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    Case Study of Tort Law

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    Task1 What kind of liability do you think Ton should bear in Scenario 1? Contrast liability in tort with contractual liability Contrast liability in tort with contractual liability. There are three differences between liability and contractual liability: A. The difference of base. Contractual liability means that due to the breach of duty‚ contractual collateral obligation of contract or violates the "contract law" provisions of the obligations. Finding out a contractual liability has to be

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    Negligence Case Study

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    Negligence: According to Commercial Escrow Company v. Rockport Rebel‚ negligence is a “conduct‚ which falls below the standard established by law for the protection of others”. And in this case‚ Mechanics National Bank failed to remove the lien on Ms. Warren’s Lagoon Beach property‚ which means it‚ fell beneath the standard for civic protection recognized by law. “Every one is responsible‚ not only for the result of his willful acts‚ but also for an injury occasioned to another by his want of

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    Unit 5: Aspects of Contract & Negligence for Business | By Abdul Mir: FCS#307035 | Mark & Jodie Jones | Contents Task 1: Formation of a Contract 3 Offer & Acceptance 3 Acceptance 3 Modes of acceptance & E-Contracts 4 Consideration 4 Intention to Create Legal Relation 5 Capacity to contract 5 Blue Chip v Evershed 5 Task 2: Exclusion & Limitation Clauses 6 Contractual Terms 7 Conditions 7 Warranties 7 Innominate Terms 7 Advantages&Disadvantages

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    Blaw Law of Tort

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    Ngee Ann Polytechnic School of Business & Accountancy Diplomas in ACC‚ BIT‚ BS‚ BFS & IBZ Business Law LAW OF TORT STUDENTS’ COPY Tutorial Questions Section B: Problem Questions (Use LAC format to answer‚ with supporting cases) 1. Last month‚ Raj bought a pair of Flying Eagle inline skates from his neighbourhood shop. Flying Eagle inline skates are made in a factory in Tampines owned by the Kang Brothers. Unknown to Raj‚ the particular model of inline skates had a manufacturing

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    Tort and Regulatory Risks

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    Tort and Regulatory Risks This paper will address preventative‚ detective‚ and corrective measures for a company to manage regulatory risks. We will also review common business torts that occur in many businesses today. According to Jennings: Tort comes from the Latin term tortus‚ which means “crooked‚ dubious‚ twisted.” Torts are civil wrongs‚ actions that are not straight but twisted. This paper will also describe specific measures to manage torts and other regulatory risks that are identified

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    Negligence falls under civil law as the plaintiff is entitled to seek monetary compensation from the defendant by reporting the incident or filing a complaint or case to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Plaintiff refers to the injured patient or the patient’s family members whilst the defendant refers to the healthcare professional or the

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    Law of Tort Case Study

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    Tort of Negligence case study The law of contract: a contract is a legally binding agreement‚ its a promise between two or more to parties with certain things‚each party must fulfill there promises if one of them don’t fulfill there promise then the contract is breached (VOID). The law of tort: A tort is a civil wrong in the sens that is committed against an individual‚ tort is compensated by a sum of money called “DAMAGES”. Contract laws and tort laws share many similarities. At

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    Tort Assignment 1

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    Torts Assignment 2011 Semester 2 Fred v Ivan- Battery Battery is committed when there is an intentional‚ direct‚ and unlawful contact or without consent to another’s person. Ivan intentionally made unlawful contact with Fred when he thrust his hands into Fred’s pocket. It was apparent that although the contact was with his pants’ pocket rather than directly to the body‚ the contact did involve some element of forces and that ‘the least touching of another in anger is battery’. Hence‚ the element

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    Pro Tort Reform

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    Tort reform refers to the proposed changes in the common law civil justice systems that would reduce tort litigation and/or damages. Tort liability imposes significant cost on society. In 1991‚ US has spent a total of $131.6 billion on tort litigation‚ which is approximately 2.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP)1 Studies have shown that the citizens pay a tort tax of $1200 per individual or nearly $5000 for a family of four. 2 Today‚ tort reform is a contentious political issue and its advocates

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    Tort Law : Causation

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    The aim of tort law is to compensate the claimant and to deter defendants’ discuss whether the rules of causation and remoteness of damage fulfil this aim. The rules of causation state that the claimant has to prove that the defendants breach of duty was the factual cause of material damage‚ when considering the facts of Barnett v Chelsea & Kensington Hospital Management Committee (CKHMC) where the claimants husband became ill after drinking tea which had arsenic‚ when taken to hospital‚ the doctor

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