B. Explain to Max‚ Belle and Kate the legal effect of common law and the Companies Act 1965 on pre-incorporation contracts. Pre-corporation contract is one which is entered into when the Company is in the process of being incorporated but is not yet completed it. At common law such contracts were held to be void‚ as the company is not yet in existence. - Newborne v Sensolid Ltd. In the common law effect‚ Pre-incorporation contracts cannot‚ in theory‚ be made by the company or by its promoter
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What is the role played in contract law by the doctrine of consideration 1. Controversies and challenges of consideration. For a contract promise to be enforceable‚ that promise must normally be supported by consideration. Any contractual promise must be supported by consideration unless an exception applies. A promise will be supported by consideration if it’s given as part of a bargain or exchange rather than a gift. Second‚ the promiser or 3rd party should receive some act forbearance
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refers to a body of rules and some authors have defined equity as that which is not the common law. They distinguish equity from the common law. It is regarded as a body of rules that is an appendage to the general rules of law. To understand why equity is not common law‚ we must delve into the history of how equity evolved. There was only the common law in England originally there was only one body of law. Common law is to be found in case law that developed over the years and was administered
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Common MS Office Errors Bryan Scholting IT 206 10/03/10 Christopher Barret Microsoft Word: Microsoft Word is a powerful word processing program that allows you to create professional looking documents with speed and a small effort. Word allows you to create documents for personal and business use and comes loaded with a variety of tools. You can change font size‚ type‚ and color. You can format how the lines are spaced‚ where your paragraphs start‚ and how your indention works. You can insert
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Constitution The 1937 Constitution‚ containing 50 articles‚ is the cornerstone of the Irish legal system. It lays down the rules that govern interactions between organs of the state and between the state and the individual. The legal system is based on common law tradition. It may be invoked by individuals to challenge the constitutionality of laws passed by the Oireachtas. Under the terms of Article 6 of the Constitution‚ sovereignty is vested in the Irish people. However the State is separately sovereign
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of codification leads to the legal system being inflexible as technological developments precede beyond that which the legislators contemplated (Slapper & Kelly‚ 2008). Nevertheless‚ despite its flaws and stiffness‚ the English common-law‚ as a representative of the common-law of the UK‚ is one of the most prolific ones: during the British Empire all colonies had to adopt the same or slightly modified legal system. Today‚ countries such as Canada‚ New Zealand and Australia have legal systems similar
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1. a) An Act of Parliament comes about when a bill is passed by initially the House of Commons and then The House of Lords in various stages. Once the reading stages and the committee stages of the bill are complete in both houses it is finally passed as an Act of Parliament by Royal Assent. An Example of an Act of Parliament is The Suicide Act 1961. b) The highest proportion of legislation is passed by way of Delegated legislation which is where an Act of Parliament is passed that provides the
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The common good is a central theme in Catholic Social Teaching. The common good is necessary because that is how we come to care for all of God’s creation. If the common good is being pursued and practiced the benefit of creation will always be considered and upheld before any action is done. As Catholics we called to try to practice upholding common good for God’s creation. The common good is important‚ but hard to maintain and people will err due to our inclination to sin‚ but when the common good
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Critically evaluate the extent the doctrine of the separation of powers underpin the Basic Law. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION According to Wesley Smith‚ “The doctrine of separation of powers is a general technique for limiting the ability of government officials to wield excessive powers to the detriment of citizens’ rights. The three types of power (the legislative‚ executive and judicial) should be distributed
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Assessment Description Research and identify three common health issues in the business workplace that can affect productivity. For each issue‚ outline some standard approaches‚ select a preferred option from each and present a report to senior management for approval. Three common health issues that can affect productivity in the workplace 1. Depression Depression in the workplace affects productivity as one in 5 employees is affected by depression at any one time leading to higher rates
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