1. The fact of the case Respondent (Schmidt) was a consulting engineer for the appellant company (Kepong Prospecting Ltd). The appellant company was the holders of certain mining leases in respect of deposits of iron ore. They did not work these deposits themselves but allowed them to be worked on tribute by another company named Kepong Mines Ltd. Their business in practice would seem to be confined to collecting the tribute and distributing it to their shareholders after making arrangements
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Cuong Khong Bill Tennyson/ Business Law January 24‚ 2013 BRIEFING CASES… COMMONWEALTH v. BERGGREN 398 Mass. 338 (1986) Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts‚ Barnstable. May 6‚ 1986. August 26‚ 1986. ============================================================================ FACTS: On March 29‚ 1983‚ about 8:28 P.M.‚ Patrolman Michael Aselton of the Barnstable police department was on radar duty at Old Stage Road in Centerville. He saw the defendant’s motorcycle speed by him and commenced
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Comparative Law Case 1-1. IGNACIO SEQUIHUA V. TEXACO INC. ET AL. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas‚ 1994. FACTS: Plaintiffs‚ Ecuador residents‚ filed suit in Texas over alleged environmental damage in Ecuador. Plaintiffs pray for money damages‚ an injunction to clean up‚ and a court-administered trust fund. Defendants bring motions to dismiss. ISSUE: Should the court decline to exercise jurisdiction based on the doctrine of comity of nations? HOLDING: Yes. LAW: Section
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Tullula Investments Ltd is a large South Australian company‚ which owns and operates many hotel and restaurants throughout Australia. Italian Cuisine Ltd‚ a food and catering business whose headquarters are in Brisbane‚ supplies goods commonly used by businesses such as Tullula Investments Ltd. On September 1‚ 2000‚ Italian Cuisine Ltd sent a fax to Tullula Investments Ltd‚ which read: "Can offer latest ’Speedy Rice Cookers’ at $100 each." On October 1‚ 2000‚ Tullula Investments Ltd faxed a reply
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Case Study 1 Ebbers vs. Central Apartments Ltd. In this case Central Apartments Ltd has borrowed $800‚000 from exchange bank and secured the loan by a five year mortgage on the apartment building. Since the bank required additional security the president of the corporation at the time named Ebbers personally signed the guarantee. This makes Ebbers the guarantor and responsible for the debt if the principle debtor‚ Central Apartments Ltd‚ should default in the payment of their debt. Ebbers who
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struck his vehicle onto the plaintiff resulting in the death of her child even though the child was a fetus at the time of the accident. Conclusion: The plaintiff’s motion to recover damages for the wrongful death of her child would be denied. Under case 370 Md. 227‚ 804 A.2d 1151 in a similar suit as to the one we are doing the plaintiff was not able to recover for the loss of her child as a result of a car
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be distinguished from ITT Invitation to Treat Is an action by one party which may appear to be a contractual offer but which is actually inviting others to make an offer of their own. Invitation to treat lacks of promissory intent 1. Boots Case (Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v. Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd) Self service PS sued Boots cash for breach of pharmacy and poison act by selling certain poison not under supervision of registered pharmacist as boots cash is a
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CURTIN COLLEGE BUSINESS LAW 1100 ASSIGNMENT TWO (30%) Part A - Four step process The case study which students are required to resolve using the four step process is set out below. Students are required to apply the relevant legal concepts and principles to analyse and solve the legal issues arising in the case study by explaining and applying their knowledge of the legal principles and rules arising in Australian legal system: topic four to five inclusive. Please note also that
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Name:_______________ Business Law I: Final Exam Study Guide [20 points] Material Tested: Chapter 1: Laws and Their Ethical Foundation (p. 04-23) (30 points) Chapter 2: Constitutional Rights (p. 24-47) (30 points) Chapter 3: Court Systems (p. 48-63) (30 points) Chapter 5: Civil Law and Procedure (p. 84-105) (30 points) Long Essay: Explain how legal knowledge will be applied in your personal life beyond high school. (30 points) Instructions: Your final exam of 150 points will include the
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of personal privacy‚ then a court will order disclosure. See Ray. Even still‚ the requested information must shed light on the agency’s performance of it’s statutory duties. See Ray. This is also referred to as the “central-purpose” doctrine. See Law Review. Meaning‚ does
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