Hampton‚ VA School of Business Case Analysis #1 10/22/08 By Introduction Analysis Success of IT systems The information system solution in the case can be itemized as a successful business venture through projected promising statistics; 200‚000 sensors in use now have been estimated to reach the 100 million mark of wireless sensors installed by 2008. Not just the sensors themselves have been estimated to increase‚ but the market for them will increase from $100 million in 2005 to over $1
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et non quieta movere” which translates as “to stand by decisions and not to disturb settled matters”. This principle can thus be aptly described to be that of applying the ratio decidendi of similar previous cases to that of future cases. It is important to first illustrate how the common law doctrine of stare decisis works. Vertical Stare decisis is where a decision of that of a higher court is binding on the lower courts. However‚ horizontal stare decisis does not exist where a prior High Court
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Carpetright plc Annual report and accounts 2010 Harris House Purfleet Bypass Purfleet‚ Essex RM19 1TT Telephone +44 (0)1708 802000 www.carpetright.co.uk www.carpetright.plc.uk Annual report and accounts 2010 Europe’s leading floor coverings retailer Overview Financial highlights 1 Business overview 2 Chairman’s statement 4 Directors’ report: Business review Principal activities 5 Business objective and strategies 5 Operational and financial review
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Judicial Precedent is the way that English Common Law has evolved since the time of Henry II when courts were unified into a national system‚ making it common throughout England. Integral to it is the Latin phrase ‘stare decisis’ which literally means ‘to stand by what has been decided’. Its meaning in the case of judicial precedent is very similar‚ that a Judge will go by the same ruling as a previous judge has in the same cases; providing that the precedent comes from a higher or equal court‚ if
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Report on Jyoti Dasani Murder Case By Shivani Misra 21 December 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Terms of Reference Page 3 Acknowledgement Page 4 Abstract Page 5 Introduction Page 7 Case history Page 8 Laws applicable
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DOCTRINE OF LEGAL PRECEDENTS ADITI GHOSH 2ND Yr. LL.B. (HONS.) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW RAJIV GANDHI SCHOOL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW IIT KHARAGPUR 15 August 2011 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 WHAT IS MEANT BY A PRECEDENT? 2 TYPES OF PRECEDENTS 2 Original precedent 2 Authoritative or Binding precedent 2 Persuasive precedent 3 THE DOCTRINE OF STARE DECISIS? 3 HOW RELEVANT IS THE IDEA OF JUDICIAL PRECEDENTS? 6 WHAT IS THE BINDING ELEMENT OF A CASE? 7 WHY
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in Hong Kong: The Case of Transgenders Introduction The doctrines of “precedent” and “stare decisis” have been pillars of Western Law that have withstood the test of time. They have been especially important in upholding the “Rule of Law” based on the tenets of predictability‚ expectations and stability‚ which are all important in a society based on norms and codes. Yet these legal concepts of precedent and “stare decisis” have been condemned for stifling the progress of law in society by disallowing
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Inspector of Taxes v. Kiernan (hereinafter referred to as Kiernan) is a Supreme Court case which‚ at first glance‚ would appear to deal with a rather innocuous question‚ can “pigs” be referred to as “cattle”? The question of whether pigs can be included within the confines of the the term cattle might seem both banal and quite absurd‚ but the judgement on this question has had repercussions for many subsquent cases since this matter was arbitrated on. 1 Kiernan demonstrates one of the common approaches
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challenge of deciphering the blurred line in determining whether in specific cases a partner can qualify to be labeled as an employee‚ thus protected under the Tittle VII and other federal anti-discrimination statutes. A case that had clear influence and has resulted in an undeniable ripple effect is the Simpson v. Ernst & Young case‚ a case that was heard in the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. This case clearly demonstrates the presents of multiple legal concepts and is viable
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existence of both certainty and flexibility in common law. I will talk about the advantages and disadvantages that contribute to the doctrine of binding precedent including examples of previous cases. Finally I will come to a conclusion if I agree overall with Gardiner’s practice statement of 1966. Doctrine of Precedent is a legal term to describe the practice where decisions established in previous Court rulings are legally binding on future cases which have similar circumstances and facts and must
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