Assignment 1: Employment-At-Will Doctrine Written By: Sitharam Korrapati Instructor: Professor Jolanta Pekalska Course: LEG500 April 26‚ 2013 Overview of Employment-At-Will and Exceptions to the Rule At-Will Presumption Employment relationships are presumed to be “at-will” in all U.S. states except Montana. The U.S. is one of a handful of countries where employment is predominantly at-will. Most countries throughout the world allow employers to dismiss employees only for cause
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Introduction The equitable maxims provide a set of general principles which can be said to have influenced the development of equity. This gives an overview of a selection of these maxims‚ examining them in varying amounts of detail and identifying many of the particular areas of the law which have been affected‚ and which are dealt with later in the book. These include‚ for example‚ the maxim ‘where the equities are equal the first in time prevails’‚ and its effect on priorities and conflicting
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50 Multiple Choice Questions on General knowledge 2012 Sarita Soren 1. Design of the National Flag was adopted by the constituent Assembly of India in(a) July‚ 1948 (b) July‚ 1950 (c) July‚ 1947 (d) Aug.‚ 1947 2. Who among the following was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian constitution ? (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Tej Bahadur Sapru (c) C. Rajgopalachari (d) B. R. Ambedkar 3. What is the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir ? (a) Indian laws are not applicable (b)
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THIRD DIVISION [G.R. No. 154765. March 29‚ 2007.] PEDRO T. BERCERO‚ petitioner‚ vs. CAPITOL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION‚ 1 respondent. D E C I S I O N AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ‚ J p: Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Revised Rules of Court assailing the Decision 2 dated February 11‚ 2002 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 56484 which set aside the Decision 3 dated May 27‚ 1996 of the Regional Trial Court‚ Branch 88‚ Quezon City (RTC-Branch 88) in Civil Case
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In Rochefoucauld v Boustead (1897)‚ Lindley LJ said ‘that the Statute of Frauds does not prevent the proof of a fraud; and that it is a fraud on the part of the person to whom the land is conveyed as a trustee‚ and who knows it was so conveyed‚ to deny the trust and claim the land himself’. Section 53(1)(b) of the Law of Property Act 1925 provides that ‘a declaration of trust respecting any land or any interest therein must be manifested and proved by some writing signed by some person who is
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Contracts Review Common law majority Rule UCC Article 1 & 2 (transaction in goods)- usually same as majority common law except in a few areas Significant minority rules- will be on test and are there to fool you. DO NOT CHOOSE! 34 Contracts MCQ * 60% Offer and Acceptance (6-8 Qs)‚ Conditions (6-8Qs) and Remedies- UCC and Common law (6-8 Qs) * 40% - 1-2Qs on the following areas * Consideration * 3rd party beneficiaries * Assignments and delegations * Statute
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MANILA LODGE NO. 761 vs CA ARTICLE 1431 MANILA LODGE NO. 761‚ BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF THE ELKS‚ INC.‚ petitioner‚ vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS‚ CITY OF MANILA‚ and TARLAC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION‚ respondents. (G. R. No. L-41001 September 30‚ 1976) TARLAC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION‚ petitioner‚ vs. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS‚ CITY OF MANILA‚ LODGE NO. 761‚ BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS‚ INC.‚ respondents.(No. L-41012 September 30‚ 1976) |THE CASE two cases are petitions
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Don could choose to invoke one of several legal principles against the Scuppernong Grapes Distribution Company. Implied Contracts arise based on the conduct of involves parties “showing a mutual intent to contract” (Contract‚ n.d.). Promissory Estoppel protects someone when he/she believes a promise for a service has been made and the breaking of that promise will result in a loss for that person (Promissory‚ n.d.). Don could argue this principle because he believes he was promised a regular shipment
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tenancy”‚ Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (2010) McFarlane Ben‚ The Structure of Property Law‚ (Hart Publishing 2008) Roberts‚ Nicolas‚ “The Bruton tenancy: a matter of relativity”‚ Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (2012) Routley‚ Patrick‚ “Tenancies and Estoppel- After Bruton v London & Quadrant Housing Trust”‚ Modern Law Review Limited (2000)
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AUF School of Law Obligations and Contract BOOK IV OBLIGATIONS and CONTRACTS TITLE I – OBLIGATIONS interest be specified in writing. (Art. 2134‚ CC) ---Donation of immovable property be made in a public document and the acceptance be made in the same document or separate public document (Art. 749‚ CC) ---contribution of immovable property or real rights to common fund (partnership) must be in a public instrument with attached inventory signed by the parties. (Art. 1771‚ 1773
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