Chapter 5 – Crimes Nature of Crimes Crimes are public wrongs- acts prohibited by the state or federal government. Typically classified as a felony or a misdemeanor: Felony- A serious crimes such as murder‚ sexual assault and involve significant moral culpability on the offender’s part. These are punishable by lengthy prison sentences‚ fines‚ loss of voting rights‚ revoking of professional licenses. Misdemeanor- A lesser offense such as disorderly conduct or battery resulting in minor physical
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Nature and terminology—Chapter 10 The noted legal scholar Roscoe Pound once said that “the social order rests upon the stability and predictability of conduct‚ of which keeping promises is a large item.” Contract law deals with‚ among other things‚ the formation and keeping of promises. A promise is a person’s assurance that the person will or will not do something. Like other types of law‚ contract law reflects our social values‚ interests‚ and expectations at a given point in time. Sources
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Business law *CONTRACT 1) consent- both parties agreed to the conditions of the contract The OFFER should be certain. *Vices of consent (contract is voidable) 1) error or mistake- honest mistake in the amount/ contract. Ex: error in number of units 2) violence or force- forced someone to sign a contract. You never really want to sign it. 3) intimidation or threat or duress- same with number 2. 4) undue influence- ex: superior talking to an employee “if you did not sign the contract meaning
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Jonah Watson Business Law Case Analysis #3 IN YOUR COURT A remedy is the relief provided for an innocent party when the other party has breached the contract. There are two types of remedies; remedies in equity and remedies at law. Remedies in equity are only awarded only if the remedy at law is inadequate. Remedies at law normally award monetary damages Ken‚ the owner of a famous candy store‚ and Sweet‚ Inc. have entered into a contract‚ essentially designating Sweet‚ Inc. as his
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MANAGEMENT SUBJECT; BUSINESS LAW LECTURER; MR MWAKAJINGA TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT: INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT DATE OF SUBMISSION; 09 DECEMBER 2013 NAME: URASSA FAITH BHRM/T.2012/20 Question: Choose any legal source of law in Tanzania and explain its relevance to Tanzania development According to Carl F.Stydvin and Linda Mulcahy [2007}Law is the set of rules that governs a society and create a structure of authority or government to run the social order. Law is binding on the person
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regulation in Saudi that has specific implication when settling disputes. It is forbidden in Islamic law by Qur’an when the operation concerned is risky and could result in deceit of one of the parties (http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gharar.asp). In this case‚ the U.S could claim that the reparation cost of breaching the contract could be classified as Gharar as it is specific to Islamic law: Saudi being an Islamic country with applicable jurisdiction‚ the US could claim gharar as the cost of
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Business Law TRI 1‚ 2011 Assessment 1 3) Norris had decided for some time that he wanted to purchase a motel. After looking at several different areas‚ he settled on Port Stephens in New South Wales as offering him both the potential for a business and the lifestyle he was seeking. He rang a number of real estate agents‚ inquiring whether they had any motels listed for sale. He finally found a motel and general business listed with an estate agent called Evatt. Evatt told Norris that once he got
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS TMC COLLEGE LAW Individual Assignment The Importance of Understanding Business Law in Malaysia PREPARED FOR Mr. William Tan PREPARED BY Ilyassova Daniya SUBMISSION DATE 2 June 2014 Table of Content No. Details Page When doing a business it is important to understand laws that apply to your business‚ laws depend on the country you live in‚ but there are many
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A contract can be defined as an agreement containing promises made between two or more parties with the intention of creating certain legal rights and obligations and enforceable in a court of law (Gibson & Fraser‚ 2012‚ Business Law‚ p303). A contract must be satisfied certain legal requirements which are agreements‚ intention to create legal relations‚ considerations and capacity. Agreement = Offer + Acceptance Therefore‚ here apply the rule
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Issue 6. 1. Title: Consideration 2. Textbook reference: Chapter 12 3. Possible search terms: Consideration‚ past consideration‚ option-to-cancel‚ accord‚ satisfaction‚ release‚ promissory estoppel 4. Here is the situation: Andrea‚ the president of Standard Corporation‚ announces to Standard employees‚ “If you work hard‚ and profits remain high‚ you’ll get a bonus‚ if management thinks it’s warranted.” Profits remain high‚ but no bonus is paid. If the employees sue‚ would a court enforce the
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