Top of Form Bottom of Form THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY‚ JAMAICA THE FACULTY OF LAW CRIMINAL LAW I CAUSATION ______________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Where the actus reus of a crime includes specific consequences e.g. the crime of Murder - the consequence being death‚ it must be shown that the Defendant caused the victim’s death (although the defendant’s act need not be the sole or the main cause of death). A common approach of the courts has been to
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the loan contract between ABC bank and Sambal Pty Ltd is invalid. State the law: Section 140 of the corporations act states that: “A company’s constitution (if any) and any replaceable rules that apple to the company have effect as a contract: (a) Between the company and each member; and (b) Between the company and each director and company secretary; and (c) Between a member and each other member; Apply the law: According to section 140‚ a company’s constitution is only an internal governance
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Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Explain nature of law and other fundamental concepts relating to English Law (P1) I n order
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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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Question 1 Base on the case presented in this question‚ there is a valid promise between Tina and Yatie. According to Section 2a of Contract Act‚ when one person signifies to another his willingness to do or abstain from doing anything‚ with a view to obtain assent of the other to such act or abstinence‚ he is said to make a proposal. Apparently in the case that Yatie had made an offer or proposal to her business partner‚ Tina to supply handcrafts by sending an offer letter to Tina. Tina had received
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FREE CONSENT FREE CONSENT According to Sec 10 of the Indian Contract Act one of the essentials of a valid contract is “Free Consent” Sec 13 defines “consent” as “Two or more persons are said to consent when they agree upon the same thing in the same sense”. According to Sec 14‚ consent is said to be free when it is not caused by: 1.Coercion 2.Undue influence 3.Fraud 4.Misrepresentation 5.Mistake COERCION According to Sec 15 coercion means “Committing or threaten to commit
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LAW AND ETHICS INTRODUCTION Generally the term law means a body of regulations to guide human conduct. The Oxford Dictionary defines law as a body of enacted or customary rules recognized by a community as binding. Laws governing the external action of man may be either social or political. Social laws are based on customs and are enforced by parental and religious authority or by the pressure of public opinion. Political laws are enacted and enforced by the state. They are virtually commands‚
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common law and the rules of equity from part of the law of Malaysia. I was reading about some of the extent of the application of the English common law as applied in Malaysia. Any opinioins with sources? First of all as i know we are following UK ’s english common law and other bits and pieces i read around google. As i read from wiki i found out that theres very minimal information on this topic. Could anybody practicing law help me with this? I am actually researching thing for my law presentation
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Concept of Law – what do you think is the best descriptive concept of law‚ what do you think is the purpose or value of law? Have your views changed over this semester‚ if so how?" Most people’s concept of law is limited‚ their view on law is commonly based on a set of rules which they do not want to break because of either fear of a bad image in society as well as fear of being penalized and incarcerated legally. This point was emphasised by the legal philosopher John Austin whose theory on law suggested
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The Foundations of Law Over the course of many centuries‚ theorists and philosophers had come up with several different justifications to explain an unclear relationship that exists between law and justice. Thomas Aquinas‚ a thirteenth century theorist‚ enlightened everyone with his opinion about this relationship when he wrote Treatise on Law. Breaking down law into four different types‚ eternal‚ natural‚ divine‚ and human law‚ Aquinas created an order of laws that society must follow in order
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