the corporation. On appeal‚ Mr Shafron argued that the duties practiced by him as company secretary were limited to company secretarial functions‚ and did not extend to general counsel functions such as providing advice to the board about the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) issue and the actuarial issue. Mr Shafron sought to delimit the company secretarial functions by arguing that it should be equated to the functions of the joint company secretary‚ Mr Cameron‚ whose functions were primarily administrative
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Aviation Security The security of an airport is an important factor to be looked upon once it has been constructed. This is one place where the reputation starts to build up for any nation and therefore it should be of outmost importance. Because of the wide variety and scope of GA aircraft and landing locations‚ any approach to implementing security guidelines must think about the various types of flight operations as well as the size of aircraft concerned‚ among other factors. Therefore‚ an
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INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE OF QUASI CONTRACTS:- Under the general heading of the Quasi contract there has been grouped a number of cases which have little or no affinity with contract. A simple illustration is afforded by the action to recover money paid by mistake. If the plaintiff on an erroneous interpretation of the facts‚ pays to the defendant a sum of money which he does not really owe‚ law‚ no less than justice‚ will require he defendant to restore it. But his obligation is manifestly not
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Question 2 a) A fall in the value of the Australian dollar (AUD) against the U.S. dollar (USD) benefit Billabong in two folds‚ strengthened price competitiveness and translation advantage. Firstly‚ the Americas segment accounts for about 50% of Billabong’s sales revenue in 2008 and 2009. (Appx.1) In case of depreciation of AUD against USD‚ the price of imported surfwear to the U.S. in terms of USD will decrease. The US importers demand more for Billabong’s products. The sales increases from the
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CASES ON BANKING LAW Westminster Bank Ltd v. Hilton (1926) 43 TLR 124 As against the money of the customer’s in the banker’s hands the relationship between banker and customer is that of principal and agent: "It is well established that the normal relation between a banker and his customer is that of debtor and creditor‚ but it is equally well established that quoad the drawing and payment of the customer’s cheques as against money of the customer’s in the banker’s hands the relation is that
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Case Study on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Planning & Capacity Department and its importance in the Aviation Industry Module: Operations and Quality Management (MGT 6383) Year: 2012 Executive Summary The Airport Planning and Capacity is a department of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which is the National Aviation Authority of the United States. The FAA has the authority to monitor and regulate all aspects of civil aviation in the United States. The Airport
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Under Washington case law‚ plaintiffs are required to prove causation with expert testimony if alleged injury involves obscure medical factors. [cite]. The trickier question is whether the expert needs to demonstrate a direct causal link between the alleged injuries and the negligent act or if the expert merely must demonstrate that the plaintiff’s injuries are of a type that can be caused by the negligent act. Washington courts have come down on both sides of this question. I. Plaintiffs are Required
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specific person or a class or group of people. An offer can be made to "all the world"‚ in which case the offeree is regarded as a member of the general public: Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball When an offer is made‚ the term of the proposed contract must be communicated to the offeree: Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking However‚ an offer can be made in general terms‚ leaving the precise terms of the contract to be settled later: Master v Cameron The fact that the word ’offer’ is used is not itself conclusive:
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Dawn Montgomery BUSI Law 2301 NT February 15‚ 2013 Case Study #1 I. FACTS: Helen‚ age 17‚ falsely presented an identification card showing her age as 22 to a motorcycle dealer. She persuaded him to sell her a motorcycle on credit because she did not have the money to pay cash. Helen drove the motorcycle away and a few days later‚ returned it to the dealer stating that she voided the contract. The dealer states that she cannot void the contract because (a) she had misrepresented her age
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Gabrielle Henwood Professor Briggs GWRTC 103 October 28‚ 2011 Should hazing in school groups be banned or not? Why hazing is hazardous and needs to be fully banned. As a college student there are many things you experience that are different from you previous years of schooling. You are finally living on your own‚ making your own decisions. So far in my college experience I have heard many stories about groups around campus participating in hazing‚ many of which that are extremely disturbing
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