Abstract July 2012, after one decade of the scandal ENRON and associates, the history was repeated, with one of the most prestigious banks, JPMorgan Chase had announced the losses of almost $ 5.8 billion from a dysfunctional trading operation, as a result of gambling with other people’s money, on Wall Street. JPMorgan’s report to the SEC that the bank recorded a $718 million loss from the London trades on its internal accounts, but did not report the loss in its first quarter earnings
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AN INTELLECTUAL ENQUIRY OF THE 1992 CONSTITUTION AND ITS RELATION TO THE LAWS OF THE AFRICAN UNION. BY MICHAEL BOATENG YEBOAH , LLB (KNUST) mikeyeblaw@gmail.com INTRODUCTION AND BACKROUND TO THE AFRICAN UNION The African Union (A.U) is a geo-political entity which is carved out of the Union of African States and the Organization of African Unity (O.A.U). The Organization of African Unity was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by representatives of 32 governments on the Charter
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Discussion on Tragedy of the Commons | This paper intends to discuss the basic theories within the scope of the tragedy of commons, especially from the ethics perspective. In addition, the paper also explicitly explores two possible ways to solve the tragedy of the commons, the free market solution and the socialism solution, and applies these ways to a real case of Euro’s Tragedy. In the end, referring to Elinor Ostrom’s theory in 2009, the paper recommends the collective agreement from the moral
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1. Accounting The primary difference between accounting and finance is that accounting emphasizes _____ whereas finance emphasizes ___. Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. cash flows; profits 2. profits; cash flows 100% 3. profits; book value 4. book value; profits 5. book value; cash flows Score: 10/10 2. Corporation 2 The main advantage to a corporation is_______. Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. double taxation
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[pic] Business Law Assignment Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Buying and Selling of Immovable property CONTENTS Overview…………………………………………………………….4 Introduction………………………………………………………...4 Immovable Property………………………………………………..7 Various Laws Related To Immovable Property……………………8 Acquisition and Transfer Of Immovable Property In India……….12 Transfer Property Act – 1882……………………………………...15 Transfer Property Act – 1882(Amendment-
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as improper, and for this reason the victim of such pressure may be entitled to relief. The victim of such pressure may be entitled to relief under the common law of duress and under the equitable rules of undue influence, although in recent years it attempt to introduce into common law a doctrine of inequality of bargaining power. Duress is common law concept based on illegitimate threat made to contracting party. Undue influence developed in equity to deal with situations where there was improper
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Yes a tort was committed it is defamation, because the company put out a statement to a third party the specific name of this defamation is called defamatory declaration which is defamation that happens when a person or company creates a fabricated, poor announcement about a third party, that assaults his or her personality. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc. (Steve and Walter)-Stephanie Discuss any liability BUGusa, Inc., may have for Walter’s actions.
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|Contemporary Business Law | Copyright © 2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course reviews the U.S. legal system, common law and its development, organizational structures, and the regulatory environment pertinent to business. Students will learn to critically examine torts, crimes, and business ethics. They will also examine contracts; business associations including
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legislature, general rules have been put in place to maintain a legal standard. Being established by the English almost a thousand years ago, it moves with the times and allows changes to come in and set a new precedent or change what is already in place. Common law strives to maintain that standard by obligating judges to rule based on the precedents that have already been established. The sources of American law are separated into the primary and secondary sources. The primary source of law is mostly
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Apple vs Proview The main direct legal issue concerns the transferring and ownership of the ‘iPad’ trademark. I believe that it is a direct issue because it is what ignited the whole problem when Proview Technology claimed Apple to be in violation of the ‘iPad’ trademark. This is because Apple bought the ‘iPad’ trademark from Proview Electronics (Taiwan), when at the time Proview Technology (Shenzhen) actually owned it. Thus it seems Proview Electronics sold the trademark to Apple, but did not actually
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