Liability * Employer’s liability for employee’s wrongdoing committed by employee in course employment- strict liability/ absence of wrongdoing by defendant * Employer will not be liable unless employer-employee relationship/ employee must commit a tort/ must be during course employment * Casual potency important * Must be committed by an employee- employer/employee relationship: * Distinguished between contract of employment/contract for employment * Ready Mixed Concrete (South
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with the law I have been able to grasp a better understanding on how different approaches have and are established for young offenders through what has either caused a youth induvial to offend or factors that played a role for youth to offend. For instance‚ one key aspect I have learned is the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) which‚ corresponds to relations between youth and the law. The topic of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is critical in today’s society as it is still used for young offenders
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Tort of negligence Legal obligation on persons to exercise reasonable care not to cause harm to others in specified circumstances. In order to establish liability for the Tort‚ the victim has to show: 1. He is owned a duty of care by the tortfeasor; 2. The tortfeasor has beached that duty of care AND 3. The victim has suffered resulting damage Duty of care: The “Neighbor Principle” to establish whether or not a duty of care is owed in the context of the Tort of negligence. First one has to establish
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most notably by statute under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 ‚ The Sale of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 and The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 or by custom or by necessity. These terms are called ‘Implied Terms’. *** 6.1.1 The Parol Evidence Rule Oral evidence may not be adduced to add to‚ contradict or controvert a written document. The rule is part the law of evidence and applies not only to contracts but all kinds of documents
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Written Analysis Tort of Negligence Prepared for: Professor Melvyn Chew Written By: Jamie Lim Jia Qi (#12) Joel Koh Yong Kiat (#14) Low Hwan Hong (#23) Oh Zhan Yuan (#24) Ong Hui Ming Maria Nicolette (#25) G12 Throughout the course of this report‚ to determine if the plaintiff is owed a duty of care in negligence‚ we will adhere by the Singapore single test of negligence laid out in the case of Spandeck Engineering (S) Pte Ltd v Defence Science & Technology Agency [2007] SGCA 37;
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THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) AMENDMENT ACT‚ 2006 No. 33 of 2006 [22nd August‚ 2006.] An Act to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act‚ 2000. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act‚ 2006. 2. Amendment of long title. - In the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act‚ 2000 (hereinafter
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United States justice system‚ a tort is best defined as an injury or loss that was committed deliberately or negligently by a single person or an entity (Crane). The history of tort law can be traced back to the initial trespass of property or person‚ but it was not until the 18th century that the distinction between intentional and unintentional acts was made (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). In recent years‚ tort law has become the center of scrutiny through the increase in tort costs‚ insurance
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Denise M. Owen Ned Preble BPA 3025 For the final project we were asked to identify a state level agency that delivers a federal program. The program this writer choose was WIC. She will identify where the program sits on the federal level‚ what department it is part of‚ any areas of concern‚ and of course identify its mission and any other pertinent information. We will attempt to explain how WIC interacts on all levels of government and the type of intergovernmental relations. This writer will
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Law of Tort Ian Yeats Paula Giliker Mary Luckham 2005 LLB BSc Accounting with Law / Law with Accounting BSc Management with Law / Law with Management 2660001 2770201 2770201 This subject guide was prepared for the University of London External Programme by: Ian Yeats‚ MA (Aberdeen)‚ BCL‚ MA (Oxford)‚ Barrister‚ Senior Lecturer in Law‚ Queen Mary College‚ University of London. Paula Giliker‚ MA (Oxon)‚ BCL‚ PhD (Cantab)‚ Barrister at Law‚ Fellow and Senior Law Tutor‚ St Hilda’s College
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Final Energy Independence and Security Act 2007 Michael Swirtz ECN 201 December 12‚ 2012 Introduction Signed on December 19‚ 2007 by President Bush‚ the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) aims to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security while increasing the production of clean renewable fuels. With prolonged demonstration and a commitment from both government as well as citizens’‚ to protect consumers from the inflation of oil prices when there
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