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    Famous Five

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    The efforts of five women known as the Famous Five has had a lasting effect on the rights of women in Canada to this day. These women‚ all from Alberta‚ were Emily Murphy‚ Nellie McClung‚ Louise McKinney‚ Irene Parlby and Henrietta Muir Edwards. Emily Murphy pressured the Alberta government into passing the “Dower Act’ which protected a wife’s right to one-third (⅓) share of her husband’s property. Nellie McClung was very active with organizations and was involved in politics from 1914 to 1926

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    ABSTRACT This essay deals with the law of torts‚ and more specifically the tort of negligence. It discusses cases and judgements related to it. It concludes by looking at the elements of negligence and their meanings. THE LAW OF TORTS A tort is basically a civil wrong. A civil wrong is an act‚ intentional or otherwise‚ the consequences of which include‚ but are not limited to damage to life or property‚ injury to a person‚ emotional or mental trauma‚

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    Torts of Law - Negligence

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    There are five different torts that can be the subject of court actions‚ the most common being Negligence. Good morning students of [example]‚ my name is [name] and I am here to give you a brief talk on an area of civil law. My presentation will be based upon the tort‚ negligence and will involve a related case. Negligence is a breach of a person’s or organisation’s duty to take reasonable care in the circumstances‚ which causes harm to a person or organization. It is a manner that involves harm

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    Being Famous

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    WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF BEING FAMOUS? If you are a famous person all the people believe you have a wonderful life with no worries or problems. But‚ to my mind being famous have both advantages and disadvantages. The greatest advantage is that celebrities are usually very rich and they have easier lifes than other people. They live in beautiful enormous houses mantained by housekeepers‚ gardeners‚ cooks and many servants. Secondly‚ being a celebrity bring them such privileges

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    Tort and Legal Relation

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    “Contract law and Tort law are like cheese and biscuits‚ different but complementary” (Holyoak 1983). A contract is an agreement between two parties that is legally enforceable. Contract law outlines the duties and responsibilities to one another‚ what a person can and cannot include in a contract and the remedies for breach of their contractual duties. Elements of a contract are offer‚ acceptance‚ intention to create legal relation‚ consideration‚ capacity of the party to contract and legality

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    Malaysian Tort Trespass

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    ASSIGNMENT TORT The liability involved is trespass to person which consists of assault‚ battery and false imprisonment. The first issue is whether the act of Alice showing her fist to Robert constituted to assault. Assault is according to Winfield can be interpreted as an act of the defendant which causes to the plaintiff reasonable apprehension of the infliction of the battery on him by the defendant. There are four elements which needs to be established before saying that person is committing

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    Pro Tort Reform

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    Tort reform refers to the proposed changes in the common law civil justice systems that would reduce tort litigation and/or damages. Tort liability imposes significant cost on society. In 1991‚ US has spent a total of $131.6 billion on tort litigation‚ which is approximately 2.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP)1 Studies have shown that the citizens pay a tort tax of $1200 per individual or nearly $5000 for a family of four. 2 Today‚ tort reform is a contentious political issue and its advocates

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    Famous Amos

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    1. Executive Summary Famous Amos is one of the most recognizable cookie brands in the world and its products are positioned as premium quality. Initiated by Wally Amos in 1975‚ the brand currently belongs to the Kellogg Company and is available in most parts of the world. However‚ it remains alien to China and this report is dedicated to Famous Amos’ entry into Shanghai. Its products include bite-sized chocolate cookies‚ sandwiched cookies and muffins that come in various flavors. Apart from

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    Tort Reform in the Us

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    The Need for Tort Reform in the United States Tort law is a type of law that is designed to offer remedies to civil wrongs. Unlike contractual damages that occur‚ where responsibility is predetermined‚ tort law is designed for someone who is legally injured to be able to recover damages from the person who is deemed legally responsible‚ or liable for such injuries. Tort law is broken down into three main categories‚ negligence‚ strict liability‚ and intentional tort. In negligence tort one is accused

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    INTRODUCTION “Assault” and “battery” in the context of tort law are viewed as separate offences unlike in viewpoint of criminal law where the two are typically components of a single offence. In this essay‚ the writer will discuss ‘assault and battery as understood in tort law. To properly exhaust these two torts‚ it is best to evaluate them separately according to their definitions and the help of their related case laws. Assault and battery are intentional torts meaning that in these two offences‚ the tortfeasor

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