INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW The Law of Tort Core Reading: Lucy Jones‚ Introduction to Business Law (Oxford University Press‚ 2011). Chapter 11 on The Tort of Negligence (Refer to pages 340 – 374). Please note that we ARE NOT going through every single areas in relation to negligence. For instance‚ the area on nervous shock. Aims and Objectives: - To enable students to appreciate the general law of tort‚ especially the concept of negligence; To understand how this area applies
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“Dual Liability may arise from the same set of facts‚ however the two branches of the law have very different purposes‚ procedures and resulting penalties will differ.” The English legal system has two types of law‚ criminal and civil law‚ they deal with different things in different ways. A crime is wrong against the state‚ which will be also be punished by the state‚ in one side we have the wrongdoer and the other we have the state or the crown court‚ the aim is to punish the wrongdoer to also
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Literature Journals/Reviews Name Of the author | Title of the article | Title of the journal | Year of public-cation | NumberOf volume | Part number of the journal | Number of relevant pages | Brief content and value | P.Bansal & S. Kandola: CSR: Why good people behave badly in organizations‚ Ivey Business Journal‚ March/April 2004 Content: Corporate Social Irresponsibility (Example of Enron)‚ Bystander effect (Three ways)‚ Consequences of irresponsible actions‚ How to prevent
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Bill Gates Believed Microsoft’s core source of competitive advantage was the ability to attract‚ motivate and retain superior people. In attracting employees Microsoft mainly targeted the stars. Stars are the core employees that can add value to the organization through their knowledge‚ skills and abilities (Boselie‚ 2010). At Microsoft there has been a hands on mentality made for ambitious people. Lepak and Snell (2007) built a theory about different employees and its HR strategies. Microsoft
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Business Law 1 Mid Term Teshvinder Singh Chopra SEGi University College: American Degree Program 2 July 2010 Accordingly‚ as with the situation‚ Tim has sustained injuries from the incident. The person at fault for Tim ’s condition is surely Danny‚ as he had parked his car illegally‚ which definitely breaking the rules‚ and he as well forgotten to engage the parking brake. This caused the car to roll back and eventually hits an electric wire and the sparks from the ignition of the electric
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Monism and dualism in international law From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The terms monism and dualism are used to describe two different theories of the relationship between international law and national law. Contents[hide] * 1 Monism * 2 Dualism * 3 Examples * 4 A matter of national legal tradition * 5 The problem of “lex posterior” * 6 References | [edit] Monism Monists assume that the internal and international legal systems form a unity. Both
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Cyberbullying: Bullying in the 21st Century A Review of the Literature Brooke Hall Writing 391 Professor Stephen Sharp September 20‚ 2013Cyberbullying: Bullying in the 21st Century A Review of the Literature Over the past 10 years‚ parents‚ teachers and counselors have studied a new trend in bullying; cyberbullying and sexting. Just how fast this new form of bullying has grown and the repercussions associated with it has been a matter of controversy. According to recent
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Business Law What is Business Law? Businesses interact in many and varied ways. To name just a few types of business transactions‚ there are contracts‚ mergers and acquisitions‚ leasing‚ etc. How these transactions are carried out is overseen by Business Law. Additionally‚ how businesses are formed is a large part of Business law. This area of law is very wide-ranging‚ although it deals primarily with defining the rights and responsibilities of businesses‚ rather than enforcing these laws. Because
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The Difference between Written and Unwritten Constitution are as follows: Written Constitution: Written constitution is one which is found in one or more than one legal documents duly enacted in the form of laws. It is precise‚ definite and systematic. It is the result of the conscious and deliberate efforts of the people. It is framed by a representative body duly elected by the people at a particular period in history. It is always promulgated on a specific date in history. The Constitution
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in English administrative law‚ insofar as it suggested that there are degrees of unreasonableness and that only a very extreme degree can bring an administrative decision within the legitimate scope of judicial invalidation. The depth of judicial review and the deference due to administrative discretion vary with the subject matter. It may well be‚ however‚ that the law can never be satisfied in any administrative field merely by a finding that the decision under review is not capricious or absurd
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