Memo: Legal Risks and Opportunities Jennifer Stucky Law 531 - Business Law August 2‚ 2010 Professor Dominik Musafia Memo: Legal Risks and Opportunities MEMORANDUM TO: Kevin Grant‚ Director FROM: Jennifer Stucky‚ project manager DATE: August 2‚ 2010 SUBJECT: Dispute over contract with C-S CC: Harold Smith‚ Attorney This memo is in response to the dispute over the contract between Span Systems and Citizen-Schwarz AG (C-S). Management is taking the necessary steps
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and the judiciary as a whole are impartial and independent of all external pressures and of each other so that those who appear before them and the wider public can have confidence that their cases will be decided fairly and in accordance with the law. When carrying out their judicial function they must be free of any improper influence. Such influence could come from any number of sources. It could arise from improper pressure by the executive or the legislature‚ by individual litigants‚ particular
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statutory procedures described in Chapter 9 and the rules of natural justice described in Chapter 10 determine the steps to be taken in pursuing the exercise of administrative powers‚ the present chapter is concerned with the rules of administrative law as they are developed and applied for the purpose of defining the scope of any functions conferred on an administrative agency. 11.2 Judicial Review of Substantive Powers It was seen in Chapter 1 that the High Court sets the limits of statutory
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Management and Dealing with Stress in Officers It is important that law enforcement officers are able to handle stress and build his or her zone of stability. Officers have a ready-made support system in each other. They better understand the special problems and feelings that come with the job that friends and family members don’t. That doesn’t necessarily mean that this relationship with their fellow officers will cure all. Sometimes‚ because of the "macho" image that police officers uphold
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of law… The basic of law can be summarized in two words: human conflict. People dispute and argue over money and theft and property damage. Law is a body of rules enacted by public officials in a legitimate manner and backed by the force of the state. The first element (body of rules) is self evident‚ the hidden part is these rules are found in a myriad of different places. The second element (law is enacted by a public official) is critical. all places have rules but they are not laws unless
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environmental and legal factors. Political Political macro environment factors include things like tax policies‚ government-issued safety regulations‚ the availability of government contracts‚ and even shifts in the controlling political party. International laws‚ such as trade agreements and tariffs‚ may affect the supply and demand chains and available markets for many different companies as well. Economic A market boom‚ recession‚ or growing inflation problem can all change the way an organization plans
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What is negligence? Negligence is a legal concept in the common law legal systems mostly applied in tort cases to achieve monetary compensation for physical and mental injuries. Negligence is a type of tort. "Negligence" is not the same as "carelessness"‚ because someone might be exercising as much care as they are capable of‚ yet still fall below the level of competence expected of them. It is the opposite of "diligence". It can be generally defined as conduct that is culpable because it falls
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of Law Law performs many functions and plays a central role in business and society. Melvin (2011) stated "A generally accepted generic definition of the law is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force." (p. 4). Law is comprised of statutes and precedents‚ leading to rules that tell us how to act in business and society. Law continues to grow and expand and is open to reason and interpretation. There are several types of law: constitutions
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culture of computers‚ information technology‚ the internet‚ and virtual reality. The term "cybercrime" refers to criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the internet. Just like any other human activity‚ the internet carries with it new avenues of illegal behavior. The internet makes it easier to commit certain crimes‚ such as dissemination of pornography‚ copyright infringement‚ and defamation. The internet also gives rise to crimes exclusive to the internet‚ such as computer hacking
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International economic law Section A: Evolution and principles of international economic law Revised version – December 2006 S.P. Subedi This study guide was prepared for the University of London by: Professor S.P. Subedi‚ OBE‚ MA‚ LLM‚ DPhil (Oxon.) Professor of International Law‚ University of Leeds This is one of a series of study guides published by the University. We regret that owing to pressure of work the author is unable to enter into any correspondence relating to‚ or arising
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