the SEC‚ predictably hindering the investigation. During May of 2002‚ Arthur Andersen LLP was finally indicted on charges of obstruction of justice by the Southern Texas District Court‚ served by Michael Chertoff. The jury believed that Arthur Andersen and its employees were in violation of 18 US Code § 1512‚ a public law which covers “tampering with a witness‚ victim‚ or an informant”5‚ due to the mass destruction of documents in anticipation of the upcoming SEC investigation. This effectively ended
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The company I chose was US Airways Group mostly because they were listed as a least admired company for every attribute listed including Product Quality. They are in the airline industry and are headquartered in Tempe‚ AZ. US Airways supplies air travel both domestically and internationally to its customers. They have been in business since 1939 when they started out as All-American Airways providing air-mail delivery in Western Pennsylvania and the Ohio Valley. Over the years‚ through buy outs
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THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG School of Accountancy ACY 3151 D– Company Law Preserve The Common Law Derivative Action in Hong Kong Presented to Professor C.K. LOW Submitted by Tony BAI Dongyi; Ashley CHEN Xi; Ri REN Xinyu; Zoe ZHOU Beinan 30 April 2010 Abstract This paper is a response to the First Phase Companies Ordinance Rewrite Consultation Paper Question 7 whether we should abolish the common law derivative action (the CDA) currently retained by sec. 168BC (4) in the amended
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by-laws AUDIT 610 ADVANCED AUDITING ETHICAL CONDUCT & CODE OF ETHIC Prepared for: Madam Fairuz bt Fauzee Prepared by: Nur Rabiah bt Radzi Nur Hidayah bt Johari Nurul Hanisah bt Hasan Rohayu bt Rashid ACB 8Ba Question 1 1. There is violation of ethical conduct under professional independence( Financial interest).it is because Wani not take part in the audit of the client and the value of her shares is not material in relation to her husband wealth. 2. According
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Manhattan project Original research at Columbia in Manhattan‚ in 1942 to develop the atomic bomb‚ secret 1920s Diplomacy We became more isolationist‚ we gave large loans to Germany so they could pay debt to France and Britain who would then pay the US (Dawes Plan) Isolationism Neutrality Act: we didn’t want to enter the war Good Neighbor Policy Principle was that of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America. Reinforced idea that the United States would
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Home-rule = A state power of govern its citizens without federal government involvement. Redemption = the southern Democrats term for their return to power in the South in the 1870’s Fedrick Douglas = He use to be a slave‚ born in American he wrote common newspaper 1. What was the purpose of the Erie Canal? Connect to United State‚ Hudson River transport good 2. What was the purpose of
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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ASSIGNMENT – I RULE OF LAW IN INDIA ARUSHI LOHIA R.NO – 013 DIVISION – A E-MAIL – Arushi.lohia@symlaw.ac.in Rule of Law Aristotle said two thousand years ago‚ “The rule of law is better than that of any individuals”. The rule of law is a system of rules and rights that enables fair functioning of the societies. The World Justice Project‚ an initiative of the United Nations defines this system as one in which the following four principles are upheld1: 1. The Government and
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life. 17 cents of every US dollar is being spent on health care. At about age 60‚ healthcare expenses for US citizens skyrocket‚ averaging between $40‚000 to $45‚000 a year per person‚ which is way above Germany‚ who has the next highest with only about $10‚000. Dr. Ficshbeck‚ an engineering professor who runs a website called deathriskrankings.com‚ says the high costs are not completely without some reward. He said when it comes to deaths caused by disease‚ men from the US have a survival advantage
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to describe black Americans as second class citizens the years 1945-55? Plan: The BAD part: After WW2‚ even though black soldiers were recognized by European countries as “Black Heroes”‚ segregation in the Armed Forces still existed. Jim Crow Laws were very strict‚ it promoted segregation in Southern states between 1876 and 1965‚ and this was a very long period of time with very‚ very little de facto change. Black people were segregated in restaurants‚ public transport and even toilet facilities
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Common law and equity: the reasons behind the creation of equity. What is it and how is it different from common law? What is the present relationship between common law and equity? Methodology In order to provide a broader image of the principles applied by equity and the common law‚ secondary research was carried out. The process involved both gathering information from the internet websites and Business Law textbooks. Findings The development of English
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