common law become so rigid and inflexible? Answer: By the reign of henry II‚ the practice of sending the royal justice throughout the country “on circuit” began to result in fairly uniform body of law developing around the country- the common law. The judges were assisted in finding an agreement among them by keeping records known as plea rolls. They set out not only the facts of each case and judgement‚ but often the reasoning behind the judgement‚ in much the same way as the modern law reports
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Law Notes 1. Law: set of statutes and rules that individuals within a society are governed by and are compelled to follow Statute: law passed by government you must follow unlike a rule which you can’t be punished for 2. Jurisprudence: wisdom/knowledge/skill in law -- the science that deals with investigations of concepts‚ notions‚ and principles of legal thought. It enables us to explore origins of law and legal institutions. It also helps clarify the principles on which they were founded. It allows
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Assuming Susan adopts a company structure‚ what type of Liability Company should Susan adopt? Relevant Laws: Form of association: • Consider the possible form of association‚ corporate and non-corporate • Consider comparative advantages and disadvantages of each form of association in the light of facts given. • Remember that there can be many relevant factors‚ not all of them related to corporate law issues. Taxation stamp duty and human factors can also be important. Application In this case‚ Mary
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held that the deed was given under coercion and was voidable at the option of the principal. UNDUE INFLUENCE Sometimes a party is compelled to enter into a contract against his will as a result of unfair persuasion by the other party. Section 16 defines undue influence as follows A contract is said to be induced by “undue influence”where the relations subsisting between the parties are such that one of the parties is in a position to dominate the will of the other and uses that
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ADMIN LAW 1. ANTONIO H. NOBLEJAS‚ as Commissioner of Land Registration‚ petitioner‚ vs. CLAUDIO TEEHANKEE‚ as Secretary of Justice‚ and RAFAEL M. SALAS‚ as Executive Secretary‚respondents. Petition for a writ of prohibition with preliminary injunction to restrain the Secretary of Justice from investigating the official actuations of the Commissioner of Land Registration‚ and to declare inoperative his suspension by the Executive Secretary pending investigation. The facts are not in dispute
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Should the legal driving age be lowered to 16? Outline: * Intro: Details-driving can be complicated -needs concentration
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What is land law in English law? Explain how the law distinguishes between whether a thing is a fitting or a fixture or part and parcel of the land itself. Introduction Land is what we step on‚ live on‚ it is very important in our daily life and land in every different area has its owner. That’s how we have the right to say this is mine and we’re the ones who choose what to do with it‚ add something to it or remove something from it‚ change it around or even get rid of it. That’s why we have this
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Lecture 2: PROMOTERS & PRE-INCORPORATION CONTRACTS James Mendelsohn BS3/16 01484 473607 james.mendelsohn@hud.ac.uk • • • • • Corporate personality Artificial‚ separate legal personality Registration at Companies House Limited liability Salomon • Issues arising from separate‚ artificial legal personality A. PROMOTERS • Background • Definition - no statutory definition - 2 common law definitions • Twycross v Grant (1877) 2 CPD – someone who “undertakes to form a company with
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RH Bill is NOW RH Law! After 14 years of struggle‚ the Reproductive Health Bill has finally been passed into law! Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III quietly signed the bill into law last December 21‚ 2012‚ four days away before Christmas – for me the best Christmas gift for Filipino women and youth especially us RH advocates who were tireless in our efforts to lobby‚ dialogue‚ march on the streets and campaign for the passage of the RH Bill into a law. The new law will now be called
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POLICIES AND GUIDELINES TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESPONSIBLE MINING IN THE UTILIZATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES WHEREAS‚ Section 16‚ Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall protect and advance the right of the Filipino people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature; chan robles virtual law library WHEREAS‚ Section 1‚ Article XII of the 1987 Constitution seeks a more equitable distribution of opportunities‚ income‚ and wealth;
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