THE ROLE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE JUDICIARY ON CONSUMER PROTECTION A consumer can be defined as someone who acquires goods or services for direct use or ownership rather than for resale or use in production and manufacturing. Consumer protection consists of laws and organizations designed to ensure the rights of consumers as well as fair trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud
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Share repurchases and the protection of shareholders* KATHLEEN VAN DER LINDE** 1 Introduction From a creditor’s perspective there is not much difference between the payment of a dividend in respect of a share and a payment for the acquisition or repurchase of that share. However‚ from the point of view of the shareholder a dividend is a return on capital while a repurchase is a return of capital to the vendor shareholder. Share repurchases change the structure of the company’s share capital
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GMR INFRASTRUCTURE LTD FACT BOOK Q1FY2014 0 Business Structure GMR has been presented with the prestigious ‘Most Admired Infrastructure Company – Overall’ at the 5th KPMG Infrastructure Today Awards 2012-13 in association with KPMG Delhi Airport (PAX Cap. 60 mn‚ FY13 Traffic 34.37 mn) Airports Hyderabad Airport (PAX Cap. 12 mn‚ FY13 Traffic 8.38 mn) Istanbul Sabiha Gokçen Airport (PAX Cap. 25 mn‚ FY13 Traffic 15.34 mn) Generation Assets in Operation: 836 MW‚ 6 Assets
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Introduction Human rights protection is one of the most important and most discussed topics in the present. It´s very difficult to define what are human rights and freedoms. When you ask ten people‚ they will probably give you ten answers. But there is also important to define the human. Human is every human being - every men‚ women‚ child and they have got human rights from his conception to his death. We know many kinds of rights‚ but only human rights are applied on absolutely everyone whatever
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COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN NIGERIA You would recall that in my last article‚ I stated that there is no centralized system of registering copyright in Nigeria. I stated that a “work” which is the subject not the copyright need not be registered before it can be protected under the law. In the process of patenting an invention‚ I came across a process known as copyright notification and I think it is important that I share it with you (You are probably wondering what Patent registration has to do with
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worn correctly‚ according to organization requirements. Personal protective equipment is important before‚ during and after all dental procedures. A high level of attention to personal protection is necessary to prevent injury or disease to patients‚ dental staff and their families. As a dental assistant it is my responsibility to ensure all personal protective measures are carefully carried out. It is important for the dental assistants to protect themselves against contact with the patient’s blood
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Human development is an amazing process full of wonders and miracles. The human brain plays an important function in our body and its development is one of the most important and critical phases in human development. Autism is a disorder that has affected a lot of families in the U.S.‚ not only within the educational sphere but also in people’s social lives. Some of these individuals can be geniuses in certain subjects while others in most cases‚ can have trouble with social‚ verbal and nonverbal
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Case Study of Environmental Conservation of Ozone in Hong Kong The ozone layer present in the stratosphere of the Earth is utmost important to us as it protects us from the exposure of ultraviolet rays which leads to several harmful effects. Without the ozone layer‚ human will be more prone to skin cancer and eye cataracts. Ultraviolet rays can also cause harm to marine life by reducing the amount of planktons and consequently depreciates the amount of fishes in the ocean. Besides that‚ the depletion
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[Evaluate the arguments for and against free trade and protection] Free Trade is the ability of nations to trade products openly & safety for increased efficiency‚ to utilize specialization and for absolute & comparative advantages. Protection involves governmental influences hindering the competition from foreign trade on local firms. Free trade and protection have complete opposite effects on the economy‚ and many aspects influence the industries in favoring the opposed actions for the benefits
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The equal protection clause limits American governments by ensuring that they do not discriminate against people based on their race‚ national origin‚ gender or other status. In the case of Plyler v. Doe‚ the Supreme Court struck down a law prohibiting state funding for children of illegal immigrants. The court stated‚ “The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is not confined to the protection of citizens.” Governments cannot discriminate‚ even if the people in question are not citizens.
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