I. What is Law A. Law 1. Set of Rules 2. Created by Government 3. Enforced by Government B. Jurisprudence 1. Philosophy of Law II. A. Law as Power 1. Under color of authority B. Legal Positivism 1. Law is what law says C. Legal Realism 1. Who is in position to enforce D. Natural Law 1. Humans have rights regardless of law III. Three Factors for Free Market System 1. Law 2. Rule of Law A. Law is generally and equally applicable to everyone B. System of published
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Contract Elements Business Law is an interesting topic‚ especially when contracts are the subject of discussion. Contracts can obligate a party to perform a task‚ stop performing a task. They can be a guideline on a specific business sale or as simple as ordering something online. When things go wrong and contracts are claimed to be broken‚ the first thing we look into is whether it was a valid contract to begin with. For a contract to be considered valid there are 4 main elements it must contain
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Avoid these two start-up pitch „fatal errors‟ Writing on the Business Insider War Room‚ Tim Berry‚ president and founder of Palo Alto Software and a co-founder of Borland International‚ observes that there‟s plenty of good advice available on how to make a pitch‚ but a dearth of information on how not to pitch. In particular‚ he warns start-ups about “two fatal errors I‟m seeing pretty frequently these days”: 1. It’s not about you. Understand the pitch as a medium. It‟s about what investors want
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proprietor of the store‚ or the cleaner or the floor polish manufacturer The case states that Dylan incurred medical expenses due to slipping on the highly polished floor when shopping at Quills Department Store. This case applied to Australian common law‚ implied terms of negligence. The first issue is whether the proprietor of Quills Department Store is liable to Dylans injury. In order to determine‚ there are three steps must be satisfied. Firstly‚ if the proprietor owed a duty of care to Dylan need
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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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CONTRACTS CONTRACT a meeting of minds between 2 persons whereby one binds himself‚ with respect to the other‚ to give something or to render some service (ARTICLE 1305) GENERAL PROVISIONS (Arts. 1305-1317) Distinguish an ordinary Contract: a.) from a Contract of marriage b.) from an obligation c.) from an imperfect promise d.) from a pact e.) from a stipulation a.) from a Contract of marriage ORDINARY CONTRACT 1. The parties may be 2 or more persons of same or different genders
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MGMT 310 Hot Coffee Essay 3-31-13 Hot Coffee This film was very interesting to watch. It made me realize how many frivolous lawsuits that have occurred. The Stella Liebeck case was huge example. Yes I understand she suffered third degree burns and had to be hospitalized for a week or so to recover but it could have possibly been prevented. The right thing to do would be to be careful when handling the cup of hot coffee. The cup itself says to be careful and why would anyone put a cup of
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2. State whether the following provisions in a note impair or preclude negotiability‚ the instrument in each instance being otherwise in proper form. Answer each statement with either “Negotiable” or Nonnegotiable” and explain why. A. A note signed by Henry Brown in the trade name of the Quality Store. Nonnegotiable‚ no fixed amount. B. A note for $850‚ payable to the order of TV Products Company‚ “If‚ but only if‚ the color television set for which this note is given proves entirely satisfactory
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Lecture 1: The importance of Business Ethics * 1st part : Introduction Ethics in General: Ethics is simply how people try to live their lives according to a standard of what is good or bad. They apply these standards both in how they think and how the others behave. Two way relationship. Example : MY friend left his wife for someone else. How do you think ? Unethical‚ so I behave in a way to not to talk to him anymore. My friend considers what I did as unethical‚ we’ve been friend for
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Important Laws That Affect Your Business Introduction: In the present world business plays an important role in every sphere of life. Business determines one’s life style‚ standard of living‚ education and even cultural standard. So to lead a bette-r life we need to understand business and study business. Business is dynamic – always changing. Coping with both predictable and unpredictable events can be easier‚ more efficient‚ and less traumatic if we understand business. Study of business will help
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