance originally promulgated in 1962. Drawing extensively on the UK rules, the Maltese law provisions were introduced to bring Maltese law in line with developments in company law theory and practice in Anglo-Saxon jurisdictions in this regard, primarily curbing abusive practices in takeovers and acquisitions by protecting the company’s capital and, safeguarding its shareholders, creditors and employees.

This article analyses the new Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law, and recent decisions in international M&A transactions under this law - including the Inev/Anheuser Busch transaction, the Coca Cola/Huiyuan transaction and the Mitsubishi Rayon/Lucite transaction. This article also suggests steps that can be taken to maximise chances of approval being obtained from the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Bureau in M&A transactions requiring approval.

While no two civil lawsuits are identical, the basic procedures are the same. This article discusses the general aspects of a civil litigation claim in the state of Texas.

The development of the law, legal events and time have been complimentary for centuries. Every standard law will require updating after the occurence of influential events especially comparative global trends in corporate law and practices. One of such laws is the Nigerian Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 which remains the most single significant corporate law in Nigeria. Some of the required updating are new business laws, new corporate regulatory practices, corporate ethics, etc...

The Federal Executive Council on March 11, 2009, came out with its position on the recommendations of the Electoral Reform Committee headed by retired Chief Justice Muhammed Uwais. The Council accepted some of those recommendations while rejecting others (The Punch, March 12, 2009).

The contents of this article although not exhaustive will serve as a basic guide to any lay person in asking the right questions and to an extent, making the right decision when purchasing a property in a gated and guarded housing scheme.

One of the more frequently asked questions are “what do I do if I meet with an accident” or “how much or what do I get if I were to meet with an accident”.