criminal offence. Hence in this trial‚ the legal burden of proof will be on the prosecution in accordance with Woolmington v DPP ‚ to prove that Richard is guilty of the offence. The evidential burden is also on the prosecution as they bear the legal burden in the case. However‚ if Richard wishes to use a common law defence or a statutory defence‚ the evidential burden is on him to adduce sufficient evidence for the issue to go before the tribunal of facts. The legal burden is then on the Crown to disprove
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QUESTION : ACCORDING TO MAX WEBER‚ LEGAL-RATIONAL AUTHORITY IS THE MOST RATIONAL TYPE OF AUTHORITY.DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER. In every society‚ whether pre-modern or modern‚ there has been a hierarchy of command of which everyone must adhere to. In order for this system to operate‚ there must be someone in charge. Since every human being is found in a group or an organization which may be a country‚ tribe‚ institution or a family‚ it is obvious that the
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NEPALI LEGAL SYSTEM Submitted to BA/LLB Programme Nepal Law Campus Faculty of Law Tribhuvan University Submitted by SauravNath Pant BA/LLB‚ 3rd Year Roll No. 13 Section: A March 3‚ 2013 1.1 Introduction I have always been a firm believer in trial by jury. Somehow it is ingrained in me. As it is in most Englishmen. It is a lesson which has been handed down from one generation to another during the last 800 years. The trial by jury – a tradition held dear to the British – is a legal proceeding
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Denmark today. After the Christianists took down Pusher Street‚ the debate has only gotten bigger. Marihuana is legal for medical purposes in Colorado‚ US‚ and fully legal in the Netherlands. However‚ despite cannabis being legal in Holland‚ only residents can legally buy it‚ and before doing so‚ they need to acquire a so-called “weed pass”‚ which they have to apply for and only is legal for people over the age of 18. In Canada‚ the Liberals want to legalize‚ regulate‚ and restrict access to the drug
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Political – Legal Settlements: After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ BP faced many different legal settlements that were enforceable by court. Many of these settlements were in order to enhance the safety of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP worked to solve the federal criminal claims that came from the Oil Spill‚ and eventually pleaded guilty of 11 felony counts‚ related to the loss of 11 lives. Many other misdemeanor counts under different acts including: the Clean
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familiar with intermediaries employed within the law or financial industry. Financial intermediaries will provide insurance‚ mortgage or investment products to their clients. Full-size organizations like Royal Dutch Shell and BP will employ intermediaries for more than just legal or financial necessities. On this large business scale‚ intermediaries are drawn upon for many forms of negotiation. For example‚ Royal Dutch Shell intermediaries have been involved with settling the Sakhalin II project for
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Business Management Ethics Issue at Bp Name: Date: Class: Professor: MANAGEMENT ETHICS AT BP Abstract Beyond Petroleum‚ BP is among the largest Oil and other energy companies in the world. Its targets and confidence in the market has enabled it reduce Carbone dioxide waste and enhance alternative sources of energy like solar power. This upward success has‚ however‚ in the recent past been challenged. BP’s environmental image in the globe has been tarnished
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BP COMMUNICATION FAILure DURING GULF OIL SPILL CRISIS An important component of crisis management is response. Response can include several actions such as communication with stakeholders‚ the public and the government. Appropriate and effective communication can minimize the distribution of incomplete and inaccurate information‚ reduce speculation and prevent or quell rumors. In fact‚ studies suggest that the message itself can affect the public’s evaluation of the company and perhaps
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this case‚ BP); things are changing at a rapid pace since the supply and demand of oil is becoming highly dependent upon socio political condition of different parts of the world‚ where its business is operating.For the external business environment analysis of global oil industry (with respect to BP) the selected analysis tool is PESTEL. This model presents a strategy framework built over variables like surrounding political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ environmental‚ and legal aspects‚ which
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CORPORATE RISK MANAGEMENT REPORT Corporate and Enterprise risk at BP BP plc is one of the worlds leading oil companies on the basis of market capitalisation and proved reserves. It is a global group‚ with interests and activities which cover three main business segments of Exploration and Production‚ Refining and Marketing and Gas‚ Power and Renewables. BP has total assets of $217‚601million and total revenues of $270‚602million with the majority of their revenues ($) coming from
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