Case Study Vicarious Liability Introduction Under the English Common Law‚ Vicarious liability is a principle of the tort laws. The law imposes liability of employees and agents to their employers. Under this law‚ the liability of any tort committed by an employee that falls under the scope of his duties to the employer is transferred to the employer. This includes both the intentional and unintentional torts. The inclusion of the intentional torts came in to effect after the ruling in the case
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Teacher Liability University of Phoenix AED/201‚ Week 5 Erin Witt February 5‚ 2012 Your Results for "Classroom Management " | Print this page | Book’s Title: | Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional | Book’s Author: | Kauchak | Location on Site: | Home > School Law: Ethical and Legal Influences > Reflect on This > Classroom Management | Date/Time Submitted: | February 6‚ 2012 at 4:05 AM (UTC/GMT) | | Summary of Results | All 3 questions in this activity
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Criminal Liability Essay Criminal liabilities are conditions of being actually or potentially subject to a legal obligation. Liability means legal responsibility for one’s acts or omission‚ also when acts which harms society‚ and which are prosecuted by the government. Sometimes certain negligence can lead to criminal liability. Liability needs to be distinguished from the following concepts: * culpability (purposely‚ knowingly‚ recklessly‚ negligently) - infers intent * capacity
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Seminar 7 Vicarious Liability The problem question deals mainly with the issue of Vicarious Liability and Negligence. In order to advise Jerry one would have to explore the rules of vicarious liability‚ relevant statute law and case law which may apply. Vicarious liability has been defined as the person who commits a wrong must be an employee and not an independent contractor‚ the employee must have committed a tort and the tort must have been in the course of employment. The doctrine of ‘vicarious
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system of the University of Dayton The problems of the old parking system Introduction 4 The Creating of New Parking System 5 Advantage of New Parking System 6 Unsolved Problems for New Parking System
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proposition‚ viz.: Section VI. 1. x x x An officer or employee under administrative investigation may be allowed to resign pending decision of his case but it shall be without prejudice to the continuation of the proceeding against him. It shall also be without prejudice to the filing of any administrative‚ criminal case against him for any act committed while still in the service. (emphasis and underscoring supplied) The CA refused to give credence to this argument‚ holding that the provision
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Principles of Liability – Coursework Assessment Two For a contractual agreement to withstand‚ it is crucial that the contract contains the four main components‚ which are; offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration and the intention to create legal relations. A contract is seen as a legally binding agreement between two parties‚ so It is very important for the court to establish a ‘consensus ad idem’; the meeting of minds in order to judge whether a contract exists. Britney’s first meeting with
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Why is Corruption a Problem? Corruption is the use of public office for private gain‚ the use of official position‚ rank or status by an office bearer for his own personal benefit. (Khandu) Corruption can come in different forms‚ like bribery‚ extortion‚ cronyism‚ nepotism‚ patronage‚ graft and embezzlement. (Paper) Corruption can be a major obstacle in the process of economic‚ political‚ social and environmental development and in modernizing a country. (Myint) Corruption can also affect people’s
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There are distinct advantages and disadvantages of each of these structures. When looking at forming any of these you must first look at who will be forming these. 1. Sole proprietorships; Individuals and small companies are better suited for sole proprietorships. There are several reasons why this is. a. Few business requirements b. Little or no cost to form. c. Tax advantages‚ can be claimed on your 1040 d. Single decision maker There are however some disadvantages of this structure such
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Doctrine: Limitations in Establishing Corporate Criminal Liability The identification doctrine is the traditional method by which companies are held liable under the principles of the common law. According to this theory‚ the solution for the problem of attributing the unlawful acts to a corporation for offences that require intention was to merge the identified individual with the corporation. For the purpose of establishing corporate liability‚ a company may be responsible for the wrongful acts of
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