to Jenny is not binding. Advise Jenny as to whether she has any cause of action against her father. This case pertains whether a clear promise was demonstrated to form a legal contract between Jenny and her father to determine whether Jenny has any cause of action against her father. According to the contracts act 1950‚ section 2(d)‚ when at the desire of the promisor‚ the promise or any other person has done or abstained from doing‚ or does or abstains from doing‚ or promises to do or to
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The Natural law philosophy is a system in place for the right of all humans. “The natural law theory is a theory of ethics that holds that there are moral laws found in nature and discernable by the use of reason” (MacKinnon 2015). This theory law theory identifies the actions of humans and categorized them either right or wrong. Virtue Ethics is often used to define characteristics standard of a person. Virtue Ethics normative theory that maintains that the focus of morality is habits‚ dispositions
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Is it considered okay to disobey some laws? Does committing civil disobedience actually do any good? Martin Luther King Jr. believed that it was moral to obey just laws and disobey unjust law. “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just law. Conversely‚ one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” (Jacobus 382). Henry David Thoreau also conveyed this same idea when he said “If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government‚ let it
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Tort Liability and Contract Liability A tort is a legal term for "a wrong." The "tort law" is composed of state statutes and court decisions that gives one the right to sue someone who causes harm to them‚ whether it’s a drunk driver‚ a corporation that manufactures a defective product‚ a credit card company that overcharges you‚ or a government bureaucrat that breaks the law or a school official such as a teacher or principal. The law of the state in which the school is located determines a school’s
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Class Contract Please answer the following questions by referring to your Syllabus. Submit your answers in a Word or PDF document and upload your answers in D2L in the Class Contract Assignment . 1. What is the official title of this course? Who is your instructor? Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Cristen Dutcher‚ J.D.‚ 2. Is this an online course‚ or a face to face course? The course is online and face-to-face 3. Weekly assignments are mandatory. YES or NO
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There are four main elements that must be in a contract to deem it valid. The first of which is an offer. The offer is the initial start to any interaction from one or more parties intending to enter into a contract. An offer is defined as‚ the price at which an individual is willing to sell a security or commodity. This is the opposite of bid‚ which is the price at which an individual is willing to buy a security. An offer is the same as an Ask. The person to make the offer or have something
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CAUSES OF EXTINGUISHMENT OF OBLIGATION 1. Payment or performance 2. Loss of the thing due 3. Condonation or remission of the debt 4. Confusion or merger of rights of creditor and debtor 5. Compensation 6. Novation I - PAYMENT OR PERFORMANCE PAYMENT means not only the delivery of money but also the performance‚ in any other manner of an obligation. How must the payment be made? 1. There must be delivery of the thing or rendition of the service that was contemplated. a. The debtor of a thing cannot
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Difference between Confession and Admission This brings us to the main difference between admission and confession. An admission is a statement that may or may not be a conclusive evidence of a fact in issue or relevant fact but to be a confession‚ the admission must conclusively prove the guilt of the maker of the admission. For example‚ in the case of Veera Ibrahim vs State of Maharashtra‚ AIR 1976‚ a person being prosecuted under Customs Act told the customs officer that he did not know that
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ZAMBIAN OPEN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW COMPUTER No. 21110141 LARRY HORE NJUNGU BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) COURSE: CONTRACT LAW (LL 12) LECTURER: GREENWELL LYEMPE ASSIGNMENT No. 2 SECOND YEAR‚ 2ND SEMESTER MOBILE: 0977 666160 CONTACT ADDRESS: PLOT 3601/4‚ MAPEPE ROAD‚ OLYMPIA PARK‚ LUSAKA TASKS: (i) Purpose of contractual remedies and whether they serve their intended objective (ii) Relationship between agency and principal (ii) Misrepresentation
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Introduction This essay is an attempt to advise Changwa on the area of law under which he can bring an action in view of the facts given in the question. The essay will also attempt to advise Changwa with respect to the person against whom such action can be brought. In order to achieve this end‚ the essay will pay particular attention to the salient elements he has to establish in the area of law identified‚ if at all he is to succed in his claim. The essay will conclude by looking at the likely
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