Investigating Use of Force Before and After Complaints: An Operational Template to Avoid Civil Liability Richard H. Martin‚ Auburn University Montgomery Jeffrey L. Gwynne‚ Auburn University Montgomery Charles A. Gruber‚ Chief (Ret.)‚ CAG Consultants Introduction Many police agencies lack policy‚ procedure‚ and diligence by police supervisors to investigate NON-excessive use of force incidents before a citizen files a formal complaint of a civil rights violation against the police. Police by
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Contractual and Non-contractual Liability I. Contract A contract is an agreement having a lawful object entered into voluntarily by two or more parties‚ each of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between them. The elements of a contract are "offer" and "acceptance" by "competent persons" having legal capacity who exchange "consideration" to create "mutuality of obligation." Contracts may be bilateral or unilateral. A bilateral contract is an agreement in which each of the
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1. Importance of Donoghue v Stevenson Case The case established 3 things The case established negligence as a wrongful act for which there was a legal liability. The notion of duty of care was formed which if infringed would result in damage. The neighbour principle was established by Lord Akins namely that your neighbour is anyone who may be affected by your acts or omissions. Main points of Case (The details of this were) Mrs Donoghue drank some ginger beer in which she found the remains
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Strict Liability for Defective Products - Part X of the CPA 1999 Section 68(1) provides that where any damage is caused wholly or partly by a defect product‚ the following persons shall be liable for the damage. The plaintiff only has to prove damage or defect in the product. Part X of CPA does not cover every product. Section 66 provides types of product such as goods and component parts and raw materials. Section 3 provides definition of goods. Only the goods which are purchased for private and
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FRS 19 Deferred Taxation Summary Full provision for deferred taxation now required Accelerated capital allowances Pension costs Unrealised group profits Interest costs capatilised Unrelieved tax losses Other short term timing differences Not for: ` Re-valued fixed assets Rollover relief availed of Remittance of overseas sub. Recognise DT asset if it is more likely than not to be recovered Where assets continually re-valued to fair value: provide DT Permits discounting Use tax rates enacted or
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Criminal Law You have the right to remain silent‚ anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney‚ if you cannot afford an attorney one will be provided for you. These famous words came from Miranda vs. Arizona‚ a Supreme Court case that took place March 13‚ 1963 when Ernesto Miranda was arrested by the Phoenix Police Department‚ who failed to advise him of his rights to an attorney and his rights to remain silent. This case has given alleged
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Credit card : Asset or Liability Credit card actually replaces the hard money in market. Before the coming of plastic money‚ every one relies on their present income. If possible in present salary then only purchases go on‚ otherwise get shifted to next month. This problem now has been solved with the plastic money. Make payments in the next month but u can purchase now. Any one can judge this plastic money is an asset or liability for a person. Let assume its an asset. How? Right now it makes
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NEW DELHI: For long Indian population was considered a curse to the nation. But no longer. Experts say that the Indian population which is supposed to overtake China very soon‚ is asset rather than a liability. Government is stepping towards thinking India’s population to be used to illustrate the country’s huge potential‚ both economic and political‚ experts say. With just 2.4 percent of the global landmass housing 16 percent of the global population‚ successive Indian governments have been
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5 Asset and Liability Management (ALM) 29. There are different organizational and governance models that guide the management of bank asset and liability activities. The models reflect fundamentally different risk philosophies that tend to evolve with the growing sophistication and depth of financial markets together with the position and activities undertaken by a bank in the market. The terms ‘ALM unit’ and ‘treasury unit’‚ can be confusing as they are often used by organizations who assign
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Contracts‚ Torts and Product Liability Name Institution Chapters 6 and 7 of John McAdams book are on contracts‚ business torts‚ and product liability respectively. In order to understand these chapters fully‚ I will provide an appropriate case and the court’s ruling due to the influence of factors discussed in these two chapters. Before I discuss this case‚ an introduction on the keywords in these chapters in relation to business law is necessary. A contract is a binding legal
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