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    Strict Child Boundaries

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    over 2billion children in the world that is a huge number! Each of those children has parents who have their own idea on how to raise them. Children come from all different backgrounds and families; some parents choose to be carefree and not be strict with their children while others tend to set many boundaries. Some just have a reasonable number of boundaries for their children. Know matter which way a parent chooses to raise their child there are going to be effects on the children. Most parents

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    a nurse’s accountability is increasing and makes the nurse more susceptible to litigation involving professional negligence than ever before (Oviedo‚ 2016‚ p. 4). In these days negligence is increasing day by day. It could be due to many reasons for an example a lot of stress‚ shortage of staff‚ work load etc. (Potter et al.‚ 2014‚ p. 98) Describes the majority of nursing negligence claims arises from nurses’ failure to perform an assessment or notify the treating physician of critical changes to

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    defendant would be Dale’s supervisor. The supervisor recorded a pass on an exam that dale did not take. The exam Dale failed to write was based on the video that Dale did not watch. The third defendant would be Wal-Mart; Wal-Mart assumes liability because they could be at fault for not properly training staff. Bob would want to take action on Wal-Mart because they have the “deepest pockets” and would most likely be the only defendant with enough money to pay out compensation. Wal-Mart would be vicariously

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    The Elements of Criminal Liability ACTUS REUS & MENS REA "Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea"‚ or "an act does not make a man guilty unless his mind be also guilty (Burgess‚ 2004‚ p.8)." In criminal law‚ for an individual to commit a crime‚ there must be present two elements. They are: • Actus Reus (meaning guilty act – or omission); and • Mens Rea (meaning guilty mind). Actus Reus is the guilty act or omission in the commissioning of a crime. In short‚ it is what the offender does

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    Contingent Liabilities

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    financial accounting standards statement sets up the foundation for reporting and accounting for loss contingencies. A contingent liability is a potential liability that might‚ or might not happen in the future. For example this could be a lawsuit‚ a product warranty‚ a possible tax assessment‚ a government investigation‚ or even an environmental contamination. A contingent liability and the associated loss are recorded as a journal entry only if the contingency meets these two criteria; A.) the contingency

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    Case Study of Negligence

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    action in negligence to succeed‚ it must be foreseeable that the act (or omission) of the defendant could cause harm to the plaintiff. The test is one of “reasonable foreseeability”‚ which is an “objective”. * Proximity: There must be some relationship between the parties for the duty to exist. In other words‚ proximity that requires care to be taken must exist. Application: As Tony was having the surgery in the Bright Smiles Dental Surgery‚ therefore‚ whatever will happen based on the surgery

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    University of Central Milton Keynes Unit 5 :- Aspects of Contract and Negligence for business Be able to apply the elements of a contract in business situations John Messenger Transitionscoachingservices.co.uk Amandeep Singh Date:-30/11/12 Table of content :- * Apply the elements of contract in given business scenario . * Application of relevant principles and case law to business scenario. * Apply the law on terms in different

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    Topic: One language spoken worldwide would lead to a better world. Discuss. How many languages do you think exist in the world?  In today’s world‚ there are approximately 6‚800 known languages spoken in about 200 countries. But can you imagine all people speaking only one language? It is still questionable if one language spoken worldwide would lead to a better world. Firstly‚ by using one language‚ people can be better for business communication. It cannot be denied that language is an insuperable

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    Negligence and Duty of Care Robin McClish Kaplan University Negligence and Duty of Care Scenario: As pedestrians exited at the close of an arts and crafts show‚ Jason Davis‚ an employee of the show’s producer‚ stood near the exit. Suddenly and without warning‚ Davis turned around and collided with Yvonne Esposito‚ an 80-year-old woman. Esposito was knocked to the ground‚ fracturing her hip. After hip replacement surgery‚ she was left with a permanent physical impairment. Esposito filed suit

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    Professional and Design Liability BE0892 Practice Specialisation Professional Liability Liability for injury‚ including bodily or personal injury or death‚ and property damage arising out of the negligent act or omission of a professional‚ ie‚ pharmacist‚ physician‚ attorney‚ architect‚ engineer‚ in performance of their professional activities. How can liability arise? Contract Tort Statute and regulations e.g. Supply of Goods and Services Act‚ Building Regs. Express terms Implied terms

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