corporate law. The principle from the case is very simple - a company is a separate legal entity and thus a juristic "person" in the eyes of the law. As with all simple things‚ the case is complex and has many layers. Aaron Salomon was a Jewish leather merchant in Victorian England. He set up a company with the required seven shareholders (his wife and kids). He lent the company money (as a secured creditor) and then borrowed more money and got into financial trouble. The question of law was who should
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Topic 2: Individual & the Law Rights and Responsibilities Nature of Individual Rights Rights are entitlements that people have by legal or moral authority. No one can take this right away from you. Development of Rights: Legal rights have been developed from several areas: 1. Natural law – Basically from God 2. Positivists - Basically argued that its made by parliament and authorities. 3. International Law - UN Type of rights: Civil and Political Rights – This is to protect people
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The Malaysia Law is mainly based on the common law legal system. Law protects basic individual rights and freedom such as liberty‚equality and freedom of speech. It prevents individuals in powerful position from taking an unfair advantage of other people. Law ensures a safe and peaceful society‚ in which individual rights are preserved. Certain governments have cruel laws‚ where police and armies arrests and punishes people without a trial in the court. Law applies to every persons‚ public authorities
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“Law and Order”: these two notions of government’s purpose have always been related. During times of trouble‚ either from foreign or domestic threats‚ a government may be forced to use law to maintain order‚ even at the expense of justice for its own citizens. The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1812 provide such an example. In a time of war‚ the U.S. government felt threatened by domestic opposition to the war and by foreign perpetrators against national security. Because the existence of the American
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Copyright Laws on Computer Programs and Cyberspace Tort Computer programs and cyber space usage has become a major part of our every day lives. Nearly everyone has to use a computer at some point‚ and for some it may be an all day every day affair. This being the case‚ every one should be aware of the laws and boundaries of cyber space usage‚ copyright infringement on shareware‚ freeware‚ and computer software programs. Most of the main legal issues that relate to cyberspace can be listed
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Business Law “The doctrine laid down in Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22 has to be watched very carefully. It has often been supposed to cast a veil on the personality of a limited company through which the courts cannot see. But that is not true. The courts can‚ and often do‚ draw aside the veil. They can‚ and often do‚ pull off the mark. They look to see what really lies behind” - Lord Denning in Littlewoods Mail Order Stores v Inland revenue Commissioners [1969] 3 All ER 422.
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[Type the company name] | Corporate and Business Law | Mid Term Assignment | | Gulraiz HamidFarhan SaeedKhurram MustafaQurat ul Ain TariqSidra AsifNaila Naz | To: Mr.Umar Zaka | A report of Contracts‚ Social Agreements‚ and Employment Contract for better concepts as a part of the Mid Term Assignment. | Contracts A contract is an agreement entered into voluntarily by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation‚ which may have elements in writing‚ though
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c.|Whether the club is operated by members or a business| d.|The type of facilities offered by the club| ____ 6. Which of the following prohibits discrimination based on marital status? a.|The Civil Rights Act of 1964| b.|State civil rights laws| c.|The Americans with Disabilities Act| d.|The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution| ____ 7. A hotel has a policy that requires a person who
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other law‚ or by order of the court. The maximum penalty is disbarment. 4- Under what circumstances should a lawyer terminate his representation of a client? If the representation will result in violation of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct or other law‚ the lawyer’s physical or mental condition materially impairs the lawyer’s ability to represent the client‚ or the lawyer is discharged. 5- What does it mean for a lawyer to act as an advisor? A lawyer may refer not only to law but to
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LABOR LAWS AND EOBI PAKISTAN Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) is the primary public social security scheme for workers in Pakistan providing pensions to workers. In many labor laws remedial‚ beneficial and welfare clauses and sections were provided but none from these laws or others provide such coverage of the old-age risk thus it was necessary to make a law that can provide security in the eve of old age when a man becomes handicap to work hard‚ condition of invalidity and in the
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