undertakes to advise he must exercise reasonable care and skill in giving the advice. He is under no obligation to advise‚ but if he takes upon himself to do so‚ he will incur liability if he does so negligently.” ’ House of Lords in Banbury v. Bank of Montreal[1] I. Introduction The issue of legal liability of banks in the provision of negligent advice is one doctrine of law that has evolved through the years. In light of current controversies hounding the UK banking sector‚ it
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“A Civil Action” by Jonathan Harr What is the difference between a criminal and a civil case? Criminal cases require that a verdict be made without a “shadow of doubt‚” but in civil cases that is not the case. Professor Nesson in “A Civil Action” states that civil cases only need around 51 percent to determine liability. This book was a very interesting read because it takes us through the different parts of a civil trial and how the case even got started. It is especially important to consider
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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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CHAPTER 13 Current Liabilities and Contingencies ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics 1. Concept of liabilities; definition and classification of current liabilities. 2. Accounts and notes payable; dividends payable. 3. Short-term obligations expected to be refinanced. 4. Deposits and advance payments. 5. Compensated absences. 6. Collections for third parties. 7. Contingent liabilities (General). 8. Guaranties and warranties. 9. Premiums and awards offered to customers. Questions
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The culture industry is responsible for all the rubbish we have in the media. Discuss. IntroductionThe purpose of this essay is to critically discuss who is ultimately responsible for all the rubbish in the media. In this argument I will prove that the responsible parties would in fact be both the producer and its consumers. I will elucidate the issue with Osgood Schramms model of communication and the concept of hegemony with TMZ‚ a tabloid website and television series‚ as representation of the
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Walter Gropius was one of the most important architects and educators of the 20th century. The son of a successful architect‚ Gropius received his professional training in Munich. After a year of travel through Spain and Italy‚ he joined the office of Peter Behrens‚ the most important European architect of the day‚ in Berlin. In 1910‚ Gropius left Behrens to work in partnership with Adolf Meyer until 1924-25. This period was the most fruitful of Gropius’s long career; he designed most of his significant
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Criminal Liabilities Pearl Street HCS/430 Joann Wilcox February 13‚ 2011 Consumer concerns have increased over the past few years because of the dramatic changes in health care information and its’ delivery (Benfield‚ Ashkanazi‚ Rozensky 2006). Each day patients put their physical health and trust in the hands of health care providers. Unfortunately‚ there have been times when the treatment provided‚ whether accidental or intentional‚ has caused harm to the patient. Patients who have experienced
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What is Action Learning? Action Learning is an accelerated learning tool which can be applied to any number of different workplace (and personal) issues and challenges. In Action Learning groups or ’sets’ we meet regularly with others in order to explore solutions to real problems and decide on the action we wish to take. When doing this in the set‚ the stages include: 1. Describing the problem as we see it 2. Receiving contributions from others in the form of questions 3. Reflecting on our discussion
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Abstract What is affirmative action? Affirmative action is an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination‚ esp. in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination. In the 1940s: President Roosevelt signed an order making discrimination illegal in defense contracting. 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that "separate but equal" facilities on the basis of race were unconstitutionally discriminatory. The Act of 1964: Congress passed
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UVA-F-1357 EBAY INC. (A) Gary Bengier‚ Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations at eBay‚ clicked on the send button as he emailed the week’s financial update to Pierre Omidyar‚ the company’s 31-year old chairman. It was September 15‚ 1998 and Wall Street was still reeling from a summer of severe market volatility. Much of the market’s instability could be traced to bearish worries over a deepening and continuing economic crisis in Asia and other developing markets. Many investors
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