DUTY OR DAMNATION Obey man’s unfair law on earth‚ or disobey to save your soul? Daily we are faced with the perpetual issue of good versus evil; right versus wrong‚ all the while attempting to find a safe middle ground on which to stand so we may extricate ourselves from all distasteful situations. Humanity often finds itself preferring to stand idly by‚ allowing others to make the hard decisions‚ letting apathy take over and allowing others to lead them blindly. Easily denying responsibility for
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In tort law‚ a duty of care is a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. The claimant must be able to show a duty of care imposed by law which the defendant has breached. In turn‚ breaching a duty may subject an individual to liability. The duty of care may be imposed by operation of
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5. Director’s Duties Director’s Duties are part of the idea of risk management; because they take risks all the time‚ they require a certain element of regulation. The law must provide a way of mitigating against the risk‚ so creditors and shareholders can have potential recourse. This is all done indirectly; the company will recover in the event of a breach of duty arising. If the company recovers and suffers no harm‚ then that protects shareholders and makes sure their investments are secure.
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Susan Glaspell’s Trifles is a play about the effect of gender differences on perceptions of duty‚ law‚ and justice. When a character named John Wright was murdered‚ the Sheriff and County Attorney go to investigate his house‚ as it was believed his wife murdered him. As the two investigate‚ the Sheriff brought his wife Mrs. Peters and the neighbor of the Wrights that reported the event‚ Lewis Hale‚ brought his wife Mrs. Hale also to the house. While the women stayed in the house‚ they started to
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Kant argues we are designed as duty followers‚ not for the pursuit of happiness‚ he thinks we are not fulfilled by primarily being happy. Our aim is not to attain happiness but rather‚ to do our duty. Kant believes that rationality is a definitive part of our human nature. He believes our rationality is what makes us universal among all other human beings‚ and since we are rational‚ we are indeed moral. If we lack rationality we are not subjects to the moral law. He says we are to recognize moral
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The law of negligence has the potential to impose wide liability on defendants. The approach of the courts has traditionally been to try control the scope of allowable claims in negligence and to limit their bounds while balancing the rights to compensation of plaintiffs and the rights of defendants not to be disproportionately burdened. Elias CJ’s quote raises an interesting question about the emphasis of the courts in the formula they have developed to test actionable negligence. Similarities
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profit and the company would have a solid base to pay out a dividend to its members. In July 2010cHP’s financial state worsens however George declares a technical profit and advises HP can still declare the dividend. June 2010 there was a change in the law for the declaration of dividends however George did not find out about this until late September 2010‚ the same time the board signed off the financial reports and therefore George could not inform HP of the company’s financial difficulties. The board
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DUTIES OF DIRECTORS Directors of a company normally have exclusive power to manage the company’s business and exercise its powers. At common law‚ the duties were owed to the company‚ to employees‚ to individual shareholders and creditors. 1.0 Duties of Directors to the company It is convenient to categorise the duties of directors into fiduciary duties which arise because they are quasi-trustees of the assets of the company. The word ‘fiduciary’ refers to trust and confidence. ‘A fiduciary is
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Duty to Warn Jessica Hall PSYCH/545 09/4/2011 Dr. P. Duty to Warn The ethical dilemma I wish to explore is The Duty to Warn. This refers to the duty of a counselor‚ therapist to breach one of the most important bonds between a client and a therapist; the law of confidentiality. The therapist has the right to break confidentiality without the fear of being brought up for legal action. If the therapist believes that the client poses a danger‚ or is a threat to himself‚ someone else‚ or society
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issues to be discussed. The first issue is what have Don breached his directors’ duties under the act in good faith and best interest of the company as well as disclosure personal interest. The second issue is possible remedies for Bryan while he has been conducted unfair and oppressive. ISSUE 1: WHAT HAS DON BREACHED? Fiduciary duties to disclose personal interests Directors are under both fiduciary and statutory duties to avoid conflicts between their personal interests and the interests of the company
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