employer can be held liable for the torts of his/her employees. And after that I will focus on some of the reasons why one person is held liable in certain situations for the torts committed by another person. And then I will finally finish the essay with a conclusion at the end. Vicarious liability is where one person is held liable for the torts of another‚ even though that person did not commit the act itself. For an employer to be held liable for the tort of her/his employees‚ three conditions
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Limited Liability Corporation and Partnership Paper FIN/419 Limited Liability Corporation and Partnership Paper A basic idea starts every business. When starting a business‚ a decision has to be made as to what form of business entity needs to be established. Protection and capitalization of the business must also be established‚ with the most basic question being what type of entity should be used when moving forward with the business. There are many different factors that have to be
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES HOLDOUTS IN SOVEREIGN DEBT RESTRUCTURING: A THEORY OF NEGOTIATION IN A WEAK CONTRACTUAL ENVIRONMENT Rohan Pitchford Mark L. J. Wright Working Paper 16632 http://www.nber.org/papers/w16632 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 December 2010 While all errors are our own‚ we thank Rui Esteves‚ Daniel Klerman‚ Lee Ohanian‚ Christoph Trebesch‚ the editor‚ three anonymous referees‚ and numerous seminar participants for comments
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Law coursework on the English Legal System and Corporate Criminal Liability. Question 1 a) The sources of the English legal system are: • Case law is judge made law. • Acts of Parliament creates a new law or changes an existing law. It is the most important source of law. Acts of Parliament are made by the Parliament‚ which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. • Statutory Interpretation is the process by which judges interpret and apply acts of parliament. In order to
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3.2.2 Threaten airports and governance’s liability Under radical uncertainty making airports’ governance fully responsible for potential damages seems difficult. In fact‚ their liability depends heavily of how the local and national authorities considered (or consider) the rise of seas associated to climate change. This last one depends on the convergence or the divergence of scientists’ views about a given event (here the strength and the range of the rise of the seas). Case 1: Convergent views
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TREASURER’S DIRECTIONS ACCOUNTING – LIABILITIES Section A3.3 : Provisions STATEMENT OF INTENT Complete and accurate liability information enables an Agency to be fully aware of its financial obligations and the uncertainties expected to affect their ultimate value. This Section explains the requirements for the recognition measurement and disclosure of provisions. MAIN FEATURES Section 38 of the Financial Management Act requires every Accountable Officer and every employee of an Agency
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Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets The Standard This standard distinguishes between provisions and contingent liabilities. A provision is included in the statement of financial position at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the end of the reporting period. A contingent liability is not recognised in the statement of financial position. However‚ unless the possibility of an outflow of economic resources is remote‚ a contingent liability is disclosed
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MODULE PROBLEM SET 2 Ryan Anderson‚ Erik Bare‚ Steven Kitchen‚ Daniel Stewart and Tamara Wogen Washington State University BA 503 Foundations In Business Law Kalvin N. Joshi‚ Esq.‚ J.D. NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY 1. What defense will Ragged Mountain probably assert? As the plaintiff voluntarily entered into a hazardous situation‚ aware of the inherent risk and danger involved‚ Ragged Mountain can assert the affirmative defense of assumption of risk
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Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability Paper Hippocratic Oath The principle of the Hippocratic Oath is one of the oldest binding documents in history. The oath states: I will use those dietary regimens which will benefit my patients according to my greatest ability and judgment‚ and I will do no harm or injustice to them. I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked‚ nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion. In purity
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