CONTRACT LAW – LECTURE 4 Promissory estoppel Is about the enforceability of all alteration promises (promises to pay more and promises to accept less) and by contrast estoppels does not apply to promises about the formation of initial contracts Ex. If a creditor promises to accept a smaller sum in full settlement intending the debtor to rely on that promise‚ and the debtor does rely on it‚ the debtor may have a defence of promissory estoppels when sued for the balance by the creditor. The promise
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definition of “Civil Law” is? a. All legal action that occurs based on laws that were written before the Civil War b. Derived from common law c. Is interested in precedent‚ or what has been decided in previous court cases with similar situations d. A body of law created by government entities that are concerned with private rights and remedies as opposed to criminal matters 3) The body of law known as “Common Law” descends from? a. The founding fathers of our country b. The laws of Great Britain
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Law of Acceleration (1907) by Henry Adams (1838-1918) Images are not arguments‚ rarely even lead to proof‚ but the mind craves them‚ and‚ of late more than ever‚ the keenest experimenters find twenty images better than one‚ especially if contradictory; since the human mind has already learned to deal in contradictions. The image needed here is that of a new center‚ or preponderating mass‚ artificially introduced on earth in the midst of a system of attractive forces that previously
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Sociology of Law Prelim #2 Review Policing and Arrest Cop in the Hood- Moskos Police discretion Factors include: Time of shift Paperwork/processing Age of officer Suspect characteristics Political concerns Police culture Law on the Books v. Law in Action Legal entities as social institutions Legal actors as social actors Profiles in Justice? – Heumann Racial disparities in policing Driving while black Disparities in stops caused by profiling‚ bias etc. Criminal Process
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accountability 8 1. Political accountability 8 2. Financial Accountability 8 3. Administrative Law accountability 9 4. Ethical responsibility and integrity 10 Red-Light‚ Green-Light 11 Red Light Approach 11 Green Light Approach 11 Amber Light approach 11 Foundations of Administrative Law 12 Accountability across the public/private divide 13 Legality: rules‚ discretion & policy 15 What is administrative law? 15 Legality 15 Categories of Government Legal Entity 15 Sources of Government Power
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Newton’s Laws Name: Inertia and Mass Read from Lesson 1 of the Newton’s Laws chapter at The Physics Classroom: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/u2l1a.html http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/u2l1b.html MOP Connection: Newton’s Laws: sublevel 1 1. Inertia is 2. The amount of inertia possessed by an object is dependent solely upon its __________. 3. Two bricks are resting on edge of the lab table. Shirley Sheshort stands on her toes and spots
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them to buy them at competitive prices. If it were not for the antitrust laws that the government put into effect there would not be much of a market. There would only be big businesses that produced everything and they would set the price consumers would pay. Antitrust laws protect companies from one another so they compete for business and are not forced out of business by a larger company. It is because of these antitrust laws‚ such as the Sherman Act (1890)‚ the Clayton Act (1914)‚ and the Federal
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McKenna O’Kane August 14‚ 2013 Period 7 Hammurabi’s Code of Laws Law 8.) Stealing * If a man were to get caught stealing‚ depending on what the item was they would either get a large fine or it could even result in spending time in jail. Law 142.) Going back home/Divorce * In today’s world if a man belittled or neglected his wife she would have the right to “go back to her fathers house” or divorce him. Law 143.) Women is at fault * Today if a woman were at fault she
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form of settlement. 7. Case law has little‚ if any‚ relevance to the law of civil procedure. 8. A litigation paralegal often appears in court. 9. Continuing legal education is important for a litigation paralegal. 10. Litigation paralegals often rely on form books and forms files. Factual Analysis Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the car home from the dealership‚ the brakes fail‚ the car crashes‚ and Woo is seriously injured. Woo retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina and
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ATENEO de Manila LAW SCHOOL LAW ON SALES OUTLINE[1] Dean Cesar L. Villanueva First Semester‚ SY 2009-2010 and Atty. Alexander C. Dy I. The Nature of Sale A. Definition (Art. 1458) Sale is a contract by which one of the contracting parties obligates himself to transfer the ownership[2] and to deliver possession‚ of a determinate thing‚ and the other to pay therefor a price certain in money or its equivalent. xCruz v. Fernando
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