can be interpreted and evaluated. The eight ethical principles are fiduciary‚ property‚ reliability‚ transparency‚ dignity. fairness‚ citizenship and responsiveness. Fiduciary Principle. As part of the legal structure of a business organization‚ each officer and director of a company has a legal fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the stakeholders and other employees within the firm. Furthermore‚ there is also an implied fiduciary duty for every employee within the organization to also
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December 2010 Date Submitted: 12 December 2010 Lecturer’s Name: Mr. Tay Eng Siang DECLARATION: This is my own work. I have not previously submitted this work‚ in whole or in part‚ for assessment. This work complies with all the governing legal and ethical rules‚ including those concerning plagiarism and copyright. I have not plagiarized and have also acknowledged ALL sources which are not our own and have not merely “cut and paste”. I have retained a copy of this assignment. 4 Signature:
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solidary‚ because the law protects him‚ who in good faith relied upon the authority of a partner‚ whether such authority is real or apparent. That is why under Article 1824 of the Civil Code all partners‚ whether innocent or guilty‚ as well as the legal entity which is the partnership‚ are solidarily liable. In the case at bar the respondent Tropical had every reason to believe that a partnership existed between the petitioner and Galan and no fault or error can be imputed against it for making payments
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They will only use this defense‚ however‚ when the above conditions are met. Defendants need to understand this when working with their legal team. Duress When a person is forced to partake in criminal activity by another individual‚ the duress defense may be used. Similar in many ways to the necessity defense‚ the duress defense differs in that the actions taken were the result of threats
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CadMex Pharmaceutical Memorandum To: Mr. Jack Brandt‚ CEO; Kera Sawyer‚ International Legal Counsel From: Dan‚ Vice President of International Business Development Date: March 9‚ 20XX Subject: Current Gentura Status I would like to take this opportunity to bring everyone up to date on the status of our relationship with Gentura. We have been working in partnership with Gentura a biotechnology company based in Candore since 2007. Candore‚ a small developing island country in South East Asia‚
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Transferred intent Is a legal doctrine that when a person intended to harm one person but inadvertently harmed another the perpetrator is still liable. The courts must prove the person had criminal intent They have to prove the person knew another person would be harm in the action.Transfer intent also apply with tort law. There is five areas where transfer of intent is applicable battery‚ assault‚ false imprisonment‚ trespass to land‚ and trespass to chattels.Any intent to cause these tortious laws
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The Legal Drinking Age in the United States There has been a continuous controversy in the United States on whether the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 or kept at 21. In the Persuasive Text “Five Reasons we should keep the drinking age at 21” Karen Arnold-Burger‚ she states the five reasons why people should keep the legal drinking age at 21 in the United States. Karen Arnold-Burger graduated at University of Kansas with a law degree in August 1981. She was appointed Judge of the
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Proving declaration of trust and effecting disposition of beneficiary’s interest Proving declaration of trust: In order to prove declaration of trust all types of evidence are admissible. Exceptions: a) Trust of land where the declaration has to be manifested and proved by some writing (Section 7 of Statute of Fraud Act 1677; Section 53(1)(b) of Law of Property Act 1925). The reason for this rule is to prevent fraud (Youdan). The written evidence can antedates or postdate the declaration
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I. Title Page Report: Mishiel Lapasaran-Torrefiel v Clifford Rey Torrefiel Course: Juris Doctor 1 Student: Angelica Regina A. Rosales Professor: Atty. Judiel M. Pareja II. Introduction Petitioner‚ Mishiel Lapasaran Torrefiel the wife of the defendant Clifford Rey Torrefiel filed a declaration for the nullity of marriage and custody of the children. Defendant has deemed to be psychologically incapacitated to comply his marital obligations
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collectively called the actus reus and the accompanied mental state is called the mens rea. Liability for omissions The general rule is that there can be no liability for failing to act‚ unless at the time of the failure to act the defendant was under a legal duty to take positive action. ‘’Unless a statute specifically so provides‚ or ….the common law impose a duty upon a person to act in a particular way towards another… a mere omission to act cannot lead to criminal liability’’.(R Vs Miller[1983]1 All
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