The Mischief Rule is a rule of construction that judges can apply in statutory interpretation in order to discover Parliament’s intention. In applying the rule‚ the court is essentially asking the question: what was the "mischief" that the previous law did not cover‚ which Parliament was seeking to remedy when it passed the law now being reviewed by the court? The Mischief Rule is of narrower application than the golden rule or the plain meaning rule‚ in that it can only be used to interpret a
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The effects of the union on the United States Postal Service Brittney Horton University of Phoenix HRM 531 April 09‚ 2012 Alesha Alstoft Abstract The United States Postal Service is one of the nations most thriving companies. It has over 600‚000+ employees and is the second largest civilian employer in the United States. (DeHaven‚ 2010). While it is one of the countries most thriving businesses it is not void of faults. To prevent the employees from being mistreated‚ most
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are people who find to many mistakes in using either E-mail or conventional mail. To help decide whether to use E-mail or the United States postal Service‚ a comparison of each one’s speed‚ ease of use‚ reliability‚ and cost is a helping factor. The speed in which the mail is transported is an important factor in sending mail by either E-mail or the postal system. E-mail easily has the leading edge in this field. With a click of a button‚ a message can be sent and received in a few seconds to
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The United States Postal Service: A Toxic Workplace Abstract What factors contribute to a workplace being considered "Toxic"? The United States Postal Service has suffered a number of incidents throughout history that speaks of the problems within its organization. Many of its problems are caused by a lack of motivation and teamwork within the organization. This paper will cover the history of the United States Post Office‚ which will provide an account of how the Post Office has evolved
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somebody who is authorised by the offeree. Operation of Postal Rule When contracting parties are bargaining at a distance‚ typically via mail‚ problem may arise because the parties could not know at the same time whether they had formed a contract. Therefore‚ a general rule indicating the time of an effective acceptance was established. The postal rule was created for convenience and certainty. It is an exception to the general rule. As established in Adams v Lindsell (1818)‚ where acceptance
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Strategic Plan for United States Postal Service Roberto W Zayas University of Phoenix Table of Contents Executive Summary | 2 | Company Background | 4 | Vision‚ Mission‚ and Values Statement | 5 | Environmental Analysis | 6 | Non-Economic Factors in Remote Environment | 8 | Competitive Analysis | 10 | Strategic Analysis and Choice | 12 | Plan Goals and Implementation | 14 | Critical Success Factors | 16 | Controls and Evaluations | 16 | Conclusion | 17 | References
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THE HAMBURG RULES: DID IT INCREASE THE LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER? BY KWEKU GYAN AINUSON (Under The Direction of Professor Gabriel Wilner) ABSTRACT The Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg rules) was hoped to provide a uniform modern commercial code for the international carriage of goods by sea. However‚ after 26 years after the diplomatic conference and nearly 13 years after it came into force‚ the rules have not been ratified by the world’s major maritime powers. The main
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BUTT‚ PARNELL AND THE EARLY YEARS OF HOME RULE 4.1 Gladstone’s Reforms and the Start of Home Rule Gladstone and Ireland the early years. No HR party until 1873 so Liberals appreciated Catholic and Presbyterian vote in Ireland. Liberal MPs drew Gladstone’s attention to: • Privileged position of C of I • Land question • Catholic education 1868 Gladstone became PM. ‘My mission…’ 1869 Disestablishment 1870 Gladstone’s First Land Act (made Ulster Custom law where it existed and made landlords
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GPR 109: LEGAL SYSTEM AND METHOD LEGAL METHOD TAKE AWAY CAT NKARICHIA MUGAMBI DENNIS G34/3053/2013 Q; there are some rules of language’ used by courts and the legal profession in studying or interpreting written law. They are more of rules of practice than legal rules. Outline the most common of these and give a brief commentary or explanation of the same. RULES OF LANGUAGE IN STATUTORY INTERPRETATION. The traditional common-law approach to statutory interpretation was to "look at the words
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The exclusionary rule is a law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial. Now imagine how our system would function without the exclusionary rule. A police officer could detain‚ arrest or search an individual and his property based on bias‚ a hunch or because they just felt like it‚ without reasonable cause. If the officer discovered in criminating evidence‚ it could be freely admitted at the individual’s criminal trial. And that evidence that is found without the
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