Business Law Lecture 1: Separation of powers: Sources of Law: Common Law judge made law / case law Statutory Law Parliament Parliament: Government Parliament Bi-cameral < State Parliament Government Parliament Upper = Senate Lower = House of Reps State Parliament Upper = Legislative Council Lower = Legislative Assembly Interpretation Of Law: 1. Literal approach (gives literal interpretation to statute’s words) 2. Golden Rule (avoids interpretations that cause absurdities)
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the system could create In using a system like what is proposed‚ it is important to ask what kinds of ethical problems can arise from gathering Competitive Intelligence. Some of these problems are: * Misrepresentation * Bribery * Covert surveillance * Theft. In Misrepresentation‚ Bribery‚ Covert Surveillance‚ and Theft there is use of unethical behavior. “SCIP Code of Ethics for CI Professionals states: 1. To continually strive to increase the recognition and respect of the profession
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Historically‚ combining hundreds of kids together in one building for seven hours a day can cause some issues to arise. With these issues‚ administrators must take the rights of students into consideration. Furthermore‚ an issue that stands out amongst students is the First Amendment; the right to freedom of speech‚ press‚ religion and peaceful protest. With each situation that comes up in which a student’s rights are questioned‚ one must consider if students are protected by the First Amendment
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receiving information‚ basically keeping our lives in motion. The media has the ability to create social norms. One social norm that rubbed writer/director of the documentary “Miss Representation” Jennifer Seibel Newsom the wrong way was the misrepresentation of women in the media. The main claim or argument behind “Miss Representation” is that woman now days are being judged only on their appearance rather then their knowledge‚ achievement‚ and or power. This social norm has affected women of all
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Q 1: Case: 1. Under the contract act‚ 1872‚ advise Rashid whether he is entitled to the profit made on the local sale of 100 tons of sugar. According to act 1872‚ Rashid is entitled to the profit made on the local sale of 100 tons of sugar because Ali is the manager of Rashid’s business and he is making deal with dsl on the behalf of Rashid. As Ali is the agent of Rashid and According to agent theory “agent cannot make a secrete profit”. Q 2: What are the essentials of valid contract? Explain each
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Introduction We are part of a non-profitable organization. With a team of 4 lawyer volunteering law advice and services to the community for free. In this case we are to provide Chalice with our advice on what are the chargers he can look into if he decided to take it to the court or alternatively settle by other resolution. Duty of care with Negligence “Negligence as an important element in law of tort requires more than mere lack of care”. A claimant who wishes to sue in negligence must show:
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Internet fraud is a problem that has become very widespread in recent years. Internet fraud was first monitored by the Internet Fraud Watch organization in 1996. The Fraud Watch has stated that each year after its inception internet fraud has increased. In 1998‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission established the Office of Internet Enforcement to fight online securities fraud which was another sign of how large the problem is becoming (Clausing). Despite the SEC¡¦s efforts this problem has
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DURESS 1. Generally If one party pressures the contractual consent of another by duress the contract is voidable by that other party (See Also s 52A TPA and s 39 FTA). The common law has long recognised that duress‚ in the form of coercion of the plaintiff’s will through illegitimate pressure or threats to the plaintiff’s interests‚ render a contract voidable (Barton v Armstrong). Traditionally‚ the common law concept of duress was limited to actual or threatened violence to the person of
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1998:77). In fact‚ it’s interesting to note that American Indians themselves objected to film portrayals from the very beginning. Even President William Howard Taft encouraged them to fight against the misrepresentations as shown in the moving picture theaters that were popular at the time. In his book‚ Custer Died for Your Sins‚ Vine Deloria states that “many white people claim Indian ancestry‚ usually by a grandmother who was an Indian Princess; most tribes
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Professional Ethical Standards in Criminal Justice Careers While researching a growing number of career potentials in the field of criminal justice‚ one sticks out more than the others. The field of practicing law and being a lawyer certainly created more interest than some of the others. An attorney has an interesting job‚ and the side of the law he/she chooses to practice proposes different ethical situations that would create potential dilemmas in everyday situations. Attorneys are people
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