EXAM OVER CHAPTER #20 1. I: The issue in this case is to identify what type of authority had the agent. R: Actual authority depends upon consent that the principal manifests to the agent. It may be either express or implied. In either case‚ such authority is binding and confers upon the agent both the power and the right to create or affect the principal’s legal relations with third persons. The express authority of an agent‚ found in the spoken or written words the principal communicates to
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A2 law: tort: Vicarious Liability Question 2-Fairness/Unfairness. Vicarious liability arises when one party is responsible for the tort of another. This situation occurs frequently when an employer is held responsible for the torts committed by an employee. An employer can only be held responsible for the torts of an employee‚ not for an independent contractor. There are also some rules that must be satisfied. First it must be proven that the tortfeaser is an employee. The act the tortfeaser
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LA110 Torts and Litigation I Week 4 Homework Assignment Part 2 Assignment: Answer all questions in paragraph format. Chapter 9 page 143: Review Questions 1 - 15 1. A vicarious liability is one person or a third party‚ may be found liable for the act of another or shares liability with the actor. 2. Imputed negligence is places upon one person responsibility for the negligence of another. 3. A respondent superior is a master liable in certain circumstances for the wrongful acts of his
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Joanne Wootton 24/10/12 * The importance of multi agency and integrated working As an early year setting we are required to help the children achieve the five outcomes of the UK government they include stay safe‚ enjoy and achieve‚ be healthy‚ make a positive contribution and achieve economic well being. We do everything we can to follow these outcomes but sometimes we need to contact and utilise other professionals to help us achieve these‚ it’s important to work together with these other
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we explore the difficulties in agreeing an evidence-base for interagency work‚ and describe some of the challenges this poses for practitioners and service planners. We use current literature to outline the barriers and facilitators to good multi-agency practice and explore the outcomes of integrated professional work with children and young people‚ the development of ‘comprehensive CAMHS’ positions‚ and CAMH work as an exemplar of a multiagency service. Ó 2009 The Author(s). Journal compilation
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McKinstry Advertising Agency You are the president of the McKinstry Advertising Agency‚ a medium sized firm that specializes in preparing the marketing strategies‚ performing the market research studies‚ arranging the distribution channels‚ and designing the advertising and promotional materials for industrial companies that have developed ”off-shoot” consumer products. You obviously serve a very specific niche. Your clients are industrial companies- that is‚ they sell primarily to other manufacturing
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Multi-agency Working The aim of the essay is to show an understanding of the value of effective multi-agency working in supporting children and families. It is mentioned in the department of education (2012) that multi – agency working is a way of bringing together practioners from different professions to give additional support to children and family who need it. Because children and their family needs can be very different it is ensured that right professionals are involved in the service provided
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Seminar 7 Vicarious Liability The problem question deals mainly with the issue of Vicarious Liability and Negligence. In order to advise Jerry one would have to explore the rules of vicarious liability‚ relevant statute law and case law which may apply. Vicarious liability has been defined as the person who commits a wrong must be an employee and not an independent contractor‚ the employee must have committed a tort and the tort must have been in the course of employment. The doctrine of ‘vicarious
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CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS 1. Why do you‚ as a healthcare professional‚ need professional liability insurance? List and discuss nine reasons. At any time and in any given situation‚ a dissatisfied individual can choose to bring a complaint against you. When people sue‚ they usually name everyone they perceive as having had anything to do with the situation—you‚ your business‚ those with whom you share office space. Routinely‚ claimants sue as many individuals as possible. Regardless of who is negligent
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1) Patty owned Patty’s Cakes in Jacksonville‚ Florida. She sold her business to Fruity’s‚ Inc. a national pastry company. There was a non-compete agreement in the contract for the sale of her business. In the non-compete‚ Patty agreed not to work in any capacity in the food industry for 10 years on the entire east coast. A court would likely determine that the non-compete agreement a) violates federal law b) is unenforceable c) is enforceable d) both A and B 2) A liability that may extend
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