Functions of Law Law performs many functions and plays a central role in business and society. Melvin (2011) stated "A generally accepted generic definition of the law is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force." (p. 4). Law is comprised of statutes and precedents‚ leading to rules that tell us how to act in business and society. Law continues to grow and expand and is open to reason and interpretation. There are several types
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Functions of Law In order to determine the functions or role of the law in society and business the word should be defined. Miriam-Webster’s Dictionary gives the following definitions: "1 a: rule of conduct or action laid down and enforced by the supreme governing authority (as the legislature) of a community or established by custom b: the whole collection of such rules c: the control brought about by enforcing rules d: trial in a court to decide what is just and right according to the laws
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UNIT 6 6.0 AGENCY 6.1 AN AGENT An agent is one who acts on behalf of another called the principal‚ with the express or implied authority of that person. Hence an agent incurs neither rights nor liabilities on contracts made on behalf of the principal. Also an agent need not be of full contractual capacity meaning that even a minor could be appointed as such‚ even though he principal has to be of full contractual capacity. 6.2 TYPES OF AGENTS Universal: appointed to handle the
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LAWS7023-Business and Corporate Law 1/2013 Week commencing: Monday‚ 20.05.13 Tutorial 4: Corporate Finance and Liability Note: Focus in this tutorial is on corporate contracting Problem Set 12: Read Chapter 23. 1. FWPL has traditionally transported its wine using a fleet of trucks that it owns. It is considering selling the fleet of trucks‚ which should sell for approximately $3 million. FWPL’s Board of Directors has not yet made a final decision to sell the trucks
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Role and Functions of Law Laws assist in many purposes in both business as well as society. The author will discuss the roles and functions of law in both business and society. This discussion will cover the different types of laws including statutes‚ common laws‚ treaties‚ ordinances‚ and executive orders. The author will also discuss the classification of those laws into criminal and civil law‚ substantive and procedural law‚ and public and private laws. There will also be a discussion
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USIU BUS 3010 BUSINESS LAW LAW AGENCY NOTES AGENCY LAW The law of agency in Kenya is basically that of the English Common Law. It deals with the relationships that arise when one person‚ the agent‚ is used by another‚ the principal‚ to perform certain tasks on his behalf. CREATION OF THE AGENCY RELATIONSHIP Agency may be created in four ways namely‚ i. By contract ii. By Ratification iii. By Estoppel iv. By operation of the law Agency by Contract This may either be by express contract
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party. It is an act or promise to do (or not to do) something in return for value and the value given is enforceable. All the law need is ‘valuable consideration ’. For example‚ if Jack has offered to pay S$10 for a hammer worth S$100‚ that is considered valuable consideration. There are three types of consideration in law: executory consideration‚ executed consideration and past consideration. In this case study‚ the agreement of payment between Food Enterprises Ltd and Nerd Private Ltd‚ clause
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CORPORATION LAW INTRODUCTION Definition and attributes of a corporation A corporation is an artificial being created by operation of law‚ having the right of succession and the powers‚ attributes and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to its existence. A corporation‚ being a creature of law‚ "owes its life to the state‚ its birth being purely dependent on its will‚" it is "a creature without any existence until it has received the imprimatur of the state acting
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Sharing Jesus without Fear A Paper Submitted to Dr. Gregory Hammond In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Contemporary Evangelism Evan 565 Bibliographical Information Fay‚ William and Linda Evans Shepherd‚ “Sharing Jesus Without Fear”‚ B&H Publishing Group‚ Nashville‚ Tennessee‚ 1999. Author Information William Fay‚ author of Sharing Jesus without fear‚ shares his testimony in the beginning of his book. Fay was once president and CEO of a large company. This was not
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questions. 1. What is an Agency? Agency is a fiduciary relationship “which results from the manifestation of consent by one person to another that the other shall act in his behalf and subject to his control‚ and consent by the other so to act”. A party who employs another person to act in his behalf and subject is called a Principal. A party who agrees to act on behalf of another is called an Agent. Agency is governed by a large body of common law known as agency law. Eg: A real estate broker
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