Legal Crash Course: Bite-Sized Law Lessons for 1Ls and Novices

An overview of corporate finance, focusing on the fundamental concepts of debt, equity, and economic value. It explains how businesses acquire long-term capital through these two primary claim classe…

Exploring how creditors are protected when dealing with corporations, focusing on additional safeguards provided by corporate law beyond general creditor rights. Explaining how limited liability can …

A detailed exploration of the corporate form, contrasting it with partnerships and highlighting its key legal characteristics such as legal personality, limited liability for shareholders, transferab…

Examines various forms of jointly-owned businesses, beginning with the general partnership as the foundational structure built on consent and mutual fiduciary duties. It traces the evolution towards …

Examining the relationships between principals, agents, and third parties.

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We dove deep into landlord-tenant law in the United States, pulling from a textbook chapter that breaks down the legal dynamics shaping this relationship. We kicked off by exploring the different typ…

Explores the relationship between landlords and tenants, outlining various legal principles and concepts that govern their interactions. Begins by outlining the legal nature of a lease as both a cont…

Exploring the division of ownership over time, specifically focusing on present estates and future interests. Outlining the various types of estates that can be created, such as fee simple, life esta…

We'll begin by introducing the concept of concurrent ownership and the different ways in which individuals can share property, focusing particularly on tenancies in common and joint tenancies. The te…

We're exploring the rules governing servitudes, which are legal rights that one person or entity holds over another person's land. we'll go into the ways in which servitudes are created, interpreted,…

This week we're exploring the complex relationship between land use regulation and constitutional rights in the United States. It examines the historical evolution of zoning, starting with the City o…

Examining the conflicts that arise when one landowner’s use of their land negatively affects the use and enjoyment of a neighbour's land. The primary focus is on how the courts weigh competing intere…

Adverse possession allows an individual to gain ownership of land by occupying it openly, continuously, and without permission from the true owner for a certain period of time. This week we'll explor…

This episode is informally “Human Beings and Human Bodies”, it explores the complex legal and ethical questions surrounding the ownership and transfer of human interests, particularly those involving…

This episode explores the complex landscape of intellectual property law, delving into its underlying theories and the specific areas of trademark, copyright, and patent law. We examine three dominan…

This week we'll look at justifications for property rights and how they are applied in various legal contexts. We'll begin by outlining the competing justifications for property rights, including sov…

The episode explores the right to exclude others from private property in the United States, examining both the legal principles involved and the ways in which these principles are applied in various…

Exploring the concept of third-party beneficiary contracts, where a contract between two parties aims to benefit a third party who is not a party to the agreement. We'll look at the legal issues surr…

Exploring the various remedies available for breach of contract, with particular focus on the tension between compensating the injured party and avoiding unreasonable economic waste. We'll examine th…