Board Act in 2003. 2 The act came into effect in June 2004 and established the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB). PIAB is primarily governed under the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 (amended 2007) the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 and more recently The Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011. Its duty is to asses all claims for personal injury as an independent statutory body and “without the need for legal proceedings”1. Its purpose is to streamline what was previously
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Since the subsection states clearly that defendant 1 indulged in offering services under false pretence subject to peer review. This becomes a case of forfeiting standard care for professionals2 (“CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 2003 - SECT 22 standard of care for professionals‚” 2003). As clearly stated‚ a professional is liable to the breach of a duty in case they forgo the peer professional opinion unless contrary litigation‚ legislation is present. In this
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STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE INDIGENOUS NATION OF THREE RIVERS NARROWS O-PE-NIG‚ a single individual; ) ) Plaintiff‚ ) CIVIL NO. 2012-CV-162 KIJ HP ) vs. ) COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES‚
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RULE: Ms. Vanna White cites (3) separate Case Law in her case against Samsung & David Deutsch Associates. The first of which is California Civil Code Section 3344(a) which text states that "[a]ny person who knowingly uses another’s name‚ voice‚ signature‚ photograph‚ or likeness‚ in any manner‚ ... for purposes of advertising or selling‚ ... without such person’s prior consent ... shall be
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foreign judgment may operate as res judicata except in the six cases specified in the section 13 and subject to the other conditions mentioned in Sec. 11 of C.P.C. The rules laid down in this section are rules of substantive law and not merely of procedure. The fact that the foreign judgment may fail to show that every separate issue‚ such as‚ the status of the contracting parties‚ or the measure of damages‚ was separately framed and decided‚ is irrelevant unless it can be shown that failure brings
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UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW COURSEWORK FOR (MARITIME LAW ) AUTHOR - ( FARADILA BINTI ROSLAN; 11605537 ) DATE - (20TH FEBRUARY 2012 ) SEMINAR GROUP - (-) SEMINAR TUTOR - ( DR. ARDESHIR ATAI ) SCHEME - (LLMF1) “Where the action is undefended‚ it used to be the case that any judgment would be limited to the value of the res itself. In the light of the reasoning of the House of Lords in The Indian Grace (No. 2)‚ to the effect that‚ after service of in rem proceedings
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Under the rule of joinder‚ where a plaintiff has two or more entirely separate claims emanating from separate transactions‚ he can sue on them in one action. CPLR section 4102(c) provides that a party has not waived his right to a trial by jury by joining a legal claim with another claim not triable by jury which arose out of a separate transaction. Thus‚ a plaintiff is entitled to a jury trial on its legal claims for relief when its equitable claims for relief arise out of an entirely separate
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Doctrines and Principles in Remedial Law Doctrine of non-interference or doctrine of judicial stability Courts of equal and coordinate jurisdiction cannot interfere with each other‘s orders. Thus‚ the RTC has no power to nullify or enjoin the enforcement of a writ of possession issued by another RTC. The principle also bars a court from reviewing or interfering with the judgment of a co-equal court over which it has no appellate jurisdiction or power of review. This doctrine applies with
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Darlene Jespersen‚ Plaintiff-Appellant‚ v. Harrah’s Operating Company‚ INC.‚ Defendant-Appellee United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit April 14‚ 2006 Facts: Darlene Jespersen was a bartender at Harrah’s Casino in Reno in the sports bar. She was frequently praised by her supervisors and customers for being an outstanding employee. When Jespersen first started her job at Harrah’s the female bartenders were not required to wear makeup but were encouraged to. Jespersen tried to wear
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The MV Lilian S 1 1 Owners of the Motor Vessel “Lillian S” v Caltex Oil (Kenya) Ltd 5 Court of Appeal‚ at Mombasa Nyarangi‚ Masime & Kwach JJ A November 17‚ 1989 Civil Appeal No 50 of 1989 (Appeal from an order of the High Court at Mombasa‚ Bosire J‚ in Admiralty Cause No 29 of 1988 dated 28th February‚ 1989) Admiralty Law – admirality jurisdiction of the High Court Kenya – circumstances in which the jurisdiction can be invoked – Judicature Act (Cap 8)‚ section 4 – Supreme Court Act‚ 1981 sections
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