To begin with‚ the case as regards Richard and Ernie is related to the Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel‚ which is derived from Equity. According to this doctrine‚ if one party to the contract (promisor) makes a promise which the other party to the contract (promisee) acts upon‚ the promisor is estopped from going back on his promise‚ even though the promise did not provide any consideration. Theoretically‚ by this concept‚ Ernie should be estopped from asking Richard for the remaining balance of
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Japan is the world’s second largest economy‚ which offers a wealth of investment and market opportunities to international businesses. Doing business in Japan‚ however‚ is great challenge for foreign companies. Japanese culture is well known for its unique etiquette and heritages and international business is under this influences. Understanding Japanese culture‚ ethics and business values is crucial to any company wanting to conduct business in today ’s rapidly progressing Japan. Failing to understand
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Making the decision to buy or rent a home is one of the most important choices in a person’s life. These are some of the things that should be considered when making this type of decision: what is the five-year plan‚ what are the financial implications of this decision‚ and what type of maintenance are you comfortable with. When deciding to rent or buy‚ a person needs to weigh all options. The price-to-rent ratio is a good first step in the process of deciding to rent or buy a home. The price-to-rent
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William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning‚” a piece that is in the viewpoint of a post-war African-American family‚ with the protagonist being the son‚ Colonel Sartoris “Sarty” Snopes. In the exposition‚ Abner Snopes‚ the head of the family‚ was on trial for burning a landlord’s barn but later dismissed from the trial and advised to leave the county. Sarty was punished by his father later that night because his father accused him of having second thoughts and being disloyal to the family. They finally arrived
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Case 6.1 1) The main difference between libel and slander is how it’s imposed. Libel is a written or recorded statement of facts about someone or business while slander is a spoken defamation of a person ro a business. (Clarkson‚ Miller‚ Cross‚ 2012‚ p. 119). A libel case deals with false statements that caused harm or damage such as destroying reputation and causing humiliation for the plaintiff. On the other hand slander case involves plaintiff claiming false or misleading statement that was
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of the 16th century secured a British dominance and thus‚ new colonial traditions were formed. Oliver Cromwell ensured his ‘plantation’ policies were implemented‚ whereby‚ the Irish- Catholics were ‘expelled’ from their lands and the British now landlord over the real estate and its subservient‚ Irish -Catholic tenants (“Cromwellian-Conquests‚ n.d). Irelands ‘lost her music‚ she lost her games‚ she lost her language and popular literature‚ and with language
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before leaving will also contribute to help you enjoy the Orientation Seminar and your first classes without stress. You will find a few hints regarding housing in this document‚ such as: Please avoid arriving in Lille on a Sunday as agencies and landlords are not available. Some agencies are also closed on Saturdays (AEU). Do not hesitate to check the location of an offer by googling it (as a reminder‚ IESEG is located 3 rue de la Digue‚ 59000 Lille). 1. IESEG student residence halls Apply to
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reform to be attempted by Alexander was the emancipation of the serfs. In the words of Alexander II at the end of the Crimean war: “It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait until it abolishes itself from below”. The Tsar had hoped that landlords would take the initiative in the matter of the abolition of serfdom‚ but by 1857 when they had shown no inclination to do so‚ a committee was formed to consider the matter. The committee consisted of the Tsar‚ high-ranking government officials
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estates of land lords and received protection in exchange for some of their goods. Feudalism was very common in these estates or manors. This was the system of economic and political relations between landlords and laborers. Peasants in feudal Japan usually turned to Buddhist monks instead of landlords. They believed the monks could cure ailments and even turn their luck. The differences in art of feudal Europe and Japan were very significant. Europeans tended to focus more on religious forms of
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positive outcome of buying a house is it is a better investment in long run. A. Buying a house would save a person or family around $61‚ 500 and that renting would save someone $15‚ 000 (Tugend‚ 2011). B. When renting you are paying the landlord a monthly payment rather than investing into a house. III. Another major advantage of buying a house is each time you pay your mortgage you earn more equity on your house. A. With the real estate value right now is the time to buy
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