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    foreign business partner based in another country? When doing business internationally‚ many unique factors must be considered. Two of the main issues that must be decided are choice of law and forum selection. Some of the issues involved that must be examined to make the first decision of choice of law are the international country’s current legislation‚ the level of predictability of the economic situation‚ if the country is a signatory to any of the major international trade conventions‚

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    This task is an extension of the content discussed in p4 where i discussed the role of lay people. Also i described the background of magistrates and jury. I also talked about formal requirements‚ qualifications‚ restrictions‚ selection and training to become part of the magistrates. Also explained what is needed to become part of the jury for example the eligibility‚ what disqualifications which will restrict you‚ and discretionary excusals. in this assignment to meet the criteria i will need to

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    Traditional Marriages Compared to Common Law Relationships - Law Individual Position Paper - Name: xxx Course Code: CLU3M Teacher: Mr. Logan Submission Date: January 11‚ 2013. The Benefits of Traditional Marriages Compared to Common Law Relationships Living in a society with freedom comes with many choices to be made‚ some better than others. Common law relationships are becoming more common than ever‚ where lovers or cohabiters

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    BUSN-420-61326 Business Law Hazel G. Sturdebant OUTLINE PAPER TITLE: the common law tradition and sources of law I. THESIS STATEMENT: A. Common law is a legal system that is largely formed by the decisions previously made by courts and not imposed by legislatures or other government officials. The reasoning used to interpret this type of law is known as casuistry‚ or case-based reasoning. It is a strict‚ principle-based

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    characteristics of common law system? Do you think this legal system is good enough to protect the rights of individuals and organizations? Common law‚ system of law that prevails in England and in countries colonized by England. The name is derived from the medieval theory that the law administered by the king’s courts represented the common custom of the realm‚ as opposed to the custom of local jurisdiction that was applied in local or manorial courts. In its early development common law was largely

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    Brad began working at Lay-Z-Guy in 1981 as a customer service manager. In 1995 his employer started requiring him and other salespeople to sign a series of one-year agreements that stated they could be terminated on 60 days’ notice. Three years later it required Brad to incorporate‚ and from that point forward‚ the agreements were between Lay-Z-Guy and Brad’s corporation. The agreements defined Brad‚ and later his corporation‚ as an “independent marketing consultant” and expressly stated that the

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    How Does Equity Fulfill the Common Law Common Law Equity fulfils the common law‚ although it does not endeavour to displace it with a moral code. In order to be influential‚ the law is to be professed as both certain and predictable‚ and also flexible and fair. Specifically‚ it needs clear rules on the one hand‚ but flexibility on the other to produce exceptions to cases that lead to apparently incongruous or unjust conclusions if the rules are

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    Junyi Zheng Course MGNT3145 Professor.Toson Date 06/23/2013 Facts Mitsubishi has a contract with Crown Door Company which requires Mitsubishi to sell twelve boxcar loads of plywood to Crown and Mitsubishi should import the wood from Taiwan and deliver it to Crown’s plant in Atlanta.Mitsubishi shipped the wood from Taiwan to Savannah.However‚ in Savannah‚as the railroad was negligent in loading the train which caused the cargo to shift during the trip‚finally the wood got damaged. Issue The

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    Explain the difference between rules of the common law and principles of equity. Law is to be seen as definite and also flexible and fair. It specifically needs unambiguous rules on one hand but flexibility on the other to provide exceptions to cases that may lead to apparently unjust conclusions where rules are applied rigidly. Common law‚ as define by Wikipedia‚ refers to law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals‚ rather than through legislative statutes or executive

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    understandings of the relationship between law and equity. Historical development of equity Until 14th Century‚ if justice was not achieved‚ a litigant could appeal to the king in King’s council (Curia Regis). The council possessed royal power and could thereby make order to delegate the hearing of injustice function to the Chancellor. Starting from 15th Century all petitions went directly to him. The Chancellor’s court was a court of conscience‚ where when the common law was not achieving justice‚ the Chancellor

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