AGENCY LAW: PRINCIPAL-AGENT RELATIONSHIP 1. Agency a. Principal tells an agent what to do‚ they create an agreement b. Created by a contract – manifestation of consent c. Why care about agency law? Lawyer - agent and employer - principal d. There’s a liability on the employer on the actions of its employee e. If you’re an employee‚ and you run into a pedestrian who gets injured – pedestrian will sue the company not employee (deep pockets) torts
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Employment Law-Wrongful Dismissal Sandy Baratta (former Oracle Vice President for Global Alliance) vs Oracle (software and Hardware Company).2000-San Fransisco. Sandy Baratta claimed to have been fired for her pregnancy and whistle blowing against co-workers. The pregnancy termination claim was based on some deprecating comments made to her by the Oracle Vice President about pregnant executives. Sandy claims she was fired just after she had made a report about Oracle software group lifting some
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The Role and Function of Law James Williams Law/421 January 7‚ 2012 Gail B. Jabber Role and Functions of Law According to Melvin (2011)‚ “A generally accepted generic definition of the law is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force” (p. 4). The scope of modern law is broad with tentacles that reach into every area of public and private dealings. Essentially law furnishes a process by which the rulings and directives to
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of law… The basic of law can be summarized in two words: human conflict. People dispute and argue over money and theft and property damage. Law is a body of rules enacted by public officials in a legitimate manner and backed by the force of the state. The first element (body of rules) is self evident‚ the hidden part is these rules are found in a myriad of different places. The second element (law is enacted by a public official) is critical. all places have rules but they are not laws unless
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RULE OF LAW AND BANGLADESH ABSTRACT: "No free man shall be taken or imprison or desseised or exiled or in any way destroyed nor will we go or send for him‚ except under a lawful judgement of his peers and by the law of the land". --MAGNA CARTA This paper is a presentation of the concept of rule of law‚ Dicey’s theory of ’Rule of Law’‚ rule of law in true and modern
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Business Law Notes Definition of Law Definition of Law – A rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state‚ commanding what is right‚ and prohibiting what is wrong. Nature of Law Functions of Law - To maintain stability in the social‚ political‚ and economic system through dispute resolution‚ protection of property‚ and the preservation of the state‚ while simultaneously permitting ordered change. Law and Morals * Are different but overlapping; law provides
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Problem Questions ------------------------------------------------- Question 1 Based on the question‚ the issue in the question is will there be a contract of sale of goods act 1895(SA) under s 1? Hence‚ the law is s 1 where a contract of goods is a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property the goods to the buyer for a money consideration based on the case Toby Construction Products Pty Ltd v Computer Bar Sales Pty Ltd. The application is under s1 sale of goods
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Employment law‚ as defined by The Free Dictionary by Farlex (n.d.)‚ is the body of law that governs the employer-employee relationship‚ including individual employment contracts‚ the application of tort and contract doctrines‚ and a large group of statutory regulation on issues such as the right to organize and negotiate collective bargaining agreements‚ protection from discrimination‚ wages and hours‚ and health and safety. Not only does the workplace establish an economic relationship between the
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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW The Law of Tort Core Reading: Lucy Jones‚ Introduction to Business Law (Oxford University Press‚ 2011). Chapter 11 on The Tort of Negligence (Refer to pages 340 – 374). Please note that we ARE NOT going through every single areas in relation to negligence. For instance‚ the area on nervous shock. Aims and Objectives: - To enable students to appreciate the general law of tort‚ especially the concept of negligence; To understand how this area applies
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of Law Law performs many functions and plays a central role in business and society. Melvin (2011) stated "A generally accepted generic definition of the law is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force." (p. 4). Law is comprised of statutes and precedents‚ leading to rules that tell us how to act in business and society. Law continues to grow and expand and is open to reason and interpretation. There are several types of law: constitutions
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