Public Interest Litigation (PIL) PIL in broad terms means litigation filed in a court of law for the protection of “Public Interest” on the wide variety of subjects concerning citizens. The history: Public Interest Litigation popularly known as PIL can be broadly defined as litigation in the interest of that nebulous entity: the public in general. Prior to 1980s‚ only the aggrieved party could personally knock the doors of justice and seek remedy for his grievance and any other person who
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A STUDY ON DELAY IN DISPOSAL OF CIVIL LITIGATION IN BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE Historical Background:- The age old adage ‘Justice delayed Justice denied’ has control significance for meeting the ends of justice. Delayed justice in the means of inflicting injustice through process of law. Speedy disposal of case is an important condition of ends of justice. The laws contained themselves to protection of the weak against the economically strong. The fisc against corruption‚ the ignorant against the knowledgeable
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Cigarette Litigation In August 1970 a leading tobacco defense attorney‚ David R. Hardy‚ wrote a confidential letter warning that indiscreet comments by industry scientists‚ including references to biologically active components of cigarette smoke and the search for a safer cigarette‚ constitute a real threat to the continued success in the defense of smoking and health litigation. The actual knowledge on the part of the defendant that smoking is generally dangerous to health‚ that certain ingredients
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Application Police Complaints November 21‚ 2011 Abstract Conducting ourselves as mature individuals could determine whether or not we’re taken seriously within society. Since the beginning of time‚ black‚ white‚ Hispanic‚ etc.‚ have filed complaints against police officers‚ regardless of their maturity level or regardless of their own fault level. Is society too disrespectful to law enforcement? If civilians could walk in police officer shoes for one day would the complaint level decrease?
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firm whereas the associate are usually on salary as an employee‚ not being an owner in the firm. The supervising attorney in a large firm is responsible for the actions and work of the lawyers under him/her. The paralegal is responsible for the litigation process. Some of the responsibilities of the paralegal are preparing casework‚ investigations‚ preparing briefings‚ conducting interviews and scheduling and maintaining client contacts. The support staff are those individuals within the firm that
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Litigation v. Mediation Alexander is involved in a dispute related to his business. Alexander is considering legal action. Why may it be financially advantageous to Alexander’s business to avoid litigation and mediate the case? The expense of time and money associated with Alexander’s business decision to consider legal action can be avoided through mediation per our text book Business Law which suggest that litigation is often an inefficient way to resolve business-related disputes . According
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Ralphs received complaints about Misiolek’s behavior starting in 1985‚ but that these complaints did not reach Ralph’s headquarters in Compton‚ do you believe that the judge is right in holding that the company as a whole should not be held responsible for his actions? Should the company be held responsible for policies that prevent complaints from reaching headquarters? Ralphs Grocery Co. should be held responsible because Ralphs’ management did not facilitate feedback‚ complaints from employee
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COMPLAINT HANDLING Complaints 1. What causes people to complain? Why they don’t complain? Why do complaints occur? Complaints occur due to: - ← Delay ← Bad product ← Bad service ← Wrong/Incomplete Information ← A promise that is not kept 2. Why complaints need to be handled? ← Increase brand loyalty ← Improve on quality ← To gain an edge over the competitor ← To retain customers ← To stop unsatisfied customer from spreading bad word of mouth ← To strengthen the buyer-seller
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Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation Susan Maynard LAW/531 May 5‚ 2013 Bob Houle Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation The traditional litigation system and the nontraditional forms of the alternative dispute resolutions (ADR) have several similarities as well as differences. There are numerous legal processes available to companies to resolve disputes other than using the traditional litigation system such as arbitration
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Customer Complaints: A Gift in Disguise Werner‚ John. ASQ Six Sigma Forum Magazine12.3 (May 2013): 28-30. Abstract (summary) Improving the complaint management process is important for any organization‚ and the rewards for establishing an effective process are substantial and well worth the effort. When customers experience a problem with a product or service‚ some will complain to the front-line personnel. Most organizations do not have a complaint tab or button on their home page or on their
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