Critically evaluate how far the principle of ‘pari passu’ is embodied in Insolvency Law and how far should it be. It is critical to an understanding and appreciation of insolvency law to identify the principles on which the law is granted and the principles which it seeks to achieve. According to Professors Baird and Jackson‚ ‘insolvency law has only one function: to maximise the returns to creditors and it is not a function of insolvency law to concern itself with employment protection or the
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The Bolsheviks acted in a brutal manner during the year 1917-1924; however this was not the main reason why they remained in power during that time frame. Instead their survival can mostly be attributed to the weakness of their opposition‚ who displayed a lack of organisation and unification. There were other reasons for the Bolsheviks’ remaining in power between 1917 and 1924‚ such as the efficiency and strong leadership of the Bolsheviks‚ and their geographical advantages; but these were ultimately
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First‚ I will be explaining how students are taking to much time on testings and not enough time on the teacher teaching the things that the students need to be learning. Students have been taking 20-25 hours just on the testings that the state has gave them‚ and not on the little tests that the teacher gave them. Kids spend most of their lives just testing for the states. That’s so much testings! Secondly‚ I will be explaining how there are too many testings going on. There is about nine
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1. How do experts define slavery? According to Kevin Bales‚ slavery is “the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised”. “History on the net” describes a slave as “someone who is owned by another person”. In addition‚ they state that when one thinks of slavery today‚ he or she thinks of the black Africans who were apprehended‚ sold into slavery and taken to the Americas to work on the plantations there. 2. How do you define
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“The main threat to the stability of the Weimar Republic in the period of 1919 to 1923 came from the political violence of the extreme right.” How far do you agree with this judgement? The period of 1919 to 1923 saw numerous factors threaten the stability of the Weimar Republic. The political violence from both the left and right wing parties‚ the weakness of the Weimar Constituion itself and the economic issues such as hyperinflation all posed as threats to the stability of the Republic. However
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How far was the Treaty of Versailles justified? The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement that was signed after World War One had ended in 1918. This treaty was an agreement between the Allies‚ the winning countries of WWI‚ which were mainly France‚ Italy‚ the United Kingdom‚ and the United States. The treaty was created primarily so that the Allies could decide and agree upon what they wanted to do to the Central Powers‚ the losing countries of WWI‚ which were mainly Germany‚ Austria-Hungary
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as bath water. Many times there are coral reefs that reside just below the surface in many areas. They can be very hazardous to even the most experienced surfer or swimmer; one small scrape can leave you cut quite deep. Coral reefs‚ while dangerous‚ could be the least of your worries in Oahu if you find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sharks are prevalent among the waters of Oahu and most of the rest of the Hawaiian Islands. There may be up to forty species living around the Islands
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officially led to the Korean War. But to what extent did this factor play a decisive role in the outbreak‚ and was this even the key factor? The Soviet Union’s hope for the spread of communism and communist supremacy throughout the world was obvious; it gained control of North Korea after the end of Japan’s Imperialist rule with the end of the Second World War. Stalin had Mao as a new ally with China’s conversion to communism in 1950‚ and this brought to him a great advantage. The Sino-Soviet Treaty
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’Parents know best as far as careers are concerned.’ Before I give my point of view‚ let me define career as a sequence of occupations‚ jobs‚ and position engaged in or occupied throughout the lifetime of a person. Career is much more that having a job or earning a living. It is a series of roles played by a person. In a career you can feel that your abilities are being properly used‚ that the work is worth doing‚ that it is interesting. It is necessary that a person must make his or her own career
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what do you say to two children-?” The second occasion refers to Governess’s commitment to give more of her “ordinary human virtue” to protect the children from the ghosts. The use of the title in the prologue is to a great extent appropriate for the novella as it implies a sense of heightened tension as if the title referred to the tightening of physical thumbscrews. Douglas says that as the child in the story has the effect of turning the screw and increasing suspense for the reader‚ how much
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