Business Law Final Denise Capalbo Chetum v. Knarles Issue: Defamation Rule: Under the common law‚ defamation requires a false statement of fact‚ of or concerning plaintiff‚ published to a third party and causing damages. Also‚ where defamation is about a public person or matter of public concern‚ the plaintiff must prove that the statement is false‚ and that the defendant either knew of its truth or acted with reckless disregard of the truth (malice). Analysis: Knarles’ statements
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Jonah Watson Business Law Case Analysis #3 IN YOUR COURT A remedy is the relief provided for an innocent party when the other party has breached the contract. There are two types of remedies; remedies in equity and remedies at law. Remedies in equity are only awarded only if the remedy at law is inadequate. Remedies at law normally award monetary damages Ken‚ the owner of a famous candy store‚ and Sweet‚ Inc. have entered into a contract‚ essentially designating Sweet‚ Inc. as his
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1. Give an example of a case that would fall under diversity jurisdiction. Explain all of the key elements of such a case. A federal court’s power to hear any case where the amount in controversy exceeds $75‚000 and no plaintiff shares a state of citizenship with any defendant. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Diversity jurisdiction is one of the two main types of subject-matter jurisdiction in federal court. Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary The power of the federal courts to decide
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enforceable‚ the Statute of Frauds does not apply to Briggs v. Sackett as the specifics of this case warrant an exception from the Statue of Frauds under the equitable doctrine of part performance. Applicable Laws The equitable doctrine of part performance allows the court to enforce an oral real estate contract
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PROGRAM : FISCAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT : FINANCE COURSE : COMPANY LAW 2 CIN 2206 LECTURER : MR MAKUYANA QUESTION “By becoming a shareholder in a company‚ a person undertakes by his contract to be bound by the decisions of the prescribed majority of shareholders‚ if those decisions on the affairs of the company are arrived at in accordance with the law‚ even when they adversely affect
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than for independent contractors‚ in the case of company liquidation employees are treated as preferential creditors whereas independent contractors are treated as unsecured debts‚ employers are responsible for the deduction of tax and social insurance of their employees but are not responsible for the deduction of tax and social insurance of independent contractors that they pay for a service. Examples of How to Make the Distinction the Control Test Case: Ready Mixed Concrete (South East) Ltd –vs
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Topic 1 X Introduction to Company Law LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this topic‚ you should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. List the types of business entities and its distinctions; Identify the various forms of companies and the changing of status; Discuss the doctrine of separate legal personality and lifting of the veil of incorporation; Describe the agency principles related to company law; and Evaluate the duties of a promoter and the pre-incorporation contracts. X INTRODUCTION
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P 205 case 7 Mary McDonald‚ an 86-year-old woman‚ was frequently complaining about the high cost of maintenance of her house and high property taxes. She decided to cancel her fire insurance to reduce expenses. Mary’s daughter was aware of her mother’s concern about the property‚ and she took Mary to the lawyer’s office to sign some papers that would protect her mother. When Mary came to the lawyer’s office‚ she was advised that the paper she was going to sign was the deed to the property. Mary
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SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND LAW LAW2452 COMPANY LAW COURSE MANUAL Copies of copyright material in this compilation have been made in accordance with the provisions of section VB of the Copyright Act for the teaching purposes of the University. CONTENTS Course Syllabus 2 - 4 Topics (Topic 1 - 15) 5 - 17 Tutorial Questions (Questions 1 - 46)
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Developments is a development company which plans to demolish the house and build some apartments. The contract was signed by Nicole and was also signed ’for and on behalf of Lakeview Developments Pty Ltd’ by Anthony Blunt‚ who showed her his business card describing him as the ’Developments Manager’ of Lakeview Developments. Nicole has just been informed by the company that‚ as Developments Manager‚ Anthony did not have authority to enter into the contract and the company
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