2010 Business Law Revision Booklet The Business Law final exam is 3 hours with 10 minutes of reading time. HOW TO ANSWER CASE STUDY QUESTIONS When answering this question student’s need to follow the format of: i) state the issue ii) state the law-this includes relevant legislation and cases iii) apply the law to the facts iv) state the conclusion Key words used in questions: Explain – students need to provide
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ABSTRACT This essay deals with the law of torts‚ and more specifically the tort of negligence. It discusses cases and judgements related to it. It concludes by looking at the elements of negligence and their meanings. THE LAW OF TORTS A tort is basically a civil wrong. A civil wrong is an act‚ intentional or otherwise‚ the consequences of which include‚ but are not limited to damage to life or property‚ injury to a person‚ emotional or mental trauma‚
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SLAMS Workshop October 2013 Problems and Suggested Answers PROBLEM 1 Jim drove his wife‚ Betty‚ to Southern Cross Station‚ so that she could catch the Melbourne-Sydney express‚ a special service operated by InterUrban. She was planning to spend a week in Sydney visiting friends. Having arrived at the station‚ Jim carried Betty’s luggage on board the train. They had just stepped into the carriage‚ when the train driver announced over the intercom that the Melbourne-Sydney express would
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The Ruth Ellis Case Ruth Ellis was born in the welsh seaside town of Ryhl‚ the 3rd of 6 children. During her childhood her family moved to basingstroke. Ruth attended fairfields seniour girls school in basingstoke‚ leaving at the age of 14 to work as a waitress. Shortly afterwards‚ in 1941 at the height of the blitz‚ the Nielsons moved to london. In 1944‚ 17 year old Ruth became pregnant by a married canadian soldier named clare and gave birth to a son‚ who she named clare andrea neilson known
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Evaluation Activity 1 1. Logo Purpose - Logos are very important as they represent the face of companies. This is the first thing that people see. My purpose was to make a logo called ‘Community Spirit’ which shows that the community is always one no matter what you look like – if you have different skin colour‚ different races‚ gender‚ etc. Target Audience - My target audience is mainly towards the community but it is also for families with children. Community spirit is for kids for all
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Grade: A University of London LLB‚ 2nd year Tort Law Question Amber Valley Primary School was closed 6 months ago by Amber Borough Council (ABC)‚ the local education authority‚ which owns all the land and buildings. The school has been standing empty while ABC attempts to find a buyer for the site. Although ABC placed fencing around the site‚ local residents reported that youths had broken into the site on a number of occasions. Last week a group of youths from a nearby young offenders
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Marx’s Influence on Community Development This essay explores Marx’s influence on community development‚ within the parameters of social justice. I felt it was necessary to narrow down the focus of this topic as Marx has been translated‚ philosophized‚ reiterated‚ rewritten and rethought by a plethora of philosophers‚ sociologists‚ economists etc. I am also concentrating on Marx’s written ideas with regard to Western civilization. This essay does not enter into debate or description of contemporary
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THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE - DUTY OF CARE EXISTENCE OF A DUTY Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562‚ • Lord Atkin attempted to lay down a general principle which would cover all the circumstances where the courts had already held that there could be liability for negligence. He said: "The rule that you are to love your neighbour becomes in law‚ you must not injure your neighbour; and the lawyer’s question‚ Who is my neighbour? … You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which
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TPL 2 Research Assignment Introduction Traditionally the law of torts in Australia and many other common law countries (e.g. England‚ Canada) have been reluctant to impose upon bystanders a general duty to aid the proverbial baby drowning in a puddle of water‚ ’ though there have been several exceptions to the general rule which the courts have distinguished‚ usually where some sort of prior relationship exists between the parties. Protagonists of a duty to rescue ’ tend to base their
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Question 1: Explanation of Matt’s parents right regarding the sales of Goods Act (1979) Under Section 12 (1) in The Sale of Goods Act (1979) the seller has the right to sell the goods when he can pass the good’s title to the buyer (rights of ownership)‚ looking at Rowland v Divall [1923] ALL ER REP 270‚ the court of appeal decided that Divall has breached S.12 of SOGA and that Rowland was entitled to a full refund‚ as he had paid £334 for the right of ownership of the car which he had not received
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