those between trustee and beneficiary, director and corporation, agent and principal, lawyer and client, doctor and patient, parent and child, and guardian and ward. Notwithstanding their variety, all fiduciary relationships are presumed to enjoy common characteristics and to attract a core set of demanding legal duties, most notably a duty of loyalty. Surprisingly, however, the justification for fiduciary duties is an enigma in private law theory. It is unclear what makes a relationship fiduciary
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Diseases THEIR TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL This project is designed to inform or further the reader’s knowledge about the different diseases and how they are transmitted and can be controlled. Therefore, it is divided into three (3) major sections. These sections includes: water borne diseases, food borne diseases and air borne diseases. These subtopics will go into further details as to make it simpler for your understanding. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION WATER BOURNE DISEASES FOOD BOURNE
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Noisy and polluted working places. The level of care of the workers. One of the bright example of business tort law is a case of Ford Motor Company and Grimshaw. Business Law Term Paper Topics on Intellectual Property Law It is one of the most common law areas nowadays, although it was non-existent several decades ago. Students adore such business law term paper topics, such as trade secrets, trademark infringement and laws on copyrights. There is a famous case of the former Coca-Cola worker,
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A Guide to Writing Answers to the Assignment Questions Introduction Students may be concerned that writing and referencing a law academic paper is ‘different’ to other types of academic papers. This is not correct except that perhaps the level of analysis required may be greater and more reliance on primary sources (e.g. precedent cases and legislation) and secondary sources (textbooks, articles) may be required. But the basic fundamentals are still the same: a well-structured piece of work
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Introduction The case of Francis W. Gagnon v. Joan G. Coombs was tried in the Appeals Court of Massachusetts in 1995. Francis Gagnon and his wife, an elderly couple, owned a farm in Shelburne Massachusetts and land in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. They had two children, Joan Coombs and Frank Gagnon. Joan suggested that her parents sign powers of attorney appointing her as their agent. Frank was upset when he found out about the POA and convinced his father to revoke the power. Francis revoked
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trditons * Which are 1. Common Law 2. Civil Law 3. Aborigianl law * Legal tradition 1. Civil Law * It’s “inquisitorial” in nature, meaning “the court and judges are actively involved in investigating the facts of the case * Also emphasize on “codification”, where the law is a written correction that is accessible. 2. Common Law * Practice the most in Canadian jurisdictions ( heavily influenced by the principle of common law.) * Is adversarial and
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result in the death of any person. Offences against the Person Act is based on whether the victim was injured and if injuries were sustained they are ranked according to its seriousness and the intention of the defendant. An assault and battery are common law offences. There is no statutory definition for either assault or battery. For an assault, there is no touching involved only the fear of immediate unlawful force. In the case of Constanza the Court of Appeal held that letters could be an assault
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Homework Assignment #1 One of the most important skills you will learn in this course is how to “brief” a case. Judges interpret the law to resolve a dispute between two parties in a civil trial. This interpretation is documented in an “opinion”. These opinions are indexed in volumes and online. Opinions can be complex and address a variety of issues in the plaintiff’s claims or claims. Using case “briefs” will help you to understand how the court interpreted the law and how that interpretation
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Running head: Law, Tort Law, Criminal Law, Contracts, and Civil Procedure | | | Law, Tort Law, Criminal Law, Contracts, and Civil Procedure In defining the term law, tort law, criminal law, contract and the sources from which law derives, I will use a case that took place in 1929 “Donoghue v Stevenson” to demonstrate the these laws which will show a successful negligence suit, as well as defenses a defendant presenting evidence to refute a plaintiffs
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Malayan Law Journal Reports/1986/Volume 1/PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v PARAM CUMARASWAMY - [1986] 1 MLJ 512 - 3 January 1986 6 pages [1986] 1 MLJ 512 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v PARAM CUMARASWAMY OCJ KUALA LUMPUR CHAN J FEDERAL TERRITORY CRIMINAL TRIAL NO 39 OF 1985 3 January 1986 Criminal Law and Procedure -- Charge of sedition -- Close of prosecution case -- Whether prima facie case made out -- Sedition Act, 1948, ss. 3(1) & 4(1) -- Criminal Procedure Code (F.M.S. Cap. 6), s. 180 -- Federal
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