The scenario of this case a very complex matter in terms of the law‚ on the one hand you have the breach of gun/firearms laws and criminal negligence and on the other hand you have involuntary harm to another person. In order to hold the correct person liable‚ we must first examine the core facts and issues of this case which will enable the application of the law to these facts‚ allowing the DPP to be advised in the most suitable and accurate manner. The first and foremost issue to be noted in
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Chapter 2 Key Terms: Primary Sources of Law: those parts of a legal system that have the longest historical development and represent the system’s cumulative values‚ beliefs‚ and principles. Code: a systematic collection of laws‚ written down and organized into topics. Custom: a long-established way of doing something that‚ over time‚ has acquired the force of law. Convention: a way of doing something that has been accepted for so long that it amounts to an unwritten rule. Secondary
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provided assurance for their statement a few months earlier‚ which allowed the deal to go through. The following year‚ in January 1925‚ Fred Stern & Co. filed for bankruptcy and Ultramares Corporation found itself suing Touche‚ Niven & Co. for fraud & negligence to recover $165‚000 lost in the agreement. When reviewing the case thoroughly‚ there are various red flags‚ overlooked by Touche Niven that should have been clear indicators of fraudulent reporting by Fred Stern Co. Firstly‚ when commencing
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plaintiff in this case claimed that her injuries were the result of the defendant’s negligence in regards to failing to repair the broken exercise bike‚ which had caused the injuries to the plaintiff. The defendant had filed for a motion for summery. The original trial court had granted that request. This request was granted due to a liability contract that cleared the defendant of negligence and gross negligence. ISSUE Is the defendant liable for the plaintiff’s injuries despite the fact that the
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Courtney Hart Ms. Davis College Prep English 31 March 2017 Losing a Princess As she lay in bed on August 30th‚ Darlene Sheets never imagined she would receive the news that was about to come. “I had fallen asleep for a couple of hours after showering that night and turned on the television around 1:15 on the morning of August 31st.”‚ Sheets remembers. It was then when the news was released. The top story: Princess Diana Killed in Horrific Car Accident filled the media. While coming back from
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Rogue wave Rogue waves up to 100 feet tall are a spontaneous natural phenomenon that cannot easily be predicted. In 2005‚ the Grand Voyager of Iberojet Cruises was smacked by a wave that knocked out propulsion and communications systems and injured 20 passengers. In 2010‚ the Louis Majesty‚ operated by Louis Cruise Lines‚ was struck by 26-foot waves off the coast of France‚ smashing glass and killing two of the 1‚400 passengers and injuring another 14. Preventive measures: Ship windows are being
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Page1 R. v G R. v R House of Lords 16 October 2003 Case Analysis Where Reported [2003] UKHL 50; [2004] 1 A.C. 1034; [2003] 3 W.L.R. 1060; [2003] 4 All E.R. 765; [2004] 1 Cr. App. R. 21; (2003) 167 J.P. 621; [2004] Crim. L.R. 369; (2003) 167 J.P.N. 955; (2003) 100(43) L.S.G. 31; Times‚ October 17‚ 2003; Official Transcript Subject: Criminal law Keywords: Capacity; Criminal damage; Knowledge; Mens rea; Recklessness Summary: A person who gave no thought to the risk of damage or injury resulting
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defendant regardless of the defendant’s level of culpability. True False 4. Strict privity is the relationship of parties who enter into a contract together. True False 5. The restatement of torts extends liability for ordinary negligence to "foreseen" third parties who may not be explicitly known to auditors. True False 6. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act deals with lawsuits in both federal and state courts. True False 7. Legal liabilities of
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------------------------------------------------- Duties and obligations of paying banker and collecting banker ------------------------------------------------- Under N.I act‚ 1881. PAYING BANKER * A Banker on whom a cheque is drawn should pay the cheque when it is presented for payment. * This cheque paying function is a distinguished one of a banker. * This obligation has been imposed on him by sec. 31 of the N.I Act‚ 1881. * A banker is bound to honour his customer’s cheque
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“Along the way and in 1987‚ these 2 house staffers will be taken before a grand jury for possible murder charges and while the grand jury will not charge them with murder‚ it will charge them with 38 counts of gross negligence &/or gross incompetence. Under New York law‚ the investigative body for these charges was the Hearing Committee of the State Board for Professional Medical Conduct and between April 1987 and January 1989‚ this committee will have conducted 30 hearings at which 33 witnesses
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