A tort is a civil wrong that is outside of contract law and arises out of recognition that a person is responsible for their acts and omissions when dealing with others. The term ’tort’ refers to a number of different laws such as: • nuisance‚ • trespass and • assault Torts generally compensate the individual for personal loss or attacks on reputation‚ where the loss was caused by another person. Tort has as its basis common law. Negligence is now the dominant tort and the focus
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Commercial Law Property 4 Ownership/Possession: 4 ‘Finding’ Cases 5 Personal Property 6 Bailment 8 Nature And Classification Of Bailments 8 Duties Of Bailee 9 Duties Of Bailor 11 Termination Of Bailments 12 Special Types Of Bailee 13 Agency 15 Definition Of Agency 15 Creation Of Agency 15 Nature And Scope Of Agent Authority 16 Duties Of Agent 17 Rights Of Agents 18 Liabilities Of Agents 19 Termination Of Agency 21 Particular Types Of Agents 22 Statutory Regulation Of Agents
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made‚ which is not the fault of either of the parties‚ which renders the contract either impossible to perform or deprives the contract of its commercial purpose. Where a contract is found to be frustrated‚ each party is discharged from future obligations under the contract and neither party may sue for breach. The allocation of loss is decided by the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943. Examples of frustrating events Destruction of the subject matter: Taylor v Caldwell 3 B &
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Business Law What is Business Law? Businesses interact in many and varied ways. To name just a few types of business transactions‚ there are contracts‚ mergers and acquisitions‚ leasing‚ etc. How these transactions are carried out is overseen by Business Law. Additionally‚ how businesses are formed is a large part of Business law. This area of law is very wide-ranging‚ although it deals primarily with defining the rights and responsibilities of businesses‚ rather than enforcing these laws. Because
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COMMERCIAL LAW MODULE 2 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 Pete buys a bottle of suntan lotion from his local chemist shop. The lotion which is manufactured by Barnetts Pty Ltd‚ had acid in it‚ which had been added to the mixture by one of the workers in the factory who had failed to read the label on the tin properly. When Pete applied the suntan lotion he suffers third degree burns and has to pay high medical and hospital expenses. Advise Pete whether he has a claim against the manufacturer
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the club. Rule 5 of the rules provided‚ inter alia‚ that all members shall not‚ by reason of his membership‚ be under any financial liability except for payment of his annual subscription and any other sums due under or levied under the rules and by laws to the defendants. The plaintiff is an ordinary transferable membership. The plaintiff applied to become a member of the club by submitting the necessary application form and duly executed a declaration contained therein which states‚ inter alia‚ that
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By Ngoc Diem s3245569 – Upload by RMIT Vietnam Helpdesk Team. INTERNET FOR BUSINESS REVIEW E-business Concepts & Implication 1. Explain the difference between e-business and e-commerce o E-commerce: All electronically mediated information exchanges with external stake holders. o E-business: All electronically mediated information exchanges both within the organization and with external stakeholders supporting the range of business processes. 2. Identify different types of sell-side
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Criminal Investigative Profiling Sandoval ‚ Faviola Westwood College Online Introduction: Investigative profiling captured the imagination of Hollywood and America after movies such as Mindhunter and Silence of the Lambs illuminated movie screens and the minds of the public. Investigative profiling endeavors to answer the question of the offender’s identity through the analysis of crime scene characteristics. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s dichotomy of organized
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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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principal is created by contract. Under the agency contract‚ the agent is given authority to do certain things in his principal’s place. The principal pay’s the agent a fee or commission in exchnge for the service provided by him or her. An agent must always disclose to the principal any material information acquired while performing the agency. Personal quality‚ skill‚ and trust are vital aspects in the relationship between the principal and the agent. An agency can be created in three types of ways
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