problems across the nation. Some lawyers are considering the possibility that fast food chains could be held accountable for the health consequences of eating their food. The chains could also be responsible for the effects of their potentially misleading advertising‚ especially to children. These advertising messages can lead people to overeat‚ which is one of the reasons behind the obesity problem. For decades‚ Caesar Barber ate hamburgers four or five times a week at his favorite fast-food
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Chapter 19: Construction of a contract Representations: statements of facts that are made by one party before or at the time of making a contract to induce an offeree to enter the contract. *Do not form part of the contract‚ not actionable at contract law The parol (oral) evidence rule: Written contracts override oral evidence‚ as court expects all intention to be contracted. Collateral contracts: 44. De Lassalle v Guilford [1901]: P and D entered into lease‚ D assured P drains were
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Chapter 21 Evaluating the Social‚ Ethical‚ and Economic Aspects of Advertising and Promotion True / False Questions 1. An action that is legal is always ethical. True False 2. Most advertisers do not design their messages with the intention to mislead or deceive consumers or run sweepstakes with no intention of awarding prizes. True False 3. The problem of untruthful or fraudulent advertising and promotion hardly exists in specific areas at the local level such as mail order
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specific and hard hitting‚ and so Charlie developed the theme line‚ "Great State Wheat flakes can’t be beat. No other wheat flake offers you more vitamins and minerals and fewer calories." Betty tried to kindly tell Charlie that this was misleading because it
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A paralegal shall not promote themselves in a false or misleading way‚ amount to coercion‚ duress or harassment‚ take advantage of a person who is vulnerable‚ influence a person who has already retained legal services‚ bring the paralegal profession or the administration of justice into disrepute (Paralegal Rules
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The importance of ethical decision making Ethical decision making involves acting in a morally correct and socially responsible way. The law is based on ethical principles. However‚ the law is only ethically relevant to the period in time which it was made. This means that the law will never be able to account for every course of action and that the responsibility lies with the decision makers to ensure they act in an ethical manner. White collar crime in Australia has resulted in the collapse
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between truth and a simple technicality. Misleading advertisements can not only carry many negative social impacts but also harm to its consumers. In this essay‚ I would like to focus on false advertising which is the epidemic of obesity in our society. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law defines false advertising as‚ “the crime or tort of publishing‚ broadcasting‚ or otherwise publicly distributing an advertisement that contains an untrue‚ misleading‚ or deceptive representation or statement which was
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Deception in Research The article I chose from Capella Library was about Deception in Research. While exploring my area of interest may require misleading or not completely informing your subjects about the true nature of your research‚ as a general rule‚ serious deception should be avoided whenever possible‚ since it put at risks the integrity of informed authority. For research involving deception the use of deception must be justified in the procedure to show that the research cannot be performed
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Interrogative‚ and Testimonial Processes The term deception means the deliberate act of misleading an individual some may refer to deception as “little white lies.” Deception has long been used in the criminal justice area by officers in the detecting process of criminal cases‚ and is one of the most commonly used tools in the investigative process. Investigators use deception in the detecting process. This involves misleading criminals during the investigative and interrogative stages‚ to gather enough information
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Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ and Sri Lanka. using the following topical business law subject areas: • • • • • • • • • Concept and sources of law‚ The courts‚ Parliament‚ Government‚ Crime in the business context‚ Torts: negligence‚ Law of contract‚ Misleading and deceptive conduct‚ and Property law.
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