Subject Business Law Subject Number BBC131 Trainer Mr Tony Antoniou Due Date 7th Oct 2012 Chapter 1 LEGAL FOUNDATIONS Tutorial Questions 1 Why did common law become so rigid and flexible? The social behaviour of surroundings where society
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Business law *CONTRACT 1) consent- both parties agreed to the conditions of the contract The OFFER should be certain. *Vices of consent (contract is voidable) 1) error or mistake- honest mistake in the amount/ contract. Ex: error in number of units 2) violence or force- forced someone to sign a contract. You never really want to sign it. 3) intimidation or threat or duress- same with number 2. 4) undue influence- ex: superior talking to an employee “if you did not sign the contract meaning
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Chapter 1 THE NATURE AND SOURCES OF LAW A. Nature of Law and Legal Rights 1. LEGAL RIGHTS 2. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS 3. THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY 4. PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY B. Sources of Law C. Uniform State Laws D. Classifications of Law Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied‚ scanned‚ or duplicated‚ in whole or in part. Licensed to: iChapters User 4 Part 1 The Legal and Social Environment of Business law – the order or pattern of rules that society establishes
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Definition of Law a. Law is defined as a set of rules and principles by which a community regulates its activities. b. Law is different and yet similar because it can be applied differently across various borders. c. Unlike law‚ internal rules and regulations of clubs‚ societies and other organizations may only be enforced within the group that governs them. d. Law is therefore concerned with the legal rights and obligations of individuals‚ business organizations‚ various entities
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included contracts of utmost good faith‚ statement which are only partially true or distort the truth‚ and the statement which are true at the time of making but change before the contract is entered into. There must be a false statement of fact or law as oppose to opinion or estimate of future events in the case of Bisset v Wilkinson3. At the same time the representation must be untrue. And the person making the representation must know that it is false‚ or not believe in its truth‚ or be recklessly
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Business Law 115-351 Paper Topic Submission Form Name: suzi freitas I m a miller wrapper at PERGO. We make flooring‚ wall bases‚ stairnoses‚ quarter rounds etc. I would like to know about the rights of an employee over his/her employer‚ when it comes to take few hours off in two days in a week‚ for he/her educations. This is about me and my employer. I was working with them for 3 years and I used to be one of their potential workers. And then I took a decision to continue my education
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signifies to another his willingness to do or abstain from doing anything‚ with a view to obtain assent of the other to such act or abstinence‚ he is said to make a proposal. Apparently in the case that Yatie had made an offer or proposal to her business partner‚ Tina to supply handcrafts by sending an offer letter to Tina. Tina had received the offer letter in the next day and she had accepted the offer by asking her staff‚ Anis to fax a letter of acceptance as soon as possible to Yatie. According
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Assignment on University of Dhaka Laws Affecting Business Date: Tuesday‚ 28 May 2013 Submitted to: Prof. Dr. Abu Hossain Siddique Professor‚ Department of International Business University of Dhaka Submitted By: Rabiul Hasan Roll no. 256 6th Batch‚ Department of International Business University of Dhaka Executive Summery Business must operate within the boundaries of laws and government regulations. Laws have been developed not only to protect consumers but also to preserve
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rights to provide independent judgement. However‚ at the same time directors must restrict their independence in a good faith to make decision that would benefit the company. Corporate opportunity factually explains that any business opportunity that could advantage a business (Law Cornell‚ 2010). Thus‚ corporate opportunity doctrine leads the legal duty of directors‚ officers and leading shareholders in a company‚ in the responsibility of loyalty‚ not to take any opportunity for their oneself deprived
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than $75‚000 in potential damages may be filed in a federal court. 2. ｂ : n the legal system of the United States‚ a long arm statute is a law which allows a court to exercise jurisdiction over people and companies in other states. owever‚there are a number of ways in which jurisdiction is limited. In the case of a long arm statute‚ the law involved is the law limiting personal jurisdiction‚ determining where people can be tried on the basis of their residence and connections. Normally‚ a court in
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