Unpaid Employment law Seminar 1- 15/09/09 Introduction Why are you doing employment law? Are any of you employees? If so‚ what kind of employee are you? Are any of you contractors? What is employment law about? Is it about rights‚ duties‚ powers or liabilities of employees or some or all of them? Is it about ensuring employers know where they stand so that they can get on with maximisation of profit? The cost effect/analysis of employment law Employment law as a means of regulating the
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ECONOMICS: PROPERTY LAW QUESTIONS THAT PROPERTY LAW MUST ANSWER • How are property rights to be initially assigned? Or How does one acquire ownership of something? What are the consequences of the nature of ownership – private‚ public or un-owned? May one property-owner maximizing her own utility offend her neighbor thus lowering his utility? When does an event constitute a “nuisance”? • • • PELZMAN: PROPERTY LAW 3/23/2013 2 QUESTIONS THAT PROPERTY LAW MUST ANSWER •
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School of Law L341 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ∗ Please note that this is a draft. The material is under revision. ∗This material has been prepared by John P. Sangwa and was initially part of a larger study undertaken by the author. The material is meant for students studying L341. The reproduction for any purpose whatsoever of this work or any part thereof in any form or manner is not allowed without the permission of the author. 1 INTRODUCTION What is Administrative Law? Administrative
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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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Physical Dimensions. RIGHTS ABOVE SURFACE →The owner’s rights in airspace should be restricted to “any such height as is necessary for the ordinary use and enjoyment of his land and the structures upon it”. If within this meaning their may be an action in trespass. – Berstein v Skyviews and General Ltd. S 2(1) of the Damage by Aircraft Act 1952 precludes action in trespass for overflying aircraft.→ An intrusion by a land based structure located on the defendant’s land constituted a trespass to the
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TAXATION AND FISCAL REGULATIONS IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION The Nigerian Tax System has undergone significant changes in recent times. The Tax Laws are being reviewed with the aim of repelling obsolete provisions and simplifying the main ones. Under current Nigerian law‚ taxation is enforced by the 3 tiers of Government‚ i.e. Federal‚ State‚ and Local Government with each having its sphere clearly spelt out in the Taxes and Levies (approved list for Collection) Decree‚ 1998. Of importance at this juncture
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Employment Law Employment Law is about the legal relationship between an employer and an employee. It is based on the contract of employment. It protects both the employer and the employee. The laws on employment come from: • Statutes passed by the UK Parliament‚ such as the Employment Act 1990 and the equal pay Act 1970; • European Community in the form of regulations and directives. • Common Law‚ which is based on normal practice and includes things like
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International Law Reading Notes: Ch. 3: Sources * There is no single body to create laws internationally binding upon everyone nor a proper system of courts with comprehensive and compulsory jurisdiction to interpret and extend the law. * Sources: provisions operating within the legal system on a technical level * Reason and morality are excluded as well as functional sources * Survey of process whereby rules of international law emerge * Article 38 of the Statute of
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Week 2 Mens Rea The defendant’s mental state. Mens Rea and Actus Reus are necessary for a crime; apart from in strict liability crimes when mens rea is not necessary. Different crimes have different mens rea. Example: murder requires intention to cause death or GBH. Sometimes an offence will have different mens rea for different aspects of the crime. Example: rape needs intention to commit sexual intercourse but only needs recklessness as to whether the victim is consenting
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Sole Proprietor (Pg 50 3-120) Individual Person Partnership (Pg 50 3-130) • Association of people (2 or more‚ not more than 20‚ except law & accounting firms) (CA 2001 Section 115‚ Pg 668) • Carrying on a business with a common view to profit Other Forms of Business (Pg 52‚ 3-140 3-160) Joint Ventures • Contractual agreement to conduct a particular venture or related ventures • Not a separate legal entity • Assets & obligations of the venture are the venturers personally • Parties not conducting
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