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PRACTIQUE LEGAL – Contractual Clauses Electing Courts of Competent Jurisdiction

By: Rene Cacheaux – It is erroneously believed that the parties to a contract may designate the courts of any jurisdiction from this country or another as courts of competent jurisdiction in cases involving international elements. In Mexico, care must … Continue reading

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You Want Your Lawyer To Be Competent?

Consider, if you will, this guy. His name is Luis Mariano Martinez, and he's serving consecutive prison terms of 35 years to life in Arizona after he was convicted by a jury of twice having sex with his stepdaughter Lacey. … Continue reading

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Diaz: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Government May Medicate Federal Criminal Defendant Involuntarily to Render Him Competent to Stand Trial

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