"The formation of a contract is not to be confused with its legal enforceability" Discuss. A contract is put in place to provide a legal link between each party. Therefore it is important to understand on how a contract is formed and what are the steps and requirements to make sure the contract stays legally enforceable. In order for a contract to exist‚ there are four key elements to it. An offer must firstly be made by the offerer‚ followed by the acceptance of the offer by the offeree. Considerations
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Campus Security To address Security on Campus‚ our initial purpose was to compare the security information for Briarcliffe with the security information for Molloy College and Five Towns College. The first part of our research was done using each college’s website. We wanted to know‚ first of all‚ if the information was easy to find using the websites. The information needed in order to begin the research was the following; requirements to be part of the security staff‚ number of security men on
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discussed in support of Alan and Bridget (the parents) are: (a) Unconscionable conduct at common law and under ACL; (b) Misrepresentation; and (c) Undue influence (may be); Generally‚ according to the freedom of contract principle‚ the courts would not normally interfere into the parties’ contract unless there is unconscionable conduct‚ undue influence and/or misrepresentation moving from one party to the
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applicant background screening. The Pros of Employee Background Checks Why do background checks? The benefits of comprehensive employment background screening include: increased applicant and new hire quality‚ reduced workplace violence‚ reduced negligent hiring liability‚ reduced losses from employee dishonesty‚ making the right hire the first time‚ and avoiding negative publicity. The bottom line is that pre-employment background checks help an organization be more successful. That means greater
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This case was brought upon by an older lady by the name Stella Liebeck‚ who purchased a 49 cent cup of coffee at the New Mexico franchise. She purchased it through the drive-thru and while her grand son drove‚ she opened the lid while the cup was between legs to add sugar and cream. The opening of the lid was that action that caused as serious problem for McDonald’s‚ by doing so she spilled coffee on her lap. Even though coffee is know to be hot this one was a little more than hot‚ Mrs. Liebeck endured
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LAW Torts 1 – Negligence: elements of liability Objectives The law of tort has already been mentioned in other topics in a comparative sense. After studying this topic you should be able to: • discuss the nature of tort law; • explain the various interests protected by tort law; • describe the three essentials of the tort of negligence; • apply the test of reasonable foreseeability in relation to the duty of care; • explain the circumstances in which a duty of
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Court of Colorado 831p.2d1316 FACTS Plaintiff Connes worked as a hotel clerk at a Holiday Inn and was sexually assaulted by Taylor who was employed as a long-haul truck driver by defendant Molalla Transport. Connes sued Molalla on the theory of negligent hiring in that Molalla should have known that Taylor would encounter members of the public and that Molalla breached its duty by failing to fully and adequately investigate Taylor’s criminal background. Defendants argued that it had no legal duty
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that she could have been negligent herself. Just by carelessly walking around‚ and not paying attention like there is not any wet napkins on the floor. It could be stated that this was causation in fact‚ but again Jane knew the risks of going into the club and possibly falling. Citation 1: 248 N.Y. 339‚ 162 N.E. 99 This case is similar in the fact that in the plaintiff was hurt in both cases. The big difference in both is that one of them was possibly being negligent while the other was just
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University of Alberta Department of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Math 125 Lecture S1 - Linear Algebra I Winter 2013 Instructor: Christopher Marks Office: CAB 581 E-mail: chris.marks@ualberta.ca Office Hours: MWF 12:30-13:30‚ and by appointment ------------------------------------------------- Lecture Room & Time: TL B2‚ MWF 11:00-11:50 ------------------------------------------------- Course Web Page: E-Class (Moodle) - login with your CCID and password Course Description:
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Definitions Class V 1. Unconstitutional – not in accordance with a political constitution‚ especially the US Constitution‚ or with procedural rules. 2. Equal protection clause – prohibits “invidious” discrimination‚ that is‚ discrimination not based on sufficient justification. 3. 24th Amendment – Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President‚ for electors for President or Vice President‚ or for Senator or
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