and individuals. Contract : In law‚ a contract is a binding legal agreement that s enforceable in a court of law. A contract is an exchange of promises for the breach of which the law will provide a remedy. (en.wikipedia.org) Tort: Tort law is a body of law that addresses‚ and provides remedies for‚ civil wrongs not arising out of contractual obligations. A person who suffers legal damage may be able to use tort law to receive compensation from someone who is legally responsible‚ or liable
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rule. Personally‚ I feel that S216 (1) provides the minority shareholders with a personal voice that is often stripped from them by the majority. However‚ my reservations regarding the enforcement of remedies in s216 (2) leads me to believe that there is room for improvement of the oppression remedy‚ even if it sounds adequate on theory. S216 (1): Equipping Minority Shareholders with a Personal Voice In the first limb of S216‚ I feel that the court’s objective focus on commercial unfairness and liberal
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1 I. INTRODUCTION It is important to appreciate‚ especially when reading older cases on the law of trusts‚ that there were‚ until 1873 in England‚ two main separate courts – courts of law and courts of equity. Trust law was a product of courts of equity. We will thus look at: (i) the meaning of “equity” that is associated with courts of equity; (ii) the origins of courts of equity; (iii) the development of the law of uses and trusts; (iv) the transfer of equity jurisdiction to Canada;
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Specific Performance In the realm of contract law there are many ways of addressing breach of contract. The purpose of this paper is to analyze four separate scenarios and decide if the remedy of specific performance would be applicable to any of them. Specific performance is‚ “An extraordinary equitable remedy that compels a party to execute a contract according to the precise terms agreed upon or to execute it substantially so that‚ under the circumstances‚ justice will be done between the parties
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Queen Mary University of London School of Law LAW OF PROPERTY II EQUITY & TRUSTS Syllabus The nature of equity and the trust Express trusts o Certainty of intention‚ subject matter and objects o The beneficiary principle o The constitution of trusts o The duties of trustees and breach of trust Resulting trusts Quistclose trusts Constructive trusts Trusts of homes Personal liability to account Tracing Lecture - Course Documents 2009-10 1 Queen Mary University of London
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Orpington College BTEC National in Business Level 3 Unit 21 Aspects of Contract & Business Law Centre name: Orpington College Centre Number: 14263 Student Name: Naomi Mulamba Work is word-processed Work is backed up in user area Work is spell checked Pages numbered Size 12 font Double spaced and fully justified ASSIGNMENT DEADLINE: | Thursday 16th December 4.30pm | | Learner’s Declaration
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Attorney A. J. Mitchell BUSN-420-61326 Business Law Hazel G. Sturdebant OUTLINE PAPER TITLE: the common law tradition and sources of law I. THESIS STATEMENT: A. Common law is a legal system that is largely formed by the decisions previously made by courts and not imposed by legislatures or other government officials. The reasoning used to interpret this type of law is known as casuistry‚ or case-based
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Contracts – MacDougall 2010-2011 Sara Li FORMATION Offer & Acceptance Offer & Invitation to Treat Mere puffs Invitation to Treat Offer Mere puff: no reasonable person would take it as an offer Can the terms of the K (ie offer) only come from one party? * Battle of the forms - last shot/first blow? (Denning in Butler Machine Tool v Ex-Cell-O Corp) * Strict offer & acceptance is reaffirmed in Gibson v Manchester City Council [1979] - only extreme cases might not
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the shares are not to be allowed to use their position of control to perpetuate what is known as a fraud on the minority. In such circumstances‚ the individual shareholder will be able to take legal action in order to remedy their situation (Cook v Deeks (1916)); * Just and equitable winding up; *
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http://quizlet.com/15035841/test-1-bl-flash-cards/ http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/dunnweb/rprnts.friedman.dunn.pdf Question 1 1. In his article “Is business bluffing ethical?‚” Albert Carr makes a distinction between an “unethical” poker player and a “crook.” Answer True False 1 points Question 2 1. According to Milton Friedman‚ all of the following are reasons not to use corporate funds to serve social causes EXCEPT: Answer | | It’s a form of taxation without representation
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