Pragmatism and precision : psychology in the service of civil litigation

While forensic psychology is commonly associated with the criminal and family law domains, its ambit to offer skills and knowledge at the legal interface also makes it particularly suited to the civil law domain. At this time, civil law is arguably the least represented legislative area in terms of psychological research and professional commentary. However, it is also a broad area, with its very breadth providing scope for research consideration, as urged by Greene. The purposes of this article are (1) to review the broad role of the psychologist in the conduct of civil litigation matters in Australia, (2) to assist the novice to the area by indicating a non-exhaustive list of potentially ambiguous terms and concepts common to the conduct of professional practice, and; (3) to highlight, as an example, one area of practice not only where legal direction demands professional pragmatism but also where opportunity arises for psychological research to vitally address a major social issue.

General outlines of the Organization of a Civil Registration Service in Latin America (English summary)

Organized by the United Nations, through its Statistical Office, the Bureau of Technical Assistance Operations, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Latin American Demographic Centre, in co-operation with the Government of Peru, the Inter-American Statistical Institute, the Inter-American Children's Institute, the Pan American Health Organization and the Inter-American Civil Registration Association

Official register of the United States, containing a list of officers and employees in the civil, military, and naval service ...

Each issue in 2 v., 1879-date: v. 1, Legislative, executive and judicial.--v. 2. Post-office department and postal service.

Register of officers and agents, civil, military, and naval, in the service of the United States, on the ... : showing the state or territory from which each person was appointed to office, the state or country in which he was born, and the compensation, pay, and emoluments allowed to each; together with the names and compensation of all printers in any way employed by Congress, or any department or officer of the government.

Description based on: 1863.

Official register of the United States : containing a list of officers and employés in the civil, military, and naval service ... /

Each issue in 2 vols., 1879-1905: v. 1. Legislative, executive and judicial. -- v. 2. Post Office Department and Postal Service.

Authorization requests of the Community Relations Service at the Department of Justice : oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session ... February 22, 1979.

"Serial no. 21."

Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865.

The arrangement of the names is alphabetical under each regiment or other organization.

A history of the Eighth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers, including its service as infantry, Second N. H. Cavalry, and Veteran Battalion in the Civil War of 1861-1865, covering a period of three years, ten months, and nineteen days.

For roster see New Hampshire. Adjutant-General. Complete roster of the 8th Regt. (189-?)

Speech on the bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic service of the year 1841, delivered in the House of Representatives February 20, 1841.

Mode of access: Internet.

Life of General Lewis Cass: comprising an account of his military service in the North-west during the war with Great Britain, his diplomatic career and civil history. To which is appended, a sketch of the public and private history of Major-General W. O. Butler, of the volunteer service of the United States.

The sketch of Butler is expanded from The life and service of Gen. William O. Butler, by F. P. Blair, jr.

Service of papers under the New York code of civil procedure and statutes : with decisions from other states and appendix of forms /

Includes index.

Behaviour of an in-service cast iron water reticulation pipe buried in expansive soil

This paper presents the measurements of strain and the subsequent stress analysis on an in-service cast iron water main buried in reactive soil. The results indicate that the pipe crown experienced predominantly tensile stresses during drying in summer and, subsequently, these stresses reduce, eventually leading to compressive stresses as the soil swells with increase in moisture content with the approach of winter. It is also evident that flexural movement caused by thermal stresses and soil pressure has led to downward bending of the pipe in summer and subsequent upward movement in winter. The limited data collected from pipe strains and strengths indicate that it is possible for pipe capacity to be exceeded by thermal and soil stresses leading to pipe failure, provided the pipe has undergone significant corrosion.

The Changing world and service problems in bankruptcy

In an age where financial transactions are conducted worldwide and mobility of citizens throughout the world is common, lawyers seeking to serve Bankruptcy Notices and Creditor’s Petitions encounter many problems. To assist lawyers in overcoming some of the service problems that are arising as a result of this changing world, a number of recent cases are considered that highlight a number of issues, including American Express Australia Limited v Michaels [2010] FMCA 103, Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Barnes (2008) 70 ATR 776; [2008] FMCA 7, Battenberg v Restom & Ors (2005) 223 ALR 692; upheld by the Full Federal Court in Battenberg v Restrom and Ors (2006) 149 FCR 128 at 133; [2006] FCAFC 20 and Envee Energy Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v Stockford [2007] FMCA 1426. While the fact situation of every bankruptcy case will differ, recent decisions may assist lawyers in dealing effectively with bankruptcy matters in these times of transition. Lawyers can facilitate completion of the litigious process within the relevant legislative framework in order to satisfy their responsibility to clients and to the Court by considering this case law.