Abstract Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in response to financial scandals perpetrated by Enron and WorldCom‚ and it has had a strong impact on corporate accounting and financial decision-making. This law was intended to enhance financial transparency for publicly-traded companies. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act established new regulations and penalties for public companies to protect investors. In addition‚ it created the
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Dear Representative Johnson: Regarding the End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 (HR1933)‚ I would like to express and provide an explanation of my full support of the legislation. As you may be aware‚ the End Racial Profiling Act would prohibit federal‚ state‚ and local law enforcement officials from engaging in racial profiling and cease any previous procedures that may have indorsed these activities. The bill would issue a grant to state and local law enforcement agencies to provide better training
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distinguished from offers because they contain no demonstration of present intent to form contractual relations. No contract is formed when prospective purchasers respond to such terms‚ as they are merely invitations or requests for an offer. Unless this interpretation is employed‚ any person in a position similar to a seller who advertises goods in any medium would be liable for numerous contracts when there is usually a limited quantity of merchandise for sale. An advertisement‚ price quotation‚ or catalogue
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Legal Aspects Of Business – Indian Contracts Act 1872 Indian Contract Act 1872 is the main source of law regulating contracts in Indian law. Citation Act No. 9 of 1872 Enacted by Parliament of India Date enacted 25 April 1872 Date commenced 1 September 1872 The law relating to contracts in India is contained in Indian Contract Act‚ 1872. The Act was passed by British India and is based on the principles of English Common Law. It is applicable to the All States of India except the State
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Issue Did the corporation violate section 38 of the tax Act? The case addresses a tax payer’s questions the constitutional validity of section 38 of the tax Act‚ Corporation Tax Act‚ enacted on August 5‚ 1909‚ against the corporation. Rule “The tax is to be equivalent to 1 per cent of the entire net [220 U.S. 107‚ 145] income over and above $5‚000 received by such corporation or company from all sources during the year‚ excluding‚ however‚ amounts received by them as dividends upon stock of
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Partner From: Noelle Milburn Date: August 2‚ 2010 Re: Angela Woodside vs. Doyle Construction 1. Has Doyle Contractors breached its contract with Angela Woodside? Explain your answer fully. 2. Does Ms. Woodside have to wait until after April 1‚ 2008 to sue Doyle Contractors for breach of contract? Explain your answer fully. 3. Assuming a breach of contract has or will occur‚ what remedies does Ms Woodside have after the breach? 4. What defenses might Doyle Contractors raise in the event
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Situation A. The Family and Medical Leave Act entitles those eligible up to twelve weeks leave per each postal year for a new child in the family‚ whether it be by birth‚ adoption or placement in foster care. It also allows for leave if the employee themselves has a serious health condition that prevents them from performing the job or caring for a family member that has a serious health condition. Lastly‚ it also guarantees those eligible up to twenty-six weeks of leave in a postal year to care
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Competition act case MONDAY‚ 13 SEPTEMBER 2010 CCI v SAIL: Supreme Court Gets it Right! In a telling judgement‚ the Supreme Court of India‚ on Sep. 9‚ 2010‚ has effectively and judiciously circumscribed the boundaries of exercise of power by both the Competition Commission of India (CCI/Commission) and the Competition Appellate Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) while delivering its verdict in the much awaited case Competition Commission of India v. Steel Authority of India Ltd. This Note captures the highlights
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blemish and endorsed this by Punjab Town Panchayat Act in 1922. Around then‚ these panchayats were likewise required to encourage the necessities of towns in regards to support and development of channels and open ways‚ and change of lakes‚ wells‚ and water tanks for the supply of clean drinking water‚ showering and washing. The statutory duty and obligations of these panchayats were upheld by the agent chief. In 1939‚ the Punjab town Panchayat Act was again corrected. Under this further change‚ panchayats
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Topic 3: Breach in contract 1) Breach of contract: Spanish Contract Law provides a broad notion of breach of contract for any behavior that departs from the specified behavior in the contract in any way (time‚ quality‚ substance‚ etc.) or is not specially justified on legal grounds (actions forbidden by the government are not breaches since they are justified on a legal ground). The general benchmark to determine breach is the contract agreed by the parties themselves‚ and not external notions
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