1.Commonwealth v State of Tasmania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_v_Tasmania 2. Lee v Knapp In Lee v Knapp [1967] 2 QB 442 an Act required that a motorist "stop" after an accident. The defendant claimed that they did in fact momentarily halt‚ before proceeding‚ therefore complying with a commonly accepted literal meaning of "stop". The judge found that in this circumstance "stop" meant halt and wait for police or other officials to investigate the accident. A literal interpretation
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TORT - A Tort is a civil wrong that is outside of Contract Law and arises out of a recognition that a person is responsible for their acts and omissions when dealing with others. The term "Tort" refers to a number of different laws such as nuisance‚ trespass and assault. Torts action generally compensates the individual for personal loss where the loss was caused by another person. It is based on Common Law. NEGLIGENCE - Negligence is one of many types of Torts. Negligence is now the dominant Tort
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COMMERCIAL LAW MODULE 2 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 Pete buys a bottle of suntan lotion from his local chemist shop. The lotion which is manufactured by Barnetts Pty Ltd‚ had acid in it‚ which had been added to the mixture by one of the workers in the factory who had failed to read the label on the tin properly. When Pete applied the suntan lotion he suffers third degree burns and has to pay high medical and hospital expenses. Advise Pete whether he has a claim against the manufacturer
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Essay Supplementary to Preface William Wordsworth (1815) WITH the young of both sexes‚ Poetry is‚ like love‚ a passion; but‚ for much the greater part of those who have been proud of its power over their minds‚ a necessity soon arises of breaking the pleasing bondage; or it relaxes of itself;—the thoughts being occupied in domestic cares‚ or the time engrossed by business. Poetry then becomes only an occasional recreation; while to those whose existence passes away in a course of fashionable
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Aspects of contract and negligence in business YOSHUA CASTAÑEDA GALLEGOS STUDENT ID: A4058935 TUTOR: Vincent Adon Edexcel Assessment Brief Front Sheet Assessor Name: Vincent Adon‚ Anthony Owusu‚ Rahki Rashmi Internal Verifier Name: Sherylann Ramsaran Date Issued: 02/02/2014 Hand in Date: 09/11/2014 before 11:59 pm Qualification: BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business Unit Title: Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business Rules and regulations: Plagiarism is presenting somebody
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Torts Exam Notes Intentional Torts Trespass to the Person Battery - directly and intentionally (or negligently) bringing about a harmful or offensive contact with the person of another - the ‘body is inviolate‚ and that any touching of another person‚ however slight may amount to a battery’ - Rixon - doesn’t have to cause harm - Rixon v Starcity Casino - Collins v Wilcock - no requirement of hostility or anger - Wilson v Pringle - In Re F - exception is made
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A research agenda for social entrepreneurship Dr. Helen Haugh Viable social enterprise - an evaluation of business support to social enterprises Frances Hines Raising the profile of social enterprises: the use of social return on investment (SROI) and investment ready tools (IRT) to bridge the financial credibility gap Andrew Flockhart Shaping the Balanced Scorecard for use in UK social enterprises Ali B. Somers Social enterprise: through the eyes of the consumer (prepared for the National Consumer
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LAWS1061 Notes Introduction Definition of tort law concerns the obligations of persons living a crowded society to respect the safety‚ property and personality of their neighbours both as priori and ex post matters (compensation to those wrongfully harmed). Tort law has a compensatory function which means damages may be awarded where a person had been injured by the negligence of another. Compensation may not be adequate for damages‚ which an individual has experienced. Needs proof that another
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Module 2 Introduction Negligence is one of many types of torts. A tort is a civil wrong that is outside of contract law and arises out of recognition that a person is responsible for their acts and omissions when dealing with others. The term ’tort’ refers to a number of different laws such as: • nuisance‚ • trespass and • assault Torts generally compensate the individual for personal loss or attacks on reputation‚ where the loss was caused by another person.
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AB1301 Business Law 2012/13 Semester 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 3: OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE ........................................................................................... 1 3.1 Offer ........................................................................................................................................... 2 3.2 Acceptance ................................................................................................................................ 3 3.1 Electronic
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