Sections 135 and 136 of the Companies Act 1993 (the Act) have been described as being “calculated” to encourage directors “not to exacerbate the indebtedness of a company” if it becomes insolvent‚ and also to make certain of compensation for any creditors where this occurs.1 To determine the validity of this statement‚ we first need to establish several things. Firstly‚ who does this act define as a director and whose actions are liable under ss135 and 136. Secondly‚ it is important to establish
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Henry David Thoreau is one of the most influential individuals with the ideas he expresses through his writing. In “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience‚” Henry Thoreau goes into great detail about how our government system isn’t what it needs to be and what he wishes the government would change rather than completely getting rid of the government. Thoreau’s main point in this essay is that we simply need a better government. “...I ask for‚ not at once no government‚ but at once a better government
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The Golden Duty of Enslaved Women On the plantation‚ enslaved women had many different chores and duties that they must fulfill daily. The women slaves were very important for the cycle of work on the plantation to run smoothly. Some women cooked in the kitchen‚ some women worked in the field‚ and some women had what was considered one the best jobs to have within the constraints of slavery; being a midwife. Enslaved midwives were not only seen as caregivers and deliverers of babies‚ they were also
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Principles for implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s settings. Assignment 055 Task 1) Duty of care means Young Children‚ Children and some Young People that may not have the skills in caring for themselves or have learning disabilities or that are disabled will not have the developmental skills in caring for themselves or they are not physically able to care for themselves‚ so it is paramount that they are protected by adults that care for them or
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Everyone dreads Jury duty. Jury duty is commonly known as a nuisance that gets in the way of our everyday lives. When one types in the words “jury duty” into the google search bar that individual finds the first few search results to be “get out of jury duty” or “jury duty excuses”. However‚ we fail to realize that the role of a juror is essential to the United States justice system‚ we also fail to realize that every single juror counts. We often hear of jurors conforming‚ and switching their votes
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Seminar: Duties and responsibilities of the criminal justice practitioner Jennifer Boren CJ-100 Perception is how we see our self and how others see us. According to Chapter 15‚ when we have a bad perception of ours elf‚ it causes us to lose focus and lose the reality of helping others. Perception refers to one’s ability to mentally picture something. One example would be if an individual received a job that paid very well. At the end of their first week that individual has
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Ong (CEO) Duty of care‚ skill and diligence: Ong failed to use reasonable diligence in discharging his duties. He did not inform the Audit Committee (“AC”) of the controversy surrounding the recognition of ISR revenue. For AIP‚ he made unwarranted assumption to consider ‘start of course’ as ‘start of course procedure’ without seeking professional advice. He had inappropriately recognized Franchise Revenue ‚ contributed by flip pathfinders’ agreements‚ albeit knowing that these agreements were
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Aaron Long Roger Boisjoly‚ an engineer at Thiokol‚ attempted to save seven astronauts and the Challenger Space Shuttle before the January 28‚ 1986 disaster occurred. Boisjoly’s actions can be explained through Utilitarianism and Ross’ Prima Facie Duties. From a utilitarian standpoint‚ the engineer sought to maximize the “good” of the launch situation. Roger Boisjoly had two choices after discovering the O-ring dilemma: attempt to potentially save seven astronauts due to the predicted failure of the
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The Hangman’s Duty When duty and conscience clash‚ which should be the victor? This was the question that raced through the mind of Captain Edward Fairfax Vere‚ as he decided what to do after Billy Budd killed the Master-at-arms‚ John Claggart. Everyone agrees that Captain Vere sympathized with Billy‚ but some people believe that being an abject slave of one’s emotions and a miserable prisoner of one’s feelings and the so called mistaken impulse of the heart‚ should be considered greater than
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imperative‚ we must comply with certain duties. Kant draws a distinction between perfect duties and imperfect duties. A perfect duty is a maxim‚ which one must always do. An imperfect duty shall not be ignored‚ but it’s possible to be fulfilled in different ways. Unlike perfect duties‚ there are no legitimate exceptions to perfect duties. Examples of perfect duties could be “one must not lie” or “one must not take its own life”. Examples of imperfect duties could
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