fifth year in a row‚ dropping 4.5 percent (per 100‚000 people) in 2011. Property crime fell for the ninth year in a row‚ dropping by 1.3 percent. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects data on specific violent crimes (murder and non-negligent manslaughter‚ forcible rape‚ robbery‚ and aggravated assault) and specific property crimes (burglary‚ larceny-theft‚ and motor vehicle theft.) In 2011‚ six of the seven categories saw decreases nationally; only the number of burglaries increased
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Activity 12 Pg. 59 #1 1. Provide a broad definition of negligence. Negligence may be broadly defined as the failure to exercise reasonable care to avoid injuring their property. The situation of each case is how the definition of reasonable care is concluded. Most of the time negligence is linked directly to carelessness. The four factors associated and required for the existence of negligence surround the party that owed a duty. Negligence is present when there is a duty of care. The duty
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is whether or not there is fraudulent misrepresentation. And whether or not there is the legal contract. At the same time‚ whether or not the oral evidence rule it included. And it have whether or not the consumer guarantee. Rule- Fraudulent misrepresentation Fraudulent misrepresentation occurs when one makes representation with intent to deceive and with the knowledge that it is false. According to Andy and Douglas1 .An action for fraudulent misrepresentation allows for a remedy of damages and rescission
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Sylvie booked a holiday from a travel agent called Tours R Us which resulted in the formation of a contract between the parties. However‚ she experienced numerous problems after the booking. First of all‚ as Sylvie’s son was ill‚ she wanted to transfer the holiday booking to her nephew. However‚ the travel agent did not allow this transfer. Secondly‚ Tours R Us wanted an extra payment of £50 because of a fault in the computers of the travel agency after the booking process. These two incidents caused
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| Negligent Act | Priscilla V Vogue Beauty Salon | | | 11/1/2010 | Nelson Tanwin [The Negligent act refers to negligent category A for the case Priscilla Vs Vogue beauty Salon‚ the document excludes the descriptions for Defense.] | Issue The legal issue in this case relates to the law of negligence. Specifically‚ whether Defendant‚ Vogue Beauty Salon was negligent by applying fragranced cream to the skin of Plaintiff‚ Priscilla. [Note: The Employee of Vogue Beauty Salon‚
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Facts: The negligent act of Ruth in the fact that she did not properly park her car caused a series of accidents that resulted in knocked down power lines‚ grass fires‚ a gas station explosion‚ and an injured motorist. These accidents originated with Ruth’s in-action to not properly observe the securing of her vehicle which resulted in the damages suffered by the plaintiff Jim. Issue: The defendant Ruth owed a duty of care by her actions to protect the plaintiff Jim from harm. In the fact that she
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Legal Analysis on “Tourist Breaks Back on Sentosa Ride” Article Sherlyn Goh‚ Nathanael Sim‚ Tay Wenyao‚ Shi Jinhua‚ Tong Mingshuo Factual Summary of Case Australian tourist‚ Michael McCarthy‚ suffered a fall and broke his back while riding Sentosa’s MegaZip‚ which is a flying fox adventure ride run by Flying Dragon Adventures (FDA). The riders would initially slide down the zipline fast and would be slowed down by a braking mechanism as they approach the landing platform. However‚ in this case
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English tort law English tort law concerns civil wrongs‚ as distinguished from criminal wrongs‚ in the law of England and Wales. Some wrongs are the concern of the state‚ and so the police can enforce the law on the wrongdoers in court – in a criminal case. A tort is not enforced by the police‚ and it is a civil action taken by one citizen against another‚ and tried in a court in front of a judge (only rarely‚ in certain cases of defamation‚ with a jury). Tort derives from middle English for
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UNFAIR CONTRACT TERMS ACT Section 1 (3) In the case of both contract and tort‚ sections 2 to 7 apply (except where the contrary is stated in section 6(4)) only to business liability‚ that is liability for breach of obligations or duties arising from things done or to be done by a person in the course of a business (whether his own business or another’s)‚ and references to liability are to be read accordingly. Section 2 (1) A person cannot by reference to any contract term or to a notice given
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REPORT ON FRAUD SEC.17 INDIAN CONTRACT ACT 1872 Definition of contract: A contract is an agreement made between two or more parties which the law will enforce. Sec 2(h) defines contract as an agreement enforciable by law. Contract = An agreement + enforceable by law * According to Sir William Anson: A legally binding agreement between two or more persons by which rights are acquired by one or more to acts or forbearances (abstaining from doing something) on the part of the others.
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