In this paper we investigate how the advice that lawyers provide to their clients affects the disclosure of evidence and the outcome of adjudication, and how the adjudicator should allocate the burden of proof in light of the effect. Despite lawyers’ expertise in assessing the evidence, their advice is found to have no effect on adjudication in a broad set of circumstances, if legal advice is c...

Introduction: After the enactment of Law 8078, of September 11, 1990, the Consumers Defense Code implied important alterations in Brazil’s legal scenario, providing a greater balance in the relationship between consumers and service providers. From this law, dental surgeons came to establish a consumer relationship with their clients. Objective: Due to the ethical and legal issues against the d...

acceptance and commitment therapy (act) is a new development within behavioral therapy. its goal is to promote psychological flexibility. numerous studies show that suffering results when people attempt to avoid their inner experiences (experiential avoidance). this experiential avoidance often leads to rigid and inflexible behavior that also leads them to compromise their goals and what is imp...

The article conducts a legal qualification of attorney’s-at-law professional activities performed for the benefit capital companies conducting and their clients. It also considers arguments against introducing possibility practice in form participation authorized to provide assistance. In conclusion, author clearly advocates change currently binding prohibitions on profession.

We describe the use of the ANGELIC methodology, developed to encapsulate knowledge of particular legal domains, to build a full scale practical application for internal use by a firm of legal practitioners. We describe the application, the sources used, the stages in development and the application. Some evaluation of the project and its potential for further development is given. The project r...