Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. reports that the U.S. legal system, influenced by English common law, shares key principles ...

More Canadians are entering common-law unions than ever before. Around one-fifth of Canadians are in common-law relationships, a three-fold increase from 1981, according to 2016 data from Statistics ...

A. What you’re referring to appears to be a common-law marriage. A common-law marriage is a form of informal marital union that arises when two individuals live together as a married couple without ...

Despite protestations from the insurance industry to the contrary, common law bad faith damages can be pursued in the lawsuit seeking extra-contractual damages from insurers under policies of ...

English law took a "wrong turning" around 35 years ago, the lord chief justice of England and Wales said in a lecture, external earlier this month. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd was referring to the ...

This article is part of a series addressing popular topics and questions clients and the public may have about the legal profession. Outside of Quebec, law originates from two sources: the common law ...

“COMMON LAW” is a term widely used in our society. However, what does it mean and what are your rights in these relationships? A cohabitational relationship, often referred to as a common-law ...

MUCH talk has been in the media in recent times, about marriage versus common-law, and where the entitlements end in law. Is there much to marriage except a piece of paper? How much power does ...