agreements‚ even if framed in contractual terms‚ are not intended to create legal obligations. Mr Balfour agreed to pay his wife a sum of money for maintenance while he was posted to Ceylon. After they separated‚ Mrs. Balfour took action to hold him to his payments. The action failed because there was no indication that the arrangement was intended to be a contract. .1 Difference between the Tortuous Liability and Contractual Liability. 3.1.1 Contract Law Contract law is that body of rules that govern
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evidence which showed that company officials knew the employee was viewing pornography on his computer but did not take adequate steps to shut down such activities or investigate the extent of the employee’s violations of company policy. This is a very chilling opinion for employers to digest. Employer Promises re: Privacy 2. One of the most common questions from our business clients is whether their promises regarding email and other workplace privacy issues are legally binding. Not necessarily is
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HA2022 Business Law Tri 1‚ 2011 QUESTION 1 Sue Fairbairn is 35 years old. She is a commercial boat skipper who works for Whale Watching. She has held a commercial skipper’s licence for 15 years and is considered to be a very experienced whale watching skipper. To ensure she is always at the peak of her health she has annual medical examinations‚ which are conducted by her local doctor. Last week she was booked to take a group of tourists on a whale watching cruise leaving from Byron Bay and
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Mediation and arbitration are two of the common alternative dispute resolutions methods used. Both mediation and arbitration use a neutral third party to facilitate a resolution. In the mediation process a mediator assist in resolving the dispute between the parties. By speaking with each party separately or together giving options for a resolution. The arbitrator can either be an individual or a panel of experts. Mediation and arbitration have many traits in common. They are both voluntary and
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Business Law 304 Case Study case brief---Gregory‚ a comedy writer‚ entered into a contract with Wessel‚ a comedian. The contract provided that Gregory would provide Wessel with a 15 minute monologue for his upcoming appearance on the comedy hour and Wessel will pay $250 to Gregory. All performers could make $500 per appearance on the comedy hour. and when Wessel was scheduled to aper on the comedy hour‚ Gregory informed him that he was unable to provide the monologue‚ because last time Wessel
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Student name: YUN Shang Student ID: 12085655g Total words: 3050 Introduction Business Process Reengineering (BPR) involves changes in process and structure within the companies‚ the entire human resources‚ technological‚ organization structure may be transformed in BPR. Information Technology plays a crucial role in BPR as it offers office automation and help the business to be managed in remote distance‚ provides flexibility in service‚ permits shorter time to deliver and
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Steps in Making a Business Report Copyright © Wondershare Software STEP 1: DEFINING AND ANALYZING THE PROBLEM POINTS TO CONSIDER: a. b. c. d. e. Purpose of the Report Precedents Significance of the Report Prospective Readers Practical Restrictions Copyright © Wondershare Software A. PURPOSE - the report should be made clear Importance of his report WRITER Kind of report desired Tone of the report Copyright © Wondershare Software The following exercises
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I. Introduction Business process management has become the primary strategic approach to managing business in the 21st century. The approach recognizes that the customer is the most important driver of business success and as a result the goal of business process management is to organize the business in the best way to deliver value to the customer. Business process management is a system designed to organize the business around the central principle of delivering customer value. It is a systematic
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used mainly for transporting goods on public roads. S 3(2) a person is not a consumer if the goods (regardless of price paid) are acquired: -for the purpose of re-supply or -for using them up or transforming them‚ in trade or commerce (business) in production or manufacture or -repairing or treating other goods for fixtures on land. Crago v Multiquip Pty Ltd (1998) Ostrich egg incubator is not ordinarily acquired for personal‚ household or domestic use. Atkinson v Hastings Deering
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Issue 6. 1. Title: Consideration 2. Textbook reference: Chapter 12 3. Possible search terms: Consideration‚ past consideration‚ option-to-cancel‚ accord‚ satisfaction‚ release‚ promissory estoppel 4. Here is the situation: Andrea‚ the president of Standard Corporation‚ announces to Standard employees‚ “If you work hard‚ and profits remain high‚ you’ll get a bonus‚ if management thinks it’s warranted.” Profits remain high‚ but no bonus is paid. If the employees sue‚ would a court enforce the
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