The Parents rights and obligations under the Family Law Act (1975) holds parents liable for any innocent in which children under the age of 10 engage in unlawful acts of violence‚ such as breaking into buildings and robbery. The act makes sure that parents are held liable for any innocents that the child engages in. The Family Act Law 1975 section 61B and 61C states that in the absence of court orders to the contrary‚ ‘each parents of a child under the age of 18 years is a guardian of the child
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BUSN-420-61326 Business Law Hazel G. Sturdebant OUTLINE PAPER TITLE: the common law tradition and sources of law I. THESIS STATEMENT: A. Common law is a legal system that is largely formed by the decisions previously made by courts and not imposed by legislatures or other government officials. The reasoning used to interpret this type of law is known as casuistry‚ or case-based reasoning. It is a strict‚ principle-based
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Maxims and Equity Equity in its broadest sense means fairness. Within the legal system it’s known to be a body of law that looks at all concerns which fall separate from the jurisdiction of common law. It allows courts to use their discretion and apply justice in accordance with “natural law”. Dictionary.com’s definition of maxim is “an expression of a general truth or principle‚ a principle or rule of conduct”. Maxims of equity can be described as an established principle of fairness. They
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the development of equity. This gives an overview of a selection of these maxims‚ examining them in varying amounts of detail and identifying many of the particular areas of the law which have been affected‚ and which are dealt with later in the book. These include‚ for example‚ the maxim ‘where the equities are equal the first in time prevails’‚ and its effect on priorities and conflicting interests‚ and the maxim ‘equity acts in personam’ and its effect on the operation of the law outside the jurisdiction
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Representative‚ James A Garfield. They were all implicated. The scandal showed how corruption tainted Gilded Age politics and the lengths railroads and other economic interests would go to increase their profits. The Credit Mobilier Scandal of 1872-1873 damaged the careers of several Gilded Age politicians. The Credit Mobilier of America was formed by major stockhoders in the Union Pacific Railroad. They gave it contracts to build the railroad. Shares were sold or given to influential congressmen
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To: Alexander Hunter From: Bea Calm Date: January 26th 2013 Subject: Analysis of Legal Issues Thank You for choosing Bea Calm for your legal advice. This is what we came up with: Facts: Alexander Hunter and Brenda Ho had co-ownership of a number of real estate properties. They had hoped to acquire the property adjacent to one of their own properties known as ‘The Baby’. However the neighbours refused to sell it and the current Mayor David Miller was not conducive to divide single family
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Apprentice! Over the course of the semester your company‚ Flavour Fusion‚ will be responsible for exporting a new line of non-alcoholic beverages from Canada to a country outside of North America. You are planning to pitch the new line of beverage and the country you would like to sell it to at the semi-annual International Beverage Fair that your CEO (Mrs. O’Donnell) will be hosting. Your CEO‚ along with the employees of Flavour Fusion will be voting to select the winning beverage to export and
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caught by the SOF Judge decides all issues in equity = decree enforced through powers of contempt (no jury‚ no trial) = compliance incarceration Buyers cover‚ sellers mitigate (there’s no opportunity to cover) Chapter 1. Introduction [The study of judicial remedies: Rights & Remedies] Ex Aequo et Bono: according to equity and good conscience RIGGS v. PALMER * F: Grandson killed grandfather to gain inheritance * Letter of the Law would have awarded a murderer vested title
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definitions of an act and omission. When the actus reus‚ and mens rea of a crime exists – an act is an action that have caused harm to a person‚ or damage to property‚ while an omission is where an action that could have reduced or prevented the harm or damage is not taken when the person in under a duty. However‚ the judges faces difficulty in distinction when (1) the actus reus of a crime does not admit an omission to form the basis of satisfying its criteria (2) the statute law does not express
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COMMON LAW ORIGIN OF THE 4TH AMENDMENT As is the case with the majority of the legal pronouncements that comprise the Bill of Rights‚ the Fourth Amendment is based on the English common law that was extant in England in the 1600s and 1700s. In fact‚ the Fourth Amendment was directly inspired by three British legal cases – two of which were adjudicated in England and one that was tried in the American colonies in the 1760s. The two cases tried in England‚ Wilkes v. Wood (1763) and Entick v
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