BUSINESS LAW EXAM #2 STUDY GUIDE Chapter 1: Nature & Sources of Law I. What is “law”? • *The general purpose of law is to create an orderly society; ensuring orderliness to all human activity; still no definition of law that has universal approval; law is very broad • Primary sources – legally binding rules/procedures‚ federal/state constitutions‚ states‚ administrative agency regulations‚ court decisions • Secondary sources – research articles‚ restatements‚ legal texts and encyclopedias;
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Classification of Contracts (7 – 1.30) Simple and formal contracts A formal contract is a written contract (such as a deed). A simple contract can be entirely orally or a combination of oral and written. Bilateral Contract: exchange of promise – one promise for another (a promisee’s promise in return for the promisor’s promise or vice versa) o Union Dominions Trust (Commercial) Ltd v Eagle Aircraft Services Ltd [1968] 1 All ER 104 at 108‚ Lord Diplock Unilateral Contract:
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moa [pic] MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION |The Companies Act‚ 1956 | |Company Limited by Shares | |Memorandum of Association
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1. Infrastructure‚ building and construction contracts often contain so called “termination for convenience” provisions‚ operating independently of breach‚ default or frustration. Termination of a contract has been considered as the legal consequence of certain kinds of breach‚ repudiation or frustration. Frustration is automatic. Breach and repudiation arise where default has occurred. 2. Provisions for termination at the convenience of‚ or at the will of the contracting parties‚ or any one
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Electric power transmission "Electric transmission" redirects here. For vehicle transmissions‚ see diesel-electric transmission. [pic] [pic] 400 kV high-tension transmission lines near Madrid Electric power transmission or "high-voltage electric transmission" is the bulk transfer of electrical energy‚ from generating power plants to substations located near population centers. This is distinct from the local wiring between high-voltage substations and customers‚ which is typically referred
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1/9/2015 Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC [1996] UKHL 12 Westdeutsche Landesbank v Islington LBC Court Full case name Decided Citation(s) House of Lords Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington London Borough Council 22 May 1996 [1996] UKHL 12 (http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1996/12
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“The schools in a portion of Boston stretching from just south of South Boston through Roxbury and into Dorchester are districted with a similar effect: the predominantly black areas are cut away from the predominantly white areas.” Morgan v. Hennigan‚ U.S. District Court for Massachusetts‚ 1974 THE SEEK BUTTON on the Ford’s radio is working. The downtown recedes. Miles of neighborhoods fill the windshield. The SEEK function locks on someplace in stereo‚ college FM probably. “Yeah‚” a new friend
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PinoyLaw.Net Notesbank Nachura Notes – Law of Public Officers (Kiddy) I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES Public Office - Right‚ authority‚ duty‚ created and conferred by law‚ by which for a given period‚ either fixed by law or enduring at the pleasure of the creating power‚ an individual is invested with some sovereign power of government to be exercised by him for the benefit of the people. - Elements: 1. created by law or by authority of law 2. possess a delegation of a portion of the sovereign powers of
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AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Essentials ® ® Supplemental Files P U B L I C AT I O N S SDC Better Textbooks. Lower Prices. www.SDCpublications.com Tutorial files on enclosed CD Schroff Development Corporation Chapter 2 Parcels This chapter contains the following topics: 9Lines and Curves 9Introduction to Parcels 9Creating and Editing Parcels by Layout Overview 9Creating and Editing Parcels 9Renumbering Parcels 9Parcel Reports 9Parcel Labels 9Parcel Tables 2–1 2–2
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CCH Tax Briefing American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Special Report January 2‚ 2013 HigHligHts 39.6% Tax Rate For Incomes Above $400‚000 ($450‚000 Families) All Other Bush-Era Tax Rates Extended 20% Maximum Capital Gains/ Dividend Tax Rate Maximum 40% Estate/Gift Tax Rate Permanent AMT Patch Five-Year Extension Of Enhanced Education Credit One-Year Extension Of Many Business Tax Extenders Over 30 Extenders Retroactive To Start Of 2012 iNsiDE Individual Income Tax Rates
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