HOW TO BRIEF A CASE [OR–WHY DIDN’T I CHOOSE TO GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL] By Dana L. Blatt‚ Esq. You are just about to start law school. You buy all of your required casebooks [they are about two feet thick–only “slightly” intimidating]‚ and you receive your first assignment. You are simply told‚ “read the first 100 pages in each book and BRIEF all of the cases!” O.K.‚ you know how to read [hopefully]‚ but what does it mean to “brief” a case? You have heard of “briefcases‚” but that
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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA LEGAL METHODS – 1ST TRIMESTER NOTES – LECTURER FREDA KABATSI Faculty Vision: To train the students in the Faculty of Law to become conscientious and ethical lawyers who have an excellent grounding in legal principles and who will provide leadership in Kenya‚ East Africa and beyond. OVERVIEW OF LEGAL METHODS * Legal Methods is the study of how law operates in the society and how lawyers‚ judges and legislative think and do things according to the law.
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Socratic Method of teaching is one that has survived throughout many decades. The Socratic Method was started by Socrates‚ a Greek Philosopher. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ the philosopher Socrates remains‚ as he was in his lifetime (469–399 B.C.)‚ an enigma‚ an inscrutable individual who‚ despite having written nothing‚ is considered one of the handfuls of philosophers who forever changed how philosophy itself was to be conceived. Socrates wrote nothing about his work‚ as all
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to be caught early then there will be different types of support that will be available to the child to help minimise the effects of that disability. Children that suffer some a physical or mental disability may find it harder to learn then other children their age‚ because of this they may need to have support that can help them catch up with their development. Some of this support can include things like different ways of teaching‚ additional help from another adult when at school‚ or the use of
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TITLE: A study on influence of socio-cultural and religious factors on cardio-vascular risk among ischemic heart patients in Father Muller Hospital‚ Mangalore. INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases are becoming the major cause of morbidity and mortality in most of the developing countries including India. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) encompasses a number of diagnoses‚ including coronary heart diseases‚ hypertension and strokes. Common risk factors of cardiovascular diseases are older age group
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Fraud Auditing and Different type of fraud Introduction Over the years‚ the role of auditors become increasingly important especially in a capitalist economy as the process of wealth creation and political stability depends heavily upon confidence in processes of accountability and how well the expected roles are being fulfilled. An auditor has the responsibility for the prevention‚ detection and reporting of fraud‚ other illegal acts and errors is one of the most controversial issues in auditing
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“A common mistake‚ even on a most fundamental matter‚ does not make a contract void at law; but it makes it voidable in equity.” To what extent does this statement represent the law after Great Peace Shipping Ltd. V Tsavliris‚ The Great Peace (2002)? A mistake is an erroneous belief held by one or more contracting parties at the time of entering the contract‚ as to whether certain details pertaining to the contract were true. Mistakes can be classified in three categories; common‚ mutual‚ or
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Sarah Coughlin Mr. Murphy Crim Honors 16 May 2014 Autopsy There are many different types of evidence that can be found at a crime scene‚ but few provide as much evidence as the victim’s body. An autopsy is a medical examination of a body that is performed to determine the cause of death. Forensic autopsies are conducted by forensic pathologists when a death appears to be suspicious or linked to criminal activity. The autopsy should reveal three main things: the cause of death‚ mechanism of
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Delphi method∗ Abstract The Delphi method was originally developed in the 50s by the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica‚ California. This approach consists of a survey conducted in two or more rounds and provides the participants in the second round with the results of the first so that they can alter the original assessments if they want to - or stick to their previous opinion. Nobody ‘looses face’ because the survey is done anonymously using a questionnaire (the first Delphis were panels)
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MANAGEMENT GAME John Kenworthy Managing Director‚ Corporate Edge Asia johnk@ce-asia.com Annie Wong Director Corporate Edge Asia anniew@ce-asia.com ABSTRACT This research evaluates the effectiveness of using a management simulation‚ a management game or case studies within a strategic management training programme. The literature suggests that there is anecdotal evidence that both simulations and games surpass the use of case studies‚ but there is much criticism of the lack of robust research models
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