How does the law protect the rights of consumers?! The monumental changes in the last two centuries have rendered consumers especially vulnerable to unfair business conduct. In reaction to this the law has set out exactly what the rights of consumers are‚ and attempts to protect them through a number of ways. Over the years‚ the courts have made numerous decisions in relation to consumers and businesses and the result has been a thorough body of common laws that regulate the formation of contracts
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STAY OF PROCEEDINGS PENDING ARBITRATION: DOES IT APPLY TO INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS? By Bwire B. Kuboja There are two main sources of law in Tanzania Mainland regulating stay of proceedings pending arbitration namely section 6 of the Arbitration Act and section 64 of the Civil Procedure Code Act read together with the Second Schedule to the Civil Procedure Code Act. Under section 6 of the Arbitration Act‚ a party to a submission against whom a proceeding connected to any matter agreed to be
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"You’re not going." Just like that‚ they struck a deal. Of course‚ only one of them were aware of the deal and its terms: one man would enforce his will‚ and the other would cave. "I’m sorry‚ I don’t want trouble‚" Solomon said in an apologetic‚ non-threatening tone. "I just want to pass through and get home peacefully. I’m not bothering anyone." Solomon’s hands were raised shoulder height with his palms facing the man in front of him‚ the universal sign for "I give up." It was true‚ he really
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Agency refers to a consensual bilateral agreement whereby one party‚ the principal authorizes another‚ the agent‚ to exercise decisions on his behalf‚ usually with a third party involved. In this particular case Duncan is deemed to be the principal‚ Fred the agent and the plumber the third party. There are many rules when it comes to the creation of an agency contract‚ mainly the principal must be in existence during time of agreement and he must also know and authorize the agreement. If an agent
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CHCCS400C – Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework: Assignment 1 What you have to do Students need to complete three (3) tasks: Task A: Complete ten (10) short answer questions based on the learning materials. Task B: Case study. Complete eleven (11) short answer questions. Task C: Complete six (6) short answer questions based on the learning material. Task A Students need to answer the following questions: 1. Why is it important for a worker in the Community Services Industry to
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This matter is an application for conditional bail your honour. Mrs. Ayoub is a 51 year old divorced woman that lives on her own and has been charged with larceny under section 117‚ common assault under section 61 and resisting arrest‚ under section 58 of the Crimes Act 1900. Your honour‚ I submit my client has neither presumption in favour or against bail as she doesn’t fall under sections 8 to 9. Therefore Mrs. Ayoub has no presumption for bail however‚ under section 13 of the Bail Act‚ my client
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Ronald Heifetz in ‘Leadership without easy answers’ explains authority in the following manner. “Authority is the conferred power to perform a service. It is given and can be taken away. It is part of an exchange. Authority relationships are to a certain extent conscious and voluntary. Unlike dominance relationships that are based on coercion or deference. Authority provides direction‚ protection and order. Authority is a must in each social organization. It can be observed in human team work‚ at
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PLAINTIFF’S REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION Plaintiff‚ Greater New York Mutual‚ by and through undersigned counsel and pursuant to Rule 36 of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure‚ request that‚ Defendant Joseph P. Spadaro & Sons‚ Inc.‚ admit to the truth of the following facts and admit to the genuineness of the attached documents. In accordance with Rule 36‚ your responses must be filed within thirty (30) days after service of these requests your response to each request must specify an objection
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Going to court was a new experience for me‚ since I had never been to a court here in the United States. When I arrived to the court‚ on one side of the room was the plaintiff with his lawyer Andrew McCormick and on the other side‚ was the defendant‚ who was being defended by himself. The plaintiff’s attorney presented his opening statement to the judge‚ arguing that his client Mr. Weinberg was claiming $85‚246.87 in disparagement of property and for breaking a leasing contract. When it was the defendant’s
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OFFER If a contract is a legally binding agreement‚ the first question to consider is the method by which the court ascertains whether a contract is to be formed. The offer must express the definite intention on the part of the person or organization making it (called “the offeror”) to enter into the contract with the person or organization to whom or which it is addressed (known as “the offeree”). An offer may be defined as a statement of willingness to contract on specified
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