non-occupiers and errors in the title records. The intention is not to "reward the diligent trespasser for his wrong nor to penalise the negligent and dormant owner for sleeping upon his rights..." . At common law‚ the possession of land raises a prima
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In tort law‚ a duty of care is a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. The claimant must be able to show a duty of care imposed by law which the defendant has breached. In turn‚ breaching a duty may subject an individual to liability. The duty of care may be imposed by operation of
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Cap. 622 governing the convening of board meetings and the requisite notice thereof. S.571(2) stipulates that the requisite length of a meeting other than AGM is 14 days. Seen in this light‚ the notice of the Board meeting of December 31‚ 2013 prima facie failed to comply with the statutory requirement and was therefore invalid. Having said that‚ two points need to be raised. S.579(1) of Cap.622 does provide that accidental omission of service of notice shall not render a meeting invalid. That
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SANCTITY OF LIFE We all have different viewpoints when it comes to Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy. Majority of the individuals believes that it violates the sanctity of life because they consider the act of destroying a human blastocyst is equal to killing a human being. Embryos are considered humans from the moment of the union of the gametes; hence‚ it can be relayed as the weakest members of society. It is morally wrong to exploit the weak merely because some benefit can be derived from it
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condition‚ or thing of which the first person had no direct experience. When submitted as evidence‚ such statements are called hearsay evidence. Hearsay evidence is generally not accepted in court. The general rule is that all relevant evidence are prima facie admissible‚ except for hearsay and opinion. However‚ under the Evidence Act 1950‚ there are basically some exceptions to the general rule regarding to hearsay evidence. Among the exceptions are sections 32‚ 33‚ 34‚ 35‚ 38 and 73A of the said Act1
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Imagine that you are a member of an ethics committee listening to arguments for and against altering the way in which human organs are obtained for patients in need of transplants. A new policy to allow the sale of organs by consenting individuals to patients in need and to medical institutions has been proposed. Critics argue that permitting organs to be bought and sold is unethical. You have been asked to review the arguments for and against the commercialization of organ transplants and to construct
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Part A Settlement for the transfer of Bernie’s land to Clara is scheduled for September; thus‚ as of August‚ Clara is not the registered proprietor and only has an equitable interest in the land by virtue of the concluded contract for sale. Albert should be advised that if the ‘easement agreement’ between him and Bernie is registered before Clara becomes the registered proprietor‚ then her title to the land will be subject to the ‘easement’ and she will not be authorised to build the proposed fence
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Case 1: Employment Discrimination with Claudia British law‚ which means that you can defend the British courts and public bodies (including government‚ the police and local councils)‚ Human Rights Act 1998‚ your rights‚ before must be justice‚ dignity and respect for equality. The Bill of Rights‚ to protect us all – young‚ old‚ rich and poor. I hope you never need to rely on it‚ but hundreds of people every year to do it. However‚ the law is often misunderstood and misrepresented. We played straight
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|CATEGORIES |POINTS TO BE GRADED ON: 100 PTS TOTAL |POINTS | |INTEREST | |(5) | | |Many everyday scenarios in the Military are easily overlooked when they do not| | | |directly involve
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INTRODUCTION Sec. 145 of Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 deals with the recovery of the sum of money rightfully paid by the surety. The sum assured by the surety to the creditor being paid is divided into two categories: rightfully paid and wrongfully paid. For example‚ as per illustration(a) given with the section‚ when the surety did not pay the sum to the creditor on reasonable grounds‚ but paid it when the creditor sued him‚ it is rightful payment. But‚ as per illustration(b)‚ if there was no reasonable
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