Ong (CEO) Duty of care‚ skill and diligence: Ong failed to use reasonable diligence in discharging his duties. He did not inform the Audit Committee (“AC”) of the controversy surrounding the recognition of ISR revenue. For AIP‚ he made unwarranted assumption to consider ‘start of course’ as ‘start of course procedure’ without seeking professional advice. He had inappropriately recognized Franchise Revenue ‚ contributed by flip pathfinders’ agreements‚ albeit knowing that these agreements were
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firms are usually hesitant to take on clinical negligence cases as they would incur very large pre-action costs before the likelihood of the success of the claim can even be determined. Therefore‚ many claimants are usually unable to make an SFA with a solicitor‚ especially if the claim is of low value. Therefore‚ many claimants are unable to purse their claim and have no access to
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HISTORIES AND IDEOLOGIES OF WELFARE Ideology is a system and ideas‚ especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy (oxford dictionary). Everybody has his/her own ideology‚ they are our own systems of believe that shape and structure the way we see the world‚ and make judgment about it‚ and each individual’s ideological perspectives is different and unique. Individual ideologies are both capital and prescriptive; we know what is wrong with
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The media issue of greatest importance to me would have to be the media’s disdain for having a "duty of care". I believe that each source of media should be obligated to portray the truth in its entirety. Unfortunately‚ we fall victim consistantly to media exposure that has been altered‚ withheld‚ and fabricated for the purposes of financial gain or status quo. There are many sources of media that neglect moral value to get higher ratings or a greater following. For example‚ recent reportings of
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Professional Negligence In relation to professional negligence the concept of the reasonable man becomes that of the reasonable professional. The reasonable man will normally lack the skill and expertise acquired by the professional. These professional men and women are not only required to take reasonable care but also to measure up to the standard of competency that can be expected from such professionals-that is the standard of‚ for example the reasonable nurse or the reasonable solicitor
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Contributory negligence vs. Comparative negligence Megan Kelly Colorado Technical University Online Abstract Law and medical law can sometimes be confusing. Some of the terms seem to mean the same thing or even sound the same. Contributory negligence and comparative negligence are two legal terms that have almost the same definition. This report will explain the difference between the 2 negligence as well as an example
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to this unit. The learner will: 1. Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 2. Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care 3. Know how to respond to complaints Duty of care is the obligation to exercise a level of care towards an individual‚ as is reasonable in all the circumstances‚ to avoid injury to that individual or his property. The duty of care is therefore based on: the relationship of the different
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An example of potential negligence can be seen in football and has got a lot of national attention with the recent development of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy from concussion in high contact sports. Players want to return-to-play (Menta‚ 2016)‚ so that they can keep their jobs
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Medical Negligence‚ Malpractices‚ Law and Bangladesh Perspective Back in 1992 there were hardly any private medical hospitals in Bangladesh. Standard of medical treatments were comparatively lower than now it is but it was at least at the standard as expected from the available expertise and technologies. This is 2012‚ and it is expected that the standard of medical treatment would grow up significantly. During 80’s- 90’s we used to see news of malpractices of so called ‘doctor’ only in villages
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highest standard of care to all patients‚ there are times when things can go wrong. When this happens‚ it may be due to medical negligence. What is Medical Negligence? Medical negligence occurs when a doctor or other medical professional harms a patient. Misdiagnoses‚ improper treatment‚ or recklessness may all be considered medical negligence. Mistakes and other issues may also fall under medical negligence‚ depending on the circumstances involved. Common Types of Medical Negligence Many situations
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