From an automobile accident to an injury at work or even a mistake made by a medical care professional‚ personal injury law covers a very broad range of incidents. There are many factors. A lot depends on the severity of injuries‚ whether the incident is covered under an insurance policy and a certain level of clarity for who is at fault. Seeking the assistance of an experienced personal injury lawyer - who can help shed light on those factors - will help you to move easily through the process of
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Chapter 2 Donoghue v Stevenson p.45 Donoghue found a snail in the ginger beer and got shocked. She sued Stevenson‚ the manufacture. Manufacturer owed a duty of care to customers. Neighbour test.Grant v Australian Knitting Mills p.48 Dr Grant suffered dermatitis because of the sulphites on the surface of the underwear manufactured by AKM. AKM owed a duty of care in the production of the underwear not to cause injury to Grant. McPhersons v Eaton p.49 Eaton died from the exposure to asbestos
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In my criminal justice classes‚ I learned that there are many amendments that protects citizens when they are arrested. After September 11‚ and the terrorist attacked‚ President Bush passed the Patriot Act. Many people were unhappy because it allows police officers and federal agents to invade our privacy. Many laws passed into effect and all the police departments started to share information with ICE‚ FBI and other federal agencies‚ nationwide and locally. Many people do not know their rights
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Banking laws amendment bill 2011 The salient features of the Bill are as follows: • To enable banking companies to issue preference shares subject to regulatory guidelines by the RBI; • To increase the cap on restrictions on voting rights; • To create a Depositor Education and Awareness Fund by utilizing the inoperative deposit accounts; • To provide prior approval of RBI for acquisition of 5% or more of shares or voting rights in a banking company by any person and empowering RBI to
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081-AC1221-60 Company Law ASSIGNMENT ONE The case concerns the pre-incorporation contracts. Firstly‚ it is necessary to define the pre-incorporation contracts. They are the contacts which the promoter wants to enter the contract before a company is incorporated. Under Common law position‚ the company cannot gain contractual rights or incurs liabilities from a pre-incorporation contract. Also; the pre-incorporation contracts cannot bind the company. In this case‚ Bosco is the promoter who
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In the state of Massachusetts‚ Common Law Burglary is defined as “the breaking and entering into the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony”. It’s very important to note that in order for a crime to be considered as burglary‚ it is necessary for it to take place at night. Another important factor involved in a burglary is that usually the owner of the establishment is not present during the time at which this crime is taking place. Most states share the same elements of what
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CUEA SCHOOL OF LAW General Principles of Equity I History of equity Introduction of the doctrines of equity into Nigeria The relation between Equity and Common Law Conflicts between Equity and Law Nature of equitable rights I Nature of equitable rights II UNIT 1 CONTENTS 1.0 2.0 3.0 HISTORY OF EQUITY 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 Introduction Objectives Main content 3.1 Law and equity 3.2 Conscience 3.3 Difference and conflict 3.4 Equity and the common law in the narrow sense Conclusion Summary
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and the common law tradition Contents Introduction 22 2 1 Judging the operation of the legal system 23 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 The common law tradition and its influence upon the English legal system 27 Have we seen the historical rise and fall of the common law tradition? 31 Substantive law and procedure
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The origin of English Common in the 12th century was sparked by the death of King Henry I in 1135. The nephew of Henry I was Stephen‚ and he was acknowledged to be the rightful king‚ but the magnates and such had sworn loyalty to Henry’s daughter‚ Matilda. The entire reign of Stephen‚ which lasted from 1135 to 1154‚ was spent fighting with Matilda and her French husband. Upon Stephen’s death the son of Matilda‚ Henry II‚ became king in 1154. It was from here on that the King started to take
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The History of the Common Law of England by Matthew Hale 1713 I. Concerning the Distribution of the Law of England into Common Law‚ and Statute Law. And First‚ concerning the Statute Law‚ or Acts of Parliament The Laws of England may aptly enough be divided into two Kinds‚ viz. Lex Scripta‚ the written Law: and Lex non Scripta‚ the unwritten Law: For although (as shall be shewn hereafter) all the Laws of this Kingdom have some Monuments or Memorials thereof in Writing‚ yet all of
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