Jacobs and Mehajer) Punishment for murder (s19A) • Person who commits murder is liable for imprisonment for life. Voluntary manslaughter • Has all physical and fault elements of murder‚ but a mitigating circumstances reduce the liability to manslaughter. • Insanity‚ Provocation‚ self-defence or excess self-defence‚ Substantial impairment by abnormailty of the mind. • Elements: 1) The act (provocation‚ insanity?) 2) Caused death (Royal)
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Vicarious Liability Monday‚ January 12‚ 2015 10:00 PM Vicarious Liability is where one person is held liable for the torts of another. This is usually where an employer is liable for the torts of employee. For the employer to be liable: i) A tort‚ (such as negligence‚ battery or even in breach of statutory duty (Majrowski v Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Trust 2007)) ii) committed by his employee‚ iii) during the course of employment. • Original defendant (employee) must be liable in tort first Prepared
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Bank Prudential Regulation Bank regulations are a form of government regulation which subject banks to certain requirements‚ restrictions and guidelines. This regulatory structure creates transparency between banking institutions and the individuals and corporations with whom they conduct business‚ among other things. Given the interconnectedness of the banking industry and the reliance that the national (and global) economy hold on banks‚ it is important for regulatory agencies to maintain control
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enforcement philosophies. This paper seeks to characterize the regulatory and enforcement paradigms of Kenya’s securities markets in the context of the global regulatory and enforcement philosophies. From the analysis‚ it is evident that the regulatory paradigm is indissolubly government or national with nominal self-regulation. Although the statutory framework enshrines self-regulation‚ the relevant provisions are ambiguous and remain ineffectual. The notion of self-regulation remains an illusion. The
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The issue is whether the defendant Sykt Jebat can be held liable for the damages suffered by the plaintiffs‚ Sam‚ Jojo and Lan under the law of Occupiers’ Liability. Occupiers’ liability concerns injury caused to a plaintiff as a result of defective condition of the land‚ building and premises. In order to establish occupiers’ liability‚ the occupier must have a sufficient degree of control over the premise. Lord Denning in Wheat v Lacon & Co Ltd (1966) held that “whenever a person has a sufficient
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Criminal Justice System Assessment Paper Viridiana Salas University of Phoenix CJA 483 Futures of Criminal Justice July 2‚ 2012 Hollis Severns Police officers risk their lives every day for the safety of their communities. Justice is what creates our criminal justice system to help combat crime. The definition of justice may have a lot to do with police operations‚ yet both have their own meanings and ways to come about. Police operations carry on many components such as‚ enforcing equal
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Modern Communication in the Criminal Justice System Tony D Kummet University of Phoenix Abstract Technologies have developed specifically for law enforcement. In the late 1800’s the first case was solved with fingerprint recognition. This happened slowly‚ following ridge lines in a single print‚ identifying it to one suspect. Today officers can search millions of fingerprints in seconds with the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). Technologies have also went portable with the
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The 2010 Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA) is the largest change to the United State Health Care system since the Senate passed the Medicare and Medicaid program in 1965. The Affordable Medical Care Act of 2010 will provide affordable insurance coverage to 32 million more Americans; this will require a higher demand on the health care system. With only 3 million registered nurses in the United States‚ questions were raised as to what kind of responsibilities
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ZIMBABWE INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES DIPLOMA IN APPLIED LAW Name: Laura Bandah Reg. Number: Z120117K Intake: August 2012‚ Semester 1 Course: Criminal Law and Statutory Offences Course Code: CLSO 104 Tutor’s Name: Ms L. Mhuru Question: (a) The Zimbabwean law does not normally impose liability or failure to act despite the fact that there may be compelling moral justifications for doing so. For example‚ the courts have often explained that there is no legal duty upon a stranger
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From birth‚ various actions I took led me down the long and winding path to my current career as a Labor and Delivery nurse. I became a nurse because I love blood‚ saving lives and cheating death. I love working weekends and holidays for extra money. I love the mobility and respect that comes with being a nurse. I love all the overtime I could ever want! Some jobs are physically demanding. Some jobs are mentally demanding. Some are emotionally demanding. Nursing is all three. Ask any person
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