Conditional fee arrangements can be defined as fee arrangement‚ whereby payment to the solicitor is dependent upon the result of the proceedings‚ and is permitted by Section 58 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and the Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998. Conditional fee agreements are becoming increasingly popular‚ this is because if the claimant is unsuccessful he/she will not have to pay the Solicitor for his service‚ hence‚ no win‚ no fee. Therefore it is in the best interest of both
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MEMORANDUM OF LAW To: Brenda Young‚ Supervising Attorney From: Steven Carp ‚ Legal Assistant Date: September 26‚ 2012 Re: Enforcement of non-competition agreement against Brett Young I.QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether the restrictive covenant is enforceable against Brett Young for working with a competitor of Finance R Us. II. SHORT ANSWER: No‚ the covenant is not enforceable against Brett Young for leaving Finance R Us and working for Titles Unlimited when the III. STATEMENT
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time‚ worth almost twice as much as any other brand in existence. It’s apparent that this company sees much success‚ yet it is still laden with many issues and receives criticism from the general media. A popular example is the working conditions of oversea manufacturing factories‚ most notably Foxconn‚ which has been a controversial subject for quite some time. Foxconn has come under fire several times in recent years. According to an article by the New York Times (2012)‚ some time before an iPhone
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Treatment of asylum seekers by the Australian legal system The treatment of asylum seekers by the Australian legal system is a controversial issue dealing with human rights and people from different sides have different perspectives on this subject .The Australian legal system has attempted to achieve justice for the parties affected by the matter through various court cases and legislation and policy changes. Has justice been achieved? The current Australian government perspective on this
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INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE LEGAL FRAMEWORK DPBA 180 T1 – Definition of Law What is the Law? The Law of a particular state is the body of rules designed to regulate human conduct within that state. This can be defined clearly as an organised system of principles and rules designed to control and influence the conduct of individuals and groups. The aim of most legal systems‚ officially at least‚ is to provide a means of resolving conflicts in a fair
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Legal Philosophy Positive Law Law as the Sovereign’s Command – John Austin * the subject of jurisprudence is positive law * law set by political superiors to political inferiors Command – a significance of desire In commands‚ unlike in other significations of desire‚ the one commanding has the power to inflict evil or harm upon the one commanded‚ once the command is ignored. Command and Duty are correlative terms (parang games lang‚ haha!) * wherever a duty lies‚ a command
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References: PA205_U3_Case.pdf assignment. http://extmedia.kaplan.edu/legal/PA205/Research_for_Legal_Professionals_KUCustom_Text_Ch05.pdf
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Internal Legal Memorandum and Analysis in Ima Shewin’s Case Taressa Wise Kaplan University PA 402-01 Professor Carolyn Dragseth June 5‚ 2012 LEGAL M E M O R A N D U M TO: Carolyn Dragseth‚ Attorney FROM: Taressa Wise‚ Legal Analyst DATE: June 5‚ 2012 RE: Legal Memorandum‚ causes of action for presenting a prima facie case for Ima Shewin
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PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY 1997‚ 50 EXPLAINING U.S. COURTS OF APPEALS DECISIONS INVOLVING PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: ACCURACY‚ FAIRNESS‚ AND VALIDATION JON M. WERNER‚ MARK C. BOLINO Department of Management University of South Carolina Accuracy and due process perspectives were used to extend policycapturing research concerning employment discrimination case law. TWo-hundred ninety-five usable U.S. Circuit Court decisions concerning performance appraisal were located from 1980-1995. In both chisquare
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based on a case scenario and will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health and social care practitioner’s encounter with regards to: implications of consent‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patient confidentiality. The legal aspects of the scenario will be discussed in relation to the breaching of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act (1998) can conflict with other legislation intended to protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify the consequences
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