financial accounting standards statement sets up the foundation for reporting and accounting for loss contingencies. A contingent liability is a potential liability that might‚ or might not happen in the future. For example this could be a lawsuit‚ a product warranty‚ a possible tax assessment‚ a government investigation‚ or even an environmental contamination. A contingent liability and the associated loss are recorded as a journal entry only if the contingency meets these two criteria; A.) the contingency
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CASE ONE: LAW OF TORT An accident was occurred by the car driven by Azhar with the disabled lorry which has been stalled by Ah Chan. Two of these persons have made their own fault as what happened on case Ramachandran a/l Mayandy v. Abdul Rahman bin Ambok. First of all‚ Azhar has derived his vehicle along a state road at slightly above the speed limit and his vehicle was equipped with a seatbelt but Azhar was not wearing it at the time of the collision. In addition‚ the impact of the collision
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Principles of Liability – Coursework Assessment Two For a contractual agreement to withstand‚ it is crucial that the contract contains the four main components‚ which are; offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration and the intention to create legal relations. A contract is seen as a legally binding agreement between two parties‚ so It is very important for the court to establish a ‘consensus ad idem’; the meeting of minds in order to judge whether a contract exists. Britney’s first meeting with
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two principles of criminal liability which have to be relied upon in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused person. Therefore the aim of this essay is to discuss the two principles of law for criminal liability with reference to the Penal Code Act‚ Chapter Eighty Seven (87) of the Laws of Zambia and Zambian decided cases. In order to effectively do this‚ the essay will begin by generally talking about the two principles of law for criminal liability which are the “Actus reus”
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Intentional Tort is a purposeful act committed by a person against another person that results in harm. In this case it is a nursing assistant harming a patient. An example is a nurse put poison in the patient’s food to inflict harm on them. The case I found was about 16 year old Rachelle Harris. On July 4th‚ 1988 Rachelle tried to commit suicide and was checked into a psychiatric unit of Baptist Hospital. Rachelle was then raped by a nursing assistant on July 16th‚ 1988. Dr. Isabelle L. Ochsner
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Sovereign Immunity 1. Journey of the Doctrine 1.1Pre Constitutional Era 1.2 Post Independence and Constitution of India IX. Sovereign Functions & Non-Sovereign Function X. Critically Analysis of the case 1. Vicarious liability 2. Negligence 3. Violation of Right to Property 4. Misappropriation 5. Case Reference XI. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………..…….. XII. Bibliography……………………………………………………………………..….……. Introduction “Law is the great
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partners and employees and other agents acting in the course of their partnership’s business. Additionally‚ vicarious liability extends to individual partners as well‚ regardless of their individual culpability. The latter principle of spinoff liability is‚ naturally‚ highly detested among members of the partnership‚ in particular members of professional service firms. Intriguingly‚ the principle of vicarious liability has over time attracted different justifications‚ each with its own strengths and
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Products Liability Research Paper By Bobby Brown Sunbeam is an American made brand that has produced various household appliances since 1910. Their products have included the Mixmaster mixer‚ the Sunbeam waffle iron‚ Coffeemaster‚ and an automatic toaster. In 1928‚ the company’s head designer‚ Swedish immigrant Ivar Jeppsson‚ invented the Mixmaster mixer. Introduced to the public in 1930‚ it was the first mechanical mixer with two detachable beaters whose blades interlocked. Barbara Thompson
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each part relevant to the understanding of responsibility and liability in the company by the company management. Introduction- will provide some information in the relation to the financial information. Why do we need it and how it has been develop across the years? It will also provide the base understanding of why we need the financial report and how he affects the responsibility or the liability of the company management. Liability versus responsibility- will provide some basics understanding
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Principles of Criminal Liability 1/16/2013 Student ID: Word Count: 2482 Criminal activities are very common in our society. With the intention to hamper the property of other people or causing ill effect to others‚ criminal activities are occurred usually. Sometimes people involve themselves with some activities to injure others due to personal clash or from ill temperament. Some activities which may be done to cause simple injury
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