person’s failure to take reasonable care in circumstances where their conduct might foreseeably cause us harm or loss. What is a tort? • The Law of Torts is concerned with minimum standards of conduct expected between people. • To establish liability for a tort you have to go to court (ie. your right to expect certain conduct is conferred by law). Liability in tort is based upon a ‘relationship of liability’ existing between people‚ in contrast to contractual rights which are based on the
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On June 29‚ 2009‚ the last day of the United States Supreme Court’s 2008–09 term‚ the Court rendered the much anticipated decision in Ricci v. DeStefano‚ 129 S. Ct. 2658‚ 174 L. Ed. 2d 490 (2009). Ricci was quickly dubbed the “white firefighter’s case” by many‚ however‚ the case involved much more than the firefighters’ asserted right to a promotion. Ricci involved a promotional examination administered by New Haven‚ Connecticut to members of the New Haven Fire Department to identify those applicants
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Case Brief: TRANSAMERICA OIL CORPORATION v. LYNES‚ INC and Baker Internat’l Corporation Procedural history The plaintiff purchaser (Transamerica Oil Corporation) brought action to recover damages resulting from defendant sellers’ (Lynes‚ Inc) breach of an express warranty under Kansas Uniform Commercial Code. The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas awarded damages to the purchaser. The sellers appealed. Facts Harold Brown‚ president of Transameria‚ saw defendants’ advertisement
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By the case of Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co the doctrine of Promissory Estoppel was establish and the derivation of modern doctrine of it is to be found in the The doctrine of Promissory Estoppel was first developed but was lost for some time until it was resurrected by Lord Denning in the leading case of Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd. Promissory estoppel There are three exceptions to the rule in Pinnel’s case. They are composite agreement‚ payment of debt
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POWELL v ALABAMA United States Supreme Court 287 U.S. 45 (1932) FACTS: Nine young black boys riding in an open train car were involved in a fight. When the fight ceased‚ two white women claimed the black boys raped them. Once the boys got off the train in Scottsboro‚ Alabama‚ police picked them up and placed them in jail. The men appeared in court‚ frightened‚ and unrepresented. The defendants were charged with a capital offence and therefore had the right for counsel to be appointed to them
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Commercial Law Property 4 Ownership/Possession: 4 ‘Finding’ Cases 5 Personal Property 6 Bailment 8 Nature And Classification Of Bailments 8 Duties Of Bailee 9 Duties Of Bailor 11 Termination Of Bailments 12 Special Types Of Bailee 13 Agency 15 Definition Of Agency 15 Creation Of Agency 15 Nature And Scope Of Agent Authority 16 Duties Of Agent 17 Rights Of Agents 18 Liabilities Of Agents 19 Termination Of Agency 21 Particular Types Of Agents 22 Statutory Regulation Of Agents
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important from the perspectives of external legislations than the internal policy. All employees are workers‚ but not all workers are employees‚Broadbent v Crisp and Halawi v WDFG UK Ltd applied‚ and Equality Act 2010 s.83(2) considered. Since the term “employee” is narrower than the term “worker”‚ the rights and liabilities are consequently different in law(Emir‚ 2012). As mentioned‚ a salaried partner can or cannot be an employee‚ which relates to handling member departures‚ tax payment and many other
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will is not an offer‚ but an invitation to treat. In Gibson v Manchester City Council‚ the statement “the corporation may be prepared to sell the house to you…” was found to be a mere invitation to treat whereas the statement “we are willing to sell” in Storer v Manchester City Council was said to be an offer. The general rule for advertisements is that they are considered as an invitation to treat‚ as mentioned in the case of Partridge v Crittenden [1968] 2 AII ER 421‚ HC QBD. The case is that “the
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Boyle’s Law 5-1: Boyle’s Law: Pressure and Volume Robert Boyle‚ a philosopher and theologian‚ studied the properties of gases in the 17th century. He noticed that gases behave similarly to springs; when compressed or expanded‚ they tend to ‘spring’ back to their original volume. He published his findings in 1662 in a monograph entitled The Spring of the Air and Its Effects. You will make observations similar to those of Robert Boyle and learn about the relationship between the pressure and
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Chapter 1 THE NATURE AND SOURCES OF LAW A. Nature of Law and Legal Rights 1. LEGAL RIGHTS 2. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS 3. THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY 4. PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY B. Sources of Law C. Uniform State Laws D. Classifications of Law Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied‚ scanned‚ or duplicated‚ in whole or in part. Licensed to: iChapters User 4 Part 1 The Legal and Social Environment of Business law – the order or pattern of rules that society establishes
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