Business Law – Complete Notes from Benjamin Wolfson Class taken Spring 2008 Quiz questions at end of document What is Law: Law is a set of rules for the peaceful resolution of disputes. (*better/more useful than book definition) It is impossible to set up a system that always resolves conflict. -The phrase “law exists to protect our rights” is incorrect‚ because law gives us our rights. Without the law‚ we would not have them. [ryan] we always want disputes resolved peacefully.
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Table of Statutes Page Gambling Act 2005 4‚6‚7 Gaming Act 1845 4 Life Assurance Act 1774 5‚6 Marine Insurance Act 1788 4‚5 Marine Insurance Act 1906 4 Marine Insurance (Gambling Policies) Act 1909 6 Table of Cases Cowan V Jeffrey Associates 1998 SCLR 619 4 Feasey V Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada 2003 EWCA Civ 885 5 Griffiths V Flemming 1909 1KB 805 4 Inglis V Stock 1885 10 Apps Cas 263 5 MacAura V Northern Assurance Co Ltd 1925 AC 619 HL 5
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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN ACADEMIC YEAR 2005/2006 DECEMBER EXAMINATION UBML1053 BUSINESS LAW THURSDAY‚ 15 DECEMBER 2005 TIME: 2.00PM – 4.00PM (2 HOURS) BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (HONS) ACCOUNTING YEAR ONE Instructions to Candidates: Section A : [Total: 40 marks] 1. This section consist of ONE (1) compulsory question 2. Answer ALL the sub-questions. Section B : [Total: 60 marks] 3. This section consists of THREE (3) questions. 4. Answer only TWO (2) questions. 5. No marks will be given for any extra
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European Business Task 1 Richard Wilson S1076510 Kandis Watson Contents pages Introduction Page 1 Equal pay Page 2-3 Equal treatment in employment (Race and ethnicity) Page 4-5 Employee’s rights during parental leave
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suffice to displace the provision that they are entitled to share equally. 4. Hence‚ Morrissey would most likely be awarded 1/5 of the capital as the provision was displaced by the understanding that Morrissey was to have a 1/5 share of the business should dissolution be ordered. Did Morrissey have authority to bind firm‚ making Smiths liable for losses caused by the power outage at Manchester Meat(“MM”) and damage to the air-conditioning? Actual Authority 5. Actual authority may be
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is being supported in the case of Chappell v Nestle‚ where A offers B a book which is of some value‚ consideration takes place. (b) An offer is a willingness to be bound to a contract on certain terms‚ made with the intention that it shall become binding as soon as it is accepted by the person. The party making an offer to another party is called the offeror. The offeree is party to whom the offer is made. The above-mentioned is being supported in the case of Preston Corporation Sdn
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markets of Germany‚ South Korea and Japan‚ has also damaged the way Wal-Mart is perceived in the eyes of many consumers around the globe. Nowadays‚ many think of Wal-Mart as an expansionist enterprise incapable of adapting its way of carrying out business operations‚ adjusting its workforce and culture overall to suit regional customer needs. Indeed‚ to a lot of people Wal-Mart’s only interest is in making more money. Therefore‚ it is understandable that the company’s efforts to address environmental
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DUTIES OF DIRECTOR Introduction Duties and liabilities are imposed on officers of a company‚ including directors‚ both by common law and statute. Thus‚ directors owe their companies fiduciary duties at common law. These duties are further supplemented by the Act. Officer –section 4(1) FD duty of care skill and diligence statutory duty The fiduciary duties of directors may be conveniently examined under the following categories. Director owe a duty to: Act bona fide and in the interests
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Apand Pty Ltd (1999) has been important cases in the history of Tort Law. Negligence is a complex term including advertent and inadvertent acts and omissions where there has been a failure to take reasonable care to prevent loss‚ damage or injury to others whom they could reasonably have foreseen might have been injured if that care was not taken. (Pentony at al. 2011) There are different categories of negligence and the one concerning the above mentioned cases is Pure Economic Loss. A claim for ‘pure’
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Business Law II Test/Chapters 47-50 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. The Department of Homeland Security: A. has been proposed but has never been created. B. is a non-profit organization. C. is a Cabinet-level Department. D. will have little effect on the federal government’s organization. 2. Which of the following is an accurate statement about the
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