GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF CONTRACT INTRODUCTION Definition S.2(h) Contract Act 1950 : An agreement enforceable by law. Legally binding between parties. 2 INTRODUCTION (continue..) (a) (b) Legislation governing contracts: Contracts Act 1950 English Law - By virtue of S.5 of the Civil Law Act (When there are no provisions in the Contract Act) 3 INTRODUCTION (continue..) 4 OFFER / PROPOSAL Definition S. 2(a) Contracts Act “When one person signifies
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the raw materials used are imported‚ or are stolen. Fraudulent bonds‚ permits and entries Bonds are like insurance. These are promises or declarations that in case of non-performance the bond shall be taken by the beneficiaries. In the tax of tax fraud the bond referred to here are actually non-existent and are never enforceable in the tax authorities decide to exercise the right to take the bond such as failure to pay an installment on a tax deficiency or tax return. Another criminal offense is
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types of fraud have occurred since the 1800s. As the economy fluctuates‚ many people and organizations believe they must commit fraud in order to have financial gain. Organizations and individuals must understand fraud and the types of fraud‚ in order to protect themselves. There are professionals trained that have received anti-fraud certification in order to fight against fraud. The anti-fraud professional assist companies and individuals in order to detect fraud. Theses anti-fraud specialists
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JUDGMENT V.N. Khare‚ CJI 1. This appeal which arises out of a judgment and order dated 23-11-2001 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam revolves round the question as to whether an arbitration clause in a contract agreement survives despite purported satisfaction thereof. 2. The parties to this appeal entered into an agreement for a project at Kayamkulam. Upon completion of the work the respondent herein submitted final bill which was allegedly not accepted by the appellant‚ where
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Internet Banking and Commerce An open access Internet journal (http://www.arraydev.com/commerce/jibc/) Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce‚ December 2009‚ vol. 14‚ no.3 (http://www.arraydev.com/commerce/jibc/) The Role of IT/IS in Combating Fraud in the Payment Card Industry Jan Devos Lecturer at the Ghent University Association‚ Howest Kortrijk‚ Belgium Graaf Karel de Goedelaan 5‚ 8500 Kortrijk‚ Belgium Author ’s Personal/Organizational Website: www.pih.be/opleiding/elektronica/~jdv/index
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Intro and formation of contracts . Basic Legal Contract Principles People have a right to contract – conduct is voluntary. Anything that takes away voluntariness is questionable‚ e.g.‚ duress‚ economic duress‚ fraud‚ coercion. People have right to breach. But must place other party in the same position for which they contracted‚ so must pay them damages. If legal remedy does not work and P is entitled to be placed into performance‚ then must order specific performance. Specific performance
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Healthcare Fraud and Abuse As we head into the next four years under the Obama administration‚ many Americans are hearing more and more about healthcare reform and what needs to be done to fix the ailing healthcare system. Part of the dramatic increase in healthcare costs is due to Medicare fraud abuse. Healthcare fraud is defined as making false statements or representations of material facts in order to obtain benefits or payment. Healthcare abuse is defined as practices involving the overuse
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School 6-1-2008 Detecting financial statement fraud: Three essays on fraud predictors‚ multi-classifier combination and fraud detection using data mining Johan L. Perols University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Perols‚ Johan L.‚ "Detecting financial statement fraud: Three essays on fraud predictors‚ multi-classifier combination and fraud detection using data mining" (2008). Graduate
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must remain ethically cautious to circumvent falling into such a trap. Accountants need to be educated on what forms of financial statements frauds can be committed and ways to prevent financial statement fraud. A strong system of internal controls helps companies deter employees from committing fraud. Financial Statement Fraud Categories Financial statement fraud is deliberate misrepresentation‚ misstatement or omission of financial statement data for the purpose of misleading the reader and creating
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9-104-071 REV: SEPTEMBER 14‚ 2007 ROBERT S. KAPLAN DAVID KIRON Accounting Fraud at WorldCom WorldCom could not have failed as a result of the actions of a limited number of individuals. Rather‚ there was a broad breakdown of the system of internal controls‚ corporate governance and individual responsibility‚ all of which worked together to create a culture in which few persons took responsibility until it was too late. — Richard Thornburgh‚ former U.S. attorney general1 On July 21‚ 2002
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