Going to court was a new experience for me‚ since I had never been to a court here in the United States. When I arrived to the court‚ on one side of the room was the plaintiff with his lawyer Andrew McCormick and on the other side‚ was the defendant‚ who was being defended by himself. The plaintiff’s attorney presented his opening statement to the judge‚ arguing that his client Mr. Weinberg was claiming $85‚246.87 in disparagement of property and for breaking a leasing contract. When it was the defendant’s
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Business Law Assignment; Mistake in contract law‚ is a factual misunderstanding that may lead to a failure of a meeting of the minds. Unilateral mistake is mean that is only one party is mistaken‚ but the other party knows‚ or ought reasonably to be aware of the mistake. Contract may be void or voidable. Void is a contract that is no legal effect. While‚ voidable is an agreement that may be affirmed or rejected at the option of one of the party. The reason why Lord Denning took the view that these
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George Jetson‚ an employee of Spacely Construction Company‚ claims to have injured his back as a result of a fall while repairing the roof at of the 1313 Mockingbird Lane Apartments. He filed a lawsuit against Herman Munster‚ the owner of 1313 Mockingbird Lane Apartments‚ asking for damages of $1‚500‚000. George claims that the roof had rotten sections and that his fall could have been prevented if Mr. Munster had told Spacely Construction about the problem. Mr. Munster notified his insurance company
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Analysis of “The Well Paid Receptionist” Harvey Finley is in quite the predicament. He his company’s net profit should be approximately $107‚ 614.21 greater than he expected for this year. The problem is that his secretary/receptionist is making six to seven times the amount of an average “good” secretary/receptionist in the local market and has been for a few years. There’s a few ways this issue can be addressed. One way would be to talk to Ms. Brannen and advice her that there has
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Contract law – contract formation Figure 1: Elements required for a contract to be recognised by law Using Figure 1 above‚ and your knowledge of the elements required for contract formation‚ consider whether a contract recognised by law has been made in each of the scenarios below. Scenario IS THERE A contract? James is selling his car for $5000. Lucy comes to look at it‚ and says that she loves it‚ but that she only has $4800 to spend. James says he will accept $4800‚ as long as Lucy
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Written Analysis and Communication (WAC) – Assignment Holmesafe Ltd. 1. Situation Analysis Holmesafe Ltd.’s business has been growing steadily‚ with profits and client base increasing year on year. Increasing demand of advisory services resulted in additional fee income for the company and improved its product support. As a result of this growth‚ the company has recently expanded by adding new premises‚ signing new contracts and recruiting full time employees. Holmesafe Ltd.’s largest
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i) What is code of conduct from the legal perspective? The US Legal Definitions defined Code of Conduct as a set of law and regulations to govern appropriate manner or behavior to one organization or group. Thus‚ COC in the context of legal perspective generally can be divided into two categories. The categories relied on the Code’s legal status‚ which are soft law and hard law instrument. Hard law are also refer to compulsory code of conduct (CCOC). According to Abbott and Snidal (2000)‚ hard law
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Role and Function of Law Paper Andrew Urey LAW/421 July 10‚ 2013 Winifred Cannon Role and Function of Law Paper In society as well as a business‚ law plays a significant role in their daily operation. For a society to be efficient and effective‚ laws have to be put into place to regulate social behavior. This paper intent is to define the functions and role of law in business and society. Finally‚ an example of how law is observed in the United States Navy will be elaborated upon.
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relating to Hospital’s Claims Against Rainey and Practice upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; WHEREAS‚ the Parties agree that this Agreement reflects a settlement of disputed and contested matters and that no Party admits any liability or responsibility for any act or omission by the execution of this Agreement; and WHEREAS‚ the above recitals are true and correct and made a part hereof. AGREEMENTS NOW‚ THEREFORE‚ in consideration of the releases and mutual promises
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Jack had a successful family-operated antique and curio business at a local flea market. Every weekend‚ he would scour community newspapers‚ flyers‚ bulletin boards‚ and homemade road signs and so forth‚ for yard or garage sales. Based on his knowledge of certain neighborhood demographics in the region‚ he would determine which sales were most likely to have quality items. For example‚ a neighborhood near him had been built about 25 to 30 years prior. That meant that a large number of the original
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