The Person’s Case was a defining moment in Canadian history because; Canadian women were finally considered persons; women could own property in their name without a man; and there was now a little bit of equality between men and women. Canadian women were finally considered persons because of five women from Alberta who took the case as high as the British Privy Council to make women legally persons [1]. Women are not "qualified persons" within the meaning of section 24 of the B.N.A. Act‚ 1867
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FREE LEGAL AID INTRODUCTION India is a modern state that has accepted the concept of ’welfare state ’. Hence it has to work for the welfare of the general public. It is the function of the State to establish a just social order by enacting just laws and by providing equal opportunity to all to grow. Every Government is constituted to respond to the needs and aspirations of the people and to remove social inequalities among its citizens. This promotes social justice among poor and the downtrodden
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Negligence and vicarious liability. Background to study Case study No. 1 Facts: A bus belonging to Xiamen Bus Co Ltd had hit a school child on the pedestrian passing zone and was killed. Upon the occurrence of accident the driver was arrested by the police for killing in negligence. The deceased child’s family (the claimant) sued the driver who was sentenced for 1 year imprisonment. The family was failed to get the satisfactory compensation as the driver is unable to pay the full award. Facts:
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exchange for job performance and commitment‚ an employer offers rewards to employees. Adequate rewards and compensations potentially attract a quality work force‚ maintain the satisfaction of existing employees‚ keep quality employees from leaving‚ and motivate them in the workplace. According to research conducted by the Corporate Executive Board‚ the most important workplace attribute is compensation‚ (The Increasing Call for Work-Life Balance‚ 2009). Not only must wages be set high enough to motivate
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formula for markup based on cost could be used to calculate cost‚ selling price‚ dollar markup‚ and percent markup. Pick a company and explain why it would mark up the goods based on cost rather than on selling price. Explain how the formula for markup based on selling price could be used to calculate cost‚ selling price‚ dollar markup‚ and percent markup. Pick a company and explain why it would mark up the goods based on selling price rather than on cost. Give an example of markup based on selling price
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Coursework Assignment: ULMS721 Football and the Law Legal Review: Proform Sports Management Ltd v Proactive Sports Management Ltd and another Minor – Contract – Necessaries – Footballer entering into agency agreement with claimant – Footballer being minor at time of agreement – Footballer giving notice of termination of agreement – Claimant alleging defendant inducing breach of contract – Defendant seeking summary judgment on ground that contract voidable – Whether contract falling within class
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CEO Compensation Carola Frydman1 Dirk Jenter2 November 2010 1 Sloan School of Management‚ Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02142; email: frydman@mit.edu Graduate School of Business‚ Stanford University‚ Stanford‚ California 94305; email: djenter@stanford.edu 2 Abstract This paper surveys the recent literature on CEO compensation. The rapid rise in CEO pay over the past 30 years has sparked an intense debate about the nature of the pay-setting process.
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* The fundamental role of criminal law is to protect society from those whose behaviour society has deemed to be unacceptable. Another feature of criminal law is the notion that all of society is the victim. Therefore most criminal law cases are brought by the state. Crime: An act or omission of duty resulting in harm to society that is punishable by the state. - Most crimes are created via societies morals and ethics. - Criminal Law
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Income Mobility: Up & Down the Economic Ladder Senior Seminar July 29‚ 2009 Income Mobility: Up & Down the Economic Ladder People always say they do what they do to make life better not only for themselves‚ but for the future well-being of their children and hopefully those actions will get passed on to their children. This is my way of thinking of the paying it forward theory; giving all I have‚ to make the lives of my children better than the one I grew up with and the one I currently
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Annette Slaughter College Writing Skills with Reading Instructor: Gayle Ellis 14 February 2010 The workers’ compensation system was created to protect the injured worker; however workers are treated unfairly‚ refused services‚ and subjected to additional stress. The workers’ compensation system was created to protect the injured worker‚ or that is what the government had intended it to do. It is the oldest social insurance program‚ and it was adopted by most states in the second decade
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