Glass Relevance - Injury not caused by breach of statutory duty - Breach of statutory duty Details - Glazier carrying sheet of glass with both handles fell on a stairway and was injured - He sued for breach of statutory duty because no handrail was provided - He needed both hands to carry glass so handrail would not have been any use - Claim failed *The breach of statutory duty did not cause the injury* Prove Breach of Statutory Duty requires:- - Statute broken - Breach caused injury
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Law coursework on the English Legal System and Corporate Criminal Liability. Question 1 a) The sources of the English legal system are: • Case law is judge made law. • Acts of Parliament creates a new law or changes an existing law. It is the most important source of law. Acts of Parliament are made by the Parliament‚ which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. • Statutory Interpretation is the process by which judges interpret and apply acts of parliament. In order to
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The process of turning a bill into a law is probably one of the most complicating processes. The process of making a bill is a successive procedure which is not just adding a few rules to a paper and calling it a day. Before a bill is made they have to make sure all the rules are constitutional and does not infringe people’s rights. Tis’ a stressful job to vote on a rule that some people could like and others could decide. The bill must first get passed in both houses of congress by majority
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everyday amongst Government officials‚ medical experts and even users of the still illegal narcotic. Whether it should or shouldn’t be legalised is a very controversial topic in society today. On the other hand I address this question to you: Should the law on cannabis be changed? Whilst the war on drugs is becoming more conspicuous‚ this has a direct effect on pro-legislation political groups making them more prominent. Whilst a large minority of politicians resist the reforms that these groups offer
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Chapter III Commercial Law I. General Definitions a. Commercial Law→ It designates the whole body of laws & regulations applicable to relations between persons engaged in commerce‚ business or commercial professions. b. Commerce→ The word “Commerce” means the exchange of goods‚ products or property of any kind. It includes: sale‚ purchase‚ exchange of merchandises. c. Internal and International Commerce→ Internal: it is the commerce carried on between individuals or corporations within the same
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Chapter one Business Law Law is a set of rules‚ enforceable by the courts‚ which regulate the government of the state and governs the relationship between the state and its citizens and between one citizen and another. There are various ways in which the law may be classified; the most important are: * Public and private law * A) Public law is concerned with the relationship between the state and its citizens. Specialised areas are: 1. Constitutional law is concerned with the workings
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of Contract Reading: George Shenoy and Loo Wee Ling (eds)‚ Principles of Singapore Business Law (“PSBL”)‚ (Cengage 2013)‚ Chapter 18. We will concentrate in class mainly on Damages. Note that PSBL chapter 18 addresses the topics in a different order from this Outline; we will in general follow the order of the Outline Note: References below to Poole are to Jill Poole‚ Casebook on Contract Law (10th ed‚ 2010)‚ which is available at Course Reserve in the Library. References to previous
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Critical Legal Thinking Case Assignment Three Kristine Turnage Florida State College at Jacksonville Business Law and Ethics BUL 3130 February 22‚ 2013 Abstract Compensatory damages are intended to provide a plaintiff with the monetary amount necessary to replace what was lost and nothing more. To be awarded compensatory damages‚ Pat the plaintiff must prove that he has suffered a legally recognizable harm that is compensable by a certain amount of money that can be objectively determined
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In my opinion the most important issue facing law enforcement today‚ is public perceptions of police integrity. Integrity is defined as being honest and impartial (Webster‚ 2016). Generally speaking‚ in 2016‚ mistrust of police is at an all-time high. This sentiment can be seen in the media headlines‚ by peaceful and sometimes chaotic protests‚ and the massive amount of police reform bills being sent for review to congress. When there is a pervasive culture of bad behavior within police departments
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should be used to promote the policy and objects of the Act‚ the policy and objects of the Act must be determined by construing the Act as a whole and construction is always a matter of law for the court.” Illegality‚ as a ground for judicial review‚ requires the decision maker to have failed correctly to understand the law and/or to apply it: Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service (1985). When exercising discretion‚ a decision maker must take into account all matters which they
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