Ethics and Law: Basic Concepts‚ Cases‚ and Dilemmas Baruch College Zicklin School of Business Department of Law W. Ray Williams This compilation[1] is intended for use during “Ethics Week.” The Law Department is firmly committed to exposing its students to ethical considerations when making legal and business decisions. As a result ethics is a component of all its course offerings. To the extent that students
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References: Chris Turner & Jacquelin Martin‚ (2001)‚ Key Facts: Contract Law‚ 1st Edition‚ Hodder & Stoughton Dennis Keenan‚ (2001)‚ Smith & Keenan’s English Law‚ 13th Edition‚ England‚ Pearson Education Ltd Ewan Mckendrick‚ (2007)‚ Contract Law‚ 7th Edition‚ Palgrave Macmillan Law Teacher (2003-2012)‚ Cases On Intention‚ [online]‚ Available at (http://www.lawteacher.net/contract-law/cases/intention-cases.php)‚ accessed 10th July 2012 Lawnix (2012)‚ Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball
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1. How do you distinguish between an offer and an invitation to treat? The word ‘proposal’ bears the same meaning as ‘offer’ in English law. Offer is an agreement between two or more parties is constituted by a proposal and an acceptance of it. An offer is made ‘when one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything‚ with a view to obtaining the assent of that other to such act or abstinence’. For instance‚ thus A‚ by offering to buy B’s car for $10‚000
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Page 1 All ER Reprints/[1914-15] All ER Rep /Hickman v Kent or Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders ’ Association and another - [1914-15] All ER Rep 900 Hickman v Kent or Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders ’ Association and another [1914-15] All ER Rep 900 Also reported [1915] 1 Ch 881; 84 LJ Ch 688; 113 LT 159; 59 Sol Jo 478 CHANCERY DIVISION ASTBURY J 4‚ 25 MARCH 1915 31 MARCH 1915 Arbitration - Submission - Article of company - Application for membership of company and acceptance Rule for all disputes
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REVOLUTION OF BANKRUPTCY LAW 1. Bankruptcy Act Cap 53 Laws of Kenya 2. Ian Macneil – Bankruptcy in East Africa 3. Fridman Bankruptcy Law and Practice 4. Thomspson J.H. The principles of Bankruptcy Law 5. Holdsworth on Historical Development Basically the law of bankruptcy has a long history and only a summary of the main developments may be highlighted Summary. 1542 Act - aimed mainly at securing the property of the debtor for his creditors. 1834 Act - extended bankruptcy law to none traders. Some
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BUSINESS LAW (BBL 2014) TRIMESTER 1‚ 2013/2014 SESSION Assignment title: Comparative Study and Analysis of The Laws of Malaysia and United States PREPARED BY: STUDENT NAME STUDENT ID ITTIPORN PRASERTSIT 1092701396 ER CHEE ZHENG 1102700368 ALI JAVIDFAR 1101106508 MUHAMMAD ASYRAF SHABARUDDIN 1061111744 SHAHIN BAGHERI 1092700846 PREPARED FOR: DR. BAHMA A/P A SIVASUBRAMANIAM
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Book I : General Norms 1. Book I : General Norms 1. Title I: Eccesiastical Laws 2. Title II: Custom 3. Title III: General Decrees and Inst 4. Title IV: Singular Administrative Acts 1. Ch. I : Common Norms 2. Ch. II : Sing Decrees and Prescripts 3. Ch. III: Rescripts 4. Ch. IV: Privileges 5. Ch. V: Dispensations 5. Title V: Statutes and Ordinances 6. Title VI: Physical and Juridic Persons 6. Ch. I: Physical Persons
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Promoters‚ as defined in Twycross v Grant (1877) 2 CPD 469‚ are persons who involved in the incorporation of a company. And the common law has extended the scope of “promoter” further in Tracy v Mandalay Pty Ltd (1953) 88 CLR 215. In this case‚ the High Court held that the promoters are not just these persons who take an active part in the formation process‚ but also these who profits from the operation of the company with a passive role. Applying this doctrine to the case study‚ Alicia can
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would incur liability. In Donoghue v Stevenson‚ friends of Mrs. Donoghue bought her a bottle of ginger beer‚ which contained a composed snail and caused Mrs. Donoghue to be ill. Since Mrs. Donoghue did not buy the beer‚ she could not sue under contract law but in tort. The Court held that manufacturer owed duty of care to Mrs. Donoghue and that duty was breached. The rationales behind were that Mrs. Donoghue should have had in their mind as being influenced by their careless behavior. People owe duty
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Financial Reasons for Health and Safety The Size of the Problem Societal Expectation The Business Case for Health and Safety Insured and Uninsured Costs Revision Questions Criminal and Civil Law Sources of Law Court Structure The Influence of the European Union Criminal Law Civil Law Revision Questions mp le The Legal Framework for Regulating Health and Safety The
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