BUSINESS LAW ESSAY PLAN ➢ Acceptance must be communicated to be effective. ➢ Where the parties contemplate acceptance by mail‚ acceptance will be complete as soon as the letter is properly posted. Postal rule definition ➢ Actual communication versus constructive communication ➢ Actual acceptance (real) versus constructive acceptance (postal rule) (Graw p.89) ➢ Contract is an agreement which the law enforces. ➢ Contract law is the basis of business law ➢ Two main sources:
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Business Law “The doctrine laid down in Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22 has to be watched very carefully. It has often been supposed to cast a veil on the personality of a limited company through which the courts cannot see. But that is not true. The courts can‚ and often do‚ draw aside the veil. They can‚ and often do‚ pull off the mark. They look to see what really lies behind” - Lord Denning in Littlewoods Mail Order Stores v Inland revenue Commissioners [1969] 3 All ER 422.
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OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Course Code: BBUN 2103 Course Title: Business Law Name: Mariyam Anoosha Afeef Student ID number: S11723225 Tutor Name: Ahmed Nasheed Learning Centre: Villa College Trimester: May 2012 INTRODUCTION We enter into contracts that are made orally‚ every day‚ without us even realizing. For example when we buy something from a shop‚ we make a contract with the shopkeeper. However sometimes written contracts are
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Resolving Ethical Business Challenges Chapter One 1. What are the potential ethical issues faced by Acme Corporation? Acme is essentially bribing buyers to purchase their products. This could backfire on them if the buyers company gets wind of it. The reaction of the company may be to fire their buyer and cut off Acme all together. This of course could be potentially fatal for Acme in two ways‚ one by damaging their infrastructure though lost revenue and two by damaging their corporate
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Research Paper: The principle of a separate corporate personality is a fundamental concept in Business Law. However this does not stop the courts from lifting or piercing the veil to see what lies beneath. Critically discuss this statement citing the relevant case law. As is evident with most principles of law there are exceptions to the doctrine of separate legal personality. The courts will generally depart from the principle separate corporate personality in certain instances where tools
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HA2022 Business Law Tri 1‚ 2011 QUESTION 1 Sue Fairbairn is 35 years old. She is a commercial boat skipper who works for Whale Watching. She has held a commercial skipper’s licence for 15 years and is considered to be a very experienced whale watching skipper. To ensure she is always at the peak of her health she has annual medical examinations‚ which are conducted by her local doctor. Last week she was booked to take a group of tourists on a whale watching cruise leaving from Byron Bay and
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MALAYSIA SABAH KAMPUS ANTARABANGSA LABUAN BUSINESS LAW ASSIGNMENT Date of submission: 4th of April Lecturer: Madam Yanti Ahmad Shafiee Name of Course: Business Law (GT01103) 2. Describe the Malaysian legal system. Give your opinion as to its role in assisting Malaysian government in running the country. As an introduction‚ Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. The aim of law is to attain justice and to encourage
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unfair advantage of special disadvantage: Abuse by one party of its superior bargaining position in its dealings with the other party.[3] Application In this case‚ Ji is an elderly man and has difficulty in understanding English. He has had no business experience himself. The manager of XZA Bank is aware that Ji has no other assets and is dependent on the old age pension for all living expenses then still persuades Ji to sign the mortgage contract immediately without informing Ji of the consequences
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Business Discussion You own University Heights Apartments‚ a business that rents primarily to students. One evening‚ your tenant Sharon is attacked by an intruder who forces the lock on the sliding glass door of her ground-floor apartment. Sharon’s screams attract the attention of Darryl‚ your resident manager‚ who comes to Sharon’s aid. Together‚ he and Sharon drive the intruder off‚ but not before they both are badly cut by the intruder. 1. Is the intruder liable for what he has done? a. Yes
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question is whether Micky has a contract with Ureach Mobile Co. Section 11 of Contracts Act 1950 provides who are competent to contract‚ that is those who are of the age of majority according to the law to which she is subject‚ have sound mind‚ and not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is subject (KrishnanL‚ RajooL‚ & VergisA.C‚2009). On the other hand‚ the Age of Majority Act 1971 states that the age of majority is 18 years and above‚ and anyone below that age would be regarded
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