Role and Functions of Law and Society Natasha Jackson LAW/421 August 20‚ 2014 Machelle Thompson Roles and Functions of Law in Society Ages ago‚ our forefather created a structure for rules of conduct called laws. Law helps to enforce and maintain ethical standards and civil obedience. In business and society the rules of conduct are essential to preserving order and harmony. The complexities of the law can be somewhat mind boggling when in fact the intent is to simplify discord. Nonetheless
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Recognizing Contract Risk and Opportunities Alen Edilersky LAW/531 – Business Law Professor Rickard D’Ambrosio February 02‚ 2009 The contract is the special document demanding careful development‚ acceptance and the control over observance of its conditions. As a rule‚ contracts consist when planned mutual relations of participants have long-term character. This long term can concern both to the process of interaction‚ and to those consequences for participants who can come as a result
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Steven Pierce Strayer University Assignment 2 Week 2 CRJ105 7/15/12 A brief description of the term hate crime often refers to an individual‚ a business‚ an institution or even a society as a whole. Many people know hate crimes mainly as racial orientated‚ religious‚ sexual‚ and ethnicity orientated. In June 1993‚ the United States Supreme court upheld a hate crime statute that was based on model legislation originally drafted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADC) in 1981. The Anti-Defense
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This malfunctions 24 hours later‚ causing an explosion. Injuries result to Jeremy‚ who lives next door to the factory and the explosion also causes business interruption for 3 weeks. Contract of works and materials - service and goods being provided - SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES ACT 1982 The fuel pump is defective (not clear if its defective)- s4(2) and (3) - it seems that C supplied this. Discuss There is exclusion term discuss courts approach and Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 s7 is relevant
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Week 2 Assignment Chapter 15 Bickley Engineering Company has a capital structure of 30% Debt and 70% Equity. Its current Beta is 1.3‚ and its Market Risk Premium is 7.5% Points. The current Risk Free Rate is 3.5%. Bickley’s marginal tax rate is 40%. What is the Unlevered Beta of Bickley? Unlevered beta = levered beta/(1+(1-T) D/E) = 1.3 /(1+(1-0.4)X(0.3/0.7) = 1.03 Bickley’s management would like to change its capital structure to 15% Debt and 85% equity by retiring its bonds yielding
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THE LAW OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CHAPTER 4 – Piercing the Corporate Veil Minne B Berkey v Third Avenue Railway Company Overview: This is a New York Court of Appeals decision in 1926 adjudicated by the legendary Justice Cardozo. In this seminal case on ‘piercing the corporate veil’‚ the Court of Appeals finds in favor of the Defendant‚ Third Avenue Railway Company. The Court holds that Third Avenue‚ the parent company of Forty-second Street Company‚ which operated a rail line upon which the
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Adamson‚ Law for Business and Personal Use‚ 17e‚ Xtra! Quiz‚ Chapter 6 Offers that require the offeree to accept by communicating the requested promise to the offeror are: a. unilateral contracts. 1. b. bilateral contracts. c. matching acceptance rule. d. mirror image contracts. When the current market price is not specified in a contract between merchants for the sale of goods‚ but the current market price is understood to be the basis of the contract‚ the price term is said to be: 2. a. clear
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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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CANGO’S WEEK 2 ANALYSIS CanGo’s Week 2 Analysis. A Team Consulting DeVry University BUSN 460 Senior Project Instructor: Jessica Keyes July 17‚ 2013 CanGo’s Week 2 Analysis As CanGo keeps growing as a leading business in the online entertainment industry‚ it requires some changes to face the challenges growing businesses have. Team A Consulting‚ one of the best consulting groups in the nation‚ will create a plan of action for CanGo to continue their success as an online
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some of the types of electronic commerce? How they are used today? Do you think that social networking tools can be relevant in the workplace? Why do you think this? The types of electronic commerce are business-to –consumer‚ business-to-business‚ consumer-to-consumer‚ business-to-employee‚ and government-to-citizen. It provides opportunities for companies to expand worldwide at a small cost‚ increases market share. The process which buying‚ selling‚ transferring‚ or exchanging products
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