LECTURE: VICARIOUS LIABILITY LIABILITY FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS A person hiring an independent contractor may be liable for the negligence of the independent contractor in carrying out extra-hazardous or dangerous operations where the activities were exceptionally dangerous whatever precautions were taken. Honeywill & Stein-v-Larkin Brothers [1934] 1 KB 191 Balfour-v-Barty-King [1957] 1 QB 496‚ [1957] 1 All ER 156 Biffa-v-Maschinenfabrik Ernste Hese [2008] EWCA Civ 1257‚ [2009] 3 WLR 324
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Opportunity – Having the chance to take pert and/or get to the top. Provision – Having the conditions or physical tools to take part and/or get to the top. Esteem – Issues to do with respect‚ admiration‚ value and appreciation. The perception that society has of an individual or groups affects their likelihood of both taking part and of achieving excellence. Factors Relating to Opportunity‚ Provision and Esteem that can influence Mass Participation and Sporting Excellence OPPORTUNITY
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Directors: Qualification/disqualification‚ appointment‚ duties and liabilities of directors. Also‚ explain ‘independent directors’ and their responsibilities. Company law in Malaysia is governed by Companies Act 1965. This Act is modelled on English Companies Act 1948 and Australian Uniform Companies Act 1961. Therefore‚ references will be made to English and Australian cases for interpretation of the law on certain areas. In every company there are directors to manage and direct the company.
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-Examine the components of a SOW for the purpose of open competition without restrictive provisions. Select a field that you are interested in and determine the information that would be included in a SOW for a contract in that field. Statement of works vary for throughout agencies because different government requirements. The Statement of work most commonly used in research administration is also known as the work scope. It is a short paragraph describing the work being performed. The SOW
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Special Provisions of the CONSTITUTION OF INDIA for Scheduled Castes‚ Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes ARTICLE 15: Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion‚ race‚ caste‚ sex or place of birth— (1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion‚ race‚ caste‚ sex‚ place of birth or any of them‚ . (2) No citizen shall‚ on grounds only of religion‚ race‚ caste‚ sex‚ place of birth or any of them‚ be subject to any disability‚ liability‚ restriction
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Application of EEO Laws to Contingent Workers Employment relationships are regulated and complex for many reasons. Employers may arrange to hire a temporary worker through an agency that specializes in linking employers with the people who have the necessary skills. (Noe‚ Hollenbeck‚ Gerhart‚ Wright‚ p. 132) Organizations should be clear as to the type of employment relationship to avoid employer-liability. Organizations must consider the benefits and risks of contingent workers. Knowing the proper
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PERSONS A. KINDS OF PERSONS; PERSONALITY B. JURIDICAL CAPACITY C. CAPACITY TO ACT i. AGE ii. INSANITY OR IMBECILITY iii. DEAF-MUTE iv. PENALTY v. PRODIGALITY vi. FAMILY RELATIONS vii. ALIENAGE viii. ABSENCE ix. INSOLVENCY x. TRUSTEESHIP xi. OTHERS II. PRE-MARITAL CONTROVERSY III. MARRIAGE A. DEFINITION i. SPECIAL CONTRACT ii. PERMANENT UNION iii. BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN iv. ENTERED INTO IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW v. FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONJUGAL AND FAMILY LIFE B. PRESUMPTION
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Leadership - Charismatic Individuals or Contingent Characteristics? A brief analysis of charismatic and situational leaders‚ leadership and styles. Linesh Palayadan‚ Cass Business School‚ City university London‚ UK. “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership‚ society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous‚ skilful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better” - Harry S. Truman It goes without saying that human beings couldn’t
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New Orleans‚ the most powerful port on the Mississippi River‚ was first inhabited by Indians‚ explored and settled by the French‚ ruled by the Spanish for over forty years‚ regained by the French‚ and later sold‚ in the Louisiana Purchase‚ to the United States. Whoever controlled this influential port also controlled the Mississippi River‚ and the United States wanted and needed it. After years of negotiations‚ talks of war‚ and treaties‚ the Americans bought the entire Louisiana Purchase‚ a territory
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CURRENT LIABILITIES & CONTINGENCIES ECON 136A REFRESHER What is a liability? Present (not necessarily current) unavoidable obligation; Result of a past transaction; Chapter 13 What makes a liability current? Conversion in one year or operating cycle‚ whichever is longer Current liabilities are not recorded at their present value as they “turn” soon enough that there is no material difference. Bob Anderson‚ UCSB 2004 13-1 13-2 Bob Anderson‚ 2004 07:35 136A Concepts Notes Payable
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