Consumer Case Law Consumer Case Law Component B – Consumer Case Law Report (10%) Case Law One 1. Legal citation Smythe v. Thomas (2007) NSWSC 884 2. Elements of the offence In the 2007 case of Peter Smythe v Vincent Thomas‚ the Defendant Thomas listed a Wirraway Australian Warbird aircraft for sale‚ with a starting bid of $150‚000‚ even though Thomas thought the aircraft was probably worth around $200K to $250K. With 20 seconds remaining‚ Smythe made a bid on the aircraft‚ in accordance
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INTRODUCTION Whenever two objects with different initial temperatures are put in contact with each other‚ the warmer one will cool down‚ and the cooler one will warm up‚ until they reach the same temperature. We now know that this has to do with the motions of molecules: what we sense as temperature is related to the average kinetic energy of the molecules of each material: the faster they’re vibrating around‚ the hotter the object feels. We can sidestep this molecular picture by dealing with
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allowing for easier communication. But with this advancement of technology brings a large range of complicated legal and ethical issues. 2. Governments face many challenges in trying to make regulations and laws where technology is concerned. The reason for this is because technology continues to advance therefore new issues that have never been seen before will arise. One of the major issues with technological advancement is privacy. 3. Everyday‚ Australians are shopping online‚ socializing with
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The legal issues in the SeaWorld of Florida v. Perez case are numerous issues with height requirements from the whales and the trainers. Also‚ the different types of platforms the trainers use for their different types of students and performances. The issue of drywork and waterwork are in question in the case and the question of what is dry work and what is considered wet work on the job. There are some concerns if the distance is wide and high enough for a safe environment away from the whales
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A specific phobia is an irrational fear of a usually harmless object‚ place or situation. This fear leads people to dread confronting everyday situations‚ or avoid them altogether. ‘The most common specific phobias are agoraphobia‚ the fear of crowded places and arachnophobia‚ the fear of spiders’ (Davenport‚ 1992‚ pg. 239). The main symptoms of person suffering from specific phobia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)‚ include ‘a marked and persistent
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Executive MBA Financial Reporting Course Book 2012-13 ACC40380 Financial Reporting (Midweek Blackrock) ACC40390 Financial Reporting (Weekend Blackrock) ACC40400 Financial Reporting (City) Course Outline Aims of course In the current economic climate as the credibility and reliability of financial reporting comes under sustained scrutiny an appreciation and understanding of the financial reporting process has become increasingly
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Contemporary Issues in Sport The main issue that I have chosen is hooliganism in football. The article to be analysed is that of Eric Dunning: Soccer Hooliganism as a world social problem‚ (in Sport Matters- sociological studies of sport‚ violence and civilization (2001). Other works will also be looked at to highlight wider understanding of soccer hooliganism from different social thoughts. What will follow is an essay that will try to cover issues raised by Dunning in his article. It is worth
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Crime Reporting & Rates Response Paper UOPX CJS_200 01/18/2013 1) What is the purpose of major crime-reporting programs? What makes a successful crime-reporting program in the United States? There are a few factors for the purpose of having a crime-reporting program‚ other than just collecting crime statistics. One of the many reasons why crime-reporting is so important is because they can determine if any new programs‚ or new laws‚ or new techniques that were implemented are working
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Specific gravity What is specific gravity? Archimedes discovered that the weight of body in air minus its weight in water is equivalent to the weight of the water displaced by the body. Specific gravity is defined as "The weight of a body compared with the weight of an equal amount of pure water at 4°C (4°C is the temperature at which water is densest). When a body is placed in water‚ the volume of water displaced is equal to the volume of the body. When the body is placed in water that it
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store the information on their databases. Tesco Compare is part of Tesco group; they are responsible for protecting personal information from customers. This information gathered from their customers; Tesco club card and Tesco bank services are the examples of services that Tesco are required obtaining from their customer information. It is important that Tesco should processing and gathering the data fairly‚ lawfully and for the purpose. This means that they shall only use within the organisation.
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