Business Law & Bankruptcy Assignment #4 Aquaman is president of a marine research company called Underwater Leagues‚ Inc. When his company conceived a dramatic new invention‚ he held off announcing the discovery until he bought 50‚000 shares of Underwater Leagues at $10 per share. After the announcement‚ the share price skyrocketed to $50 per share. The shareholders of Underwater Leagues‚ Inc. bring a derivative action suit against Aquaman claiming breach of fiduciary duty for violating 17 C.F.R
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------------------------------------------------- Prepared for: ------------------------------------------------- Mr John M. Andre (Lecturer) ------------------------------------------------- Unit 5: Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business ------------------------------------------------- Banking Academy‚ Hanoi ------------------------------------------------- Submission Date: 19th November 2012 ------------------------------------------------- No of words: 3100 words -------------------------------------------------
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Questions Learning ResourcesTextbook: Business Law Seventh Edition‚ 2010 Henry R. Cheeseman Prentice Hall 1) According to Judge Jerome Frank‚ uncertainty in the law: a. is an unfortunate accident b. should be avoided whenever possible c. is of immense social value d. does not exist in the U.S. legal system 2) Which of the following is most consistent with the Natural Law School of jurisprudence? e. Law is based on moral and ethical principles
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There are many laws in the world today that some may find are neither rational nor fair for all the parties involved in the situation. I have chosen two laws that I do not think are logical‚ these two are apparent authority and executory process. The first law I will be discussing is an agency this is the right one person has to execute business on behalf of another person or corporation. There are three important parties involved in an agency relationship; the agent (this is who can enter a contract
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Business law *CONTRACT 1) consent- both parties agreed to the conditions of the contract The OFFER should be certain. *Vices of consent (contract is voidable) 1) error or mistake- honest mistake in the amount/ contract. Ex: error in number of units 2) violence or force- forced someone to sign a contract. You never really want to sign it. 3) intimidation or threat or duress- same with number 2. 4) undue influence- ex: superior talking to an employee “if you did not sign the contract meaning
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Definition of Law a. Law is defined as a set of rules and principles by which a community regulates its activities. b. Law is different and yet similar because it can be applied differently across various borders. c. Unlike law‚ internal rules and regulations of clubs‚ societies and other organizations may only be enforced within the group that governs them. d. Law is therefore concerned with the legal rights and obligations of individuals‚ business organizations‚ various entities
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included contracts of utmost good faith‚ statement which are only partially true or distort the truth‚ and the statement which are true at the time of making but change before the contract is entered into. There must be a false statement of fact or law as oppose to opinion or estimate of future events in the case of Bisset v Wilkinson3. At the same time the representation must be untrue. And the person making the representation must know that it is false‚ or not believe in its truth‚ or be recklessly
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Table of Contents Introduction Law plays important roles to protect benefits‚ obligations and bringing fair for everybody in society. This report gives information about tortuous liability‚ contractual liability‚ vicarious liability‚ the tort of negligence and defences. After that‚ I can determine liability of person who is responsible when violations as well as providing advices for the legal problems in business of VJSC. (3.1) Contrast liability in torts with contractual
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Research Paper: The law laid down in Soloman v. Soloman and Co. is often considered the source on the basis of which the jurisprudence of corporate personality has been written world over. However‚ the history of corporate-commercial litigation has witnessed situations where in the Courts have gone beyond the corporate cloak and analyzed the working and the motives of the members or directors of the company: In doing the same‚ the Courts have evolved the concept of lifting or piercing the
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How far have EU membership and devolution affected UK parliamentary sovereignty? Yes‚ big impact on PS Devolution EU Membership Scotland: Scottish Parliament granted powers to make primary legislation in selected areas‚ i.e. general laws‚ and able to grant powers to other localised bodies Scottish executive have ability to: -formulate policy+legislation -negociate for funds with Westminster -liaise w/British govt when there are overlapping functions -negociate with institutions of the EU -oversee
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