Legal study Syllabus notes FAMILY LAW Key Terms: Adoption: The taking of one’s child into one’s family‚ creating a parent to child relationship‚ and giving him or her all the rights and privileges of one’s own child. Annulment: A declaration by court that a supposed marriage is in fact void. Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO): A court order that aims to protect the applicant from violence and other forms of intimidation or abuse perpetrated by a family member Assault: A criminal
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Conditional fee arrangements can be defined as fee arrangement‚ whereby payment to the solicitor is dependent upon the result of the proceedings‚ and is permitted by Section 58 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and the Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998. Conditional fee agreements are becoming increasingly popular‚ this is because if the claimant is unsuccessful he/she will not have to pay the Solicitor for his service‚ hence‚ no win‚ no fee. Therefore it is in the best interest of both
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Work within a legal and ethical framework CHCCS4100C Assessment 2 Case Study Report Due date: 8th April‚ 2013 18701 Certificate IV in Community Services 2013 Samuel Waldock Student number: 367816562 Question 1: Identify the important laws and legal requirements that a community service worker needs to be aware of when working with clients in this scenario/situation. Briefly explain why they are important. EDUCATION ACT NSW 1990 Section 21B – Compulsory school
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in given business situation 12 Conclusion 12 Reference 13 Executive summery In one case PRIMARK contracts with PRESEC Pacesetters‚ to prove that whether the contract is legal here I have described the elements of legal contract. The impact of the elements in a contract‚ terms in contract and its analysis‚ the law relating legal contract are described here. In another case the Top Tooling plc. is vicariously liable for Ben peters’ misdeed that injures a pedestrian‚ to describe its legality I have
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Treatment of asylum seekers by the Australian legal system The treatment of asylum seekers by the Australian legal system is a controversial issue dealing with human rights and people from different sides have different perspectives on this subject .The Australian legal system has attempted to achieve justice for the parties affected by the matter through various court cases and legislation and policy changes. Has justice been achieved? The current Australian government perspective on this
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employees’ property that was in the building); and murder (in respect of Klaas’ death). You are the judge in this case. Evaluate if any of the following is a valid legal defence and‚ if not‚ explain briefly what category (type) of mens rea is present in each instance. 1. In respect of the charges of arson and fraud‚ Jake’s legal representative argues that the reason for his actions was laudable: he wanted to obtain money for
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laws of the land and promote respect for law and legal process. 5. Re: Financial Audit of Atty. Raquel G. Kho 6. Chua v. Mesina 7. Soriano v. Dizon 8. Stemmerik v. Mas 9. De Ysasi III v. NLRC 10. Cordon v. Balicanta CANON 2 – A lawyer shall make his legal services available in an efficient and convenient manner compatible with the independence‚ integrity and effectiveness of the profession. CANON 3 – A lawyer in making known his legal services shall use only true‚ honest‚ fair‚ dignified
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INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE LEGAL FRAMEWORK DPBA 180 T1 – Definition of Law What is the Law? The Law of a particular state is the body of rules designed to regulate human conduct within that state. This can be defined clearly as an organised system of principles and rules designed to control and influence the conduct of individuals and groups. The aim of most legal systems‚ officially at least‚ is to provide a means of resolving conflicts in a fair
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based on a case scenario and will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health and social care practitioner’s encounter with regards to: implications of consent‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patient confidentiality. The legal aspects of the scenario will be discussed in relation to the breaching of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act (1998) can conflict with other legislation intended to protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify the consequences
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Whirlpool Legal Responsibility The legal responsibility component of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) definition is an expected responsibility. Whirlpool is expected to obey laws and regulations that affect their stakeholders: employees‚ consumers‚ owners‚ community‚ and others. The official company statement in regards to the basic code of conduct is “There is no right way to do a wrong thing.” (Whirlpool Corporation‚ 2006) To begin with‚ Whirlpool has an established and published Code
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