“A common mistake‚ even on a most fundamental matter‚ does not make a contract void at law; but it makes it voidable in equity.” To what extent does this statement represent the law after Great Peace Shipping Ltd. V Tsavliris‚ The Great Peace (2002)? A mistake is an erroneous belief held by one or more contracting parties at the time of entering the contract‚ as to whether certain details pertaining to the contract were true. Mistakes can be classified in three categories; common‚ mutual‚ or
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included the introduction of the multi currency system and the liberalization of the exchange control‚ the formation of government of national unity (GNU) and the engagement with multilateral institutions and the donor community. This is already evidence of stability coupled with an increase in industrial capacity utilization since the adoption of multi currency in February 2009.stability is projected to spur growth in the financial‚ manufacturing and other sectors of the economy. However liquidity
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short story “That Final Paper You Want from Me” by Polly Frost‚ we meet the student Sabrina McEvoy. For her Intro to Composition class‚ she has been asked to write a final paper. But since she does not really like the idea of a written paper‚ she comes up with the idea of creating a social network as a project. The Composition teacher‚ Dr. Pettit‚ rejects the whole thing‚ making Sabrina very angry and spiteful. She then writes him a long email‚ showcasing 4 different types of social media in the hopes
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EXPLAIN THE RESPECTIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT AND AUDITORS IN THE PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF FRAUD. The primary responsibility for fraud detection lies with management. This arises due to a contractual duty of care. Directors are able to discharge their duty toward prevention and detection of fraud and error in many ways‚ for example: * Complying with the Combined Code on Corporate Governance * Developing a code of conduct‚ monitoring compliance and taking action against
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1.What are the main reasons that Enron collapsed? I think the reasons for the collapse are three fold. Firstly Enron’s accounting practices(mark to market accounting- companies estimate how much revenue a deal is going to bring in and state that number in their earnings the moment the contract is signed) Its managements goal was to maintain the appearance of value by always having rising stock prices rather than focus on creating real value for the company. Secondly its reliance on Special
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Student: Kyle Bundas PROCESS RECORDING GRADING SHEET | | Possible Points | Actual Points | I. Setting | Describe setting | 2 | | II. Interaction | Record interactions (6 interactions)Describe non-verbal behavior of patientDescribe non-verbal behavior of student | 1233 | | III. Interpretation | Relate patient’s perceived feelingsRelate student’s thoughts & feelings Explain identified coping methods or defense mechanisms related to patient behaviors | 884 | | IV. Critique
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Enron History Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) were used and often abused by most large corporations in the late 1990’s. Enron was likely the corporation that abused the accounting treatment the most‚ but certainly not the only one. The Enron SPEs were not hidden from the auditors or the investing public‚ but were so extensive‚ invasive‚ and complex that no one‚ including primary architect‚ Andrew Fastow‚ was able to understand the total implications. The 2000 financial statements for Enron included
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Mr. Red Feliciano Enron Corporation’s Case Analysis Reference: Auditing and Assurance Principles by Jose Ireneo‚ Shirley Ireneo and George James 1. A. Fastow is one of the most responsible because being the Chief Financial Officer or CFO of the Enron corporation‚ he had a major influence. He was guilty of fraud‚ money laundering‚ inside trading‚ and conspiracy‚ among other crimes. Due to his acts such as misleading Enrons board of directors and audit committee on
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The Enron Collapse By: Jeff Porter Kevin Clark Jared Sabelhaus February 18‚ 2005 Introduction Companies have mission statements that often read like inspirational leaflets. Enron’s mission was at first to be the world’s greatest energy company then later revised in early 2001 to be the “world’s greatest company”. In the late 1990’s‚ Enron seemed to have accomplished their mission accumulating vast amounts of assets‚ had the intellectually elite at the helm‚ a political climate in their
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seemed eliminate confidence by the business world about the practice of good corporate governance in the United States. Enron was a company that was ranked as seventh out of the five hundred leading companies in the United States and is the largest U.S. energy company that went bankrupt leaving debts amounting to nearly U.S. $ 31.2 billion. In instance with the case of Enron known occurrence of moral threat behavior such as manipulation of financial statements with a record 600 million dollar profit
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