Case Summaries : Week 8/ Contract 5/ Consideration 1. Alliance Bank v Broom (1864) D owed an unsecured debt to C. C asked for some security‚ and D promised to provide some goods but never produced them. When C tried to enforce the agreement for the security‚ D argued that C had not provided any consideration. HELD: that normally in such a case‚ the bank would promise not to enforce the debt‚ but this was not done here. By not suing‚ however‚ the bank had shown forbearance which was valid consideration
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1a. Two reasons that the mass of the bag levels off with time include (1) equilibrium and (2) hydrostatic pressure. Equilibrium refers to the concentrations becoming equal. If there is no longer a higher concentration and lower concentration between the water and sucrose‚ osmosis can no longer take place. Osmosis can only occur when water is traveling from a higher concentrated area to a lower concentrated area. Hydrostatic pressure occurs when the bag reaches maximum capacity. Water will enter the
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Public Transport The public transportation system in Malaysia is well-developed. Train‚ bus‚ light rail transit are public transport that used by a lots of people. Public transport brings advantages to the public. It provides accessible transport for the people who need it. Besides‚ it helps in reducing the air pollution too. Although public transport us benefits but there is some problem in public transportation. The main problems are unpunctuality of the public transport‚ the public transport itself
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Causes of the General Strike‚ 1926 Long Term Problems (Pre-1914) Conditions for miners * Mining was notoriously dangerous due to the presence of gas and accidental cave-ins * Miners suffered poor health due to coal… ‘Black Lung’ (Pneumosilicosis). State of mining industry * The majority of mines were old or small and the coal was still being cut by hand. * Ownership was fragmented with little investment from companies. Unionised workforce * One in ten of all male workers
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เขียนโดย: นางสาว ทัศวรรณ์ เจียงทิพากร 4902615105 IT314: Multimodal Transport & International Logistics The Banomyong Multimodal Transport Cost Model ความหมายของการขนส่งต่อเนื่องหลายรูปแบบ (Multimodal Transport) ได้มีผู้แปลความหมายไว้มากมาย แต่ในที่นี้จะหยิบยกคำนิยามที่บัญญัติไว้ในพระราชบัญญัติการขนส ่งต่อเนื่องหลายรูปแบบ พ.ศ. 2548 ซึ่งนิยามไว้ว่า “การขนส่งต่อเนื่องหลายรูปแบบ (Multimodal Transport) หมายความถึง การรับขนของโดยมีรูปแบบการขนส่งที่แตก ต่างกันตั้งแต่สองรูปแบบขึ้นไป ภายใต้สัญญาขนส่งต่อเนื่องหลายรูปแบบฉบับเดียว
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Transport or transportation is the movement of goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air‚ rail‚ road‚ water and pipeline. The field can be divided into infrastructure‚ vehicles‚ and operations. Freight transport has become focused on containerization‚ although bulk transport is used for large volumes of durable items. Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization Freight transport‚ or shipping‚ is a key in the value chain in manufacturing. With
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CASE STUDY: E-COMMERCE IN PASSENGER TRANSPORT Summary Passenger air transport was one of the early users of e-commerce‚ in this case electronic markets. Early innovations of airline booking systems‚ such as United and American Airlines‚ gained competitive advantage from the deployment of their systems and even after the elimination of various anti-competitive features‚ continued to gain significant business value .The use of airline booking systems by travel agents gave access to wealth of information
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Urban Transport in Indian Cities A peak of rush hour commuters at Churchgate‚ a terminus for one of Mumbai’s main suburban train lines contributing to the nearly 6.5 million people feeding in and out of the city daily. Urban travel in Indian cities predominantly happens through walking‚ cycling and public transport‚ including intermediate public transport (IPT). Despite high growth rates of motorised two wheelers and cars in the last two decades (15 per cent and 10 per cent per annum respectively)
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International Tourism and Transport Assignment One: BX660020 Scotland By: Connor McIntosh To: Sharleen Howison Word count: 2‚459 Date: 23/03/2012 1.0 Introduction The purpose of this report is to examine and discuss land‚ air and sea transport modes with reference to examples of each type of transportation. The importance of these transport modes will be analysed with reference to regional‚ national and international networks including supply and
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Abstract: This paper describes transport governance and ownership from a geographical standpoint (Shaw‚ 2008). It sets out the results of introductory work on the current structures as well as the potential options possible for future arrangements (AGMA‚ 2009). It is important to understand the role that the state plays in transport because the territorial governments are greatly involved in the ownership and management of all transport activities. The policies and strategies they adopt over a period
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