Tort Issues Whether Barb committed any intentional Tort against Carol I. Whether Carol can seeks recovery for [4] a temporary trespass or nuisance (asserting claims for annoyance, discomfort, inconvenience, interference with their enjoyment of their property, loss of enjoyment of life, and personal injury. II. Whether Carol can maintain an cause of action for negligence or any other intentional tort, due to her contention that that offensive smoke have migrated from a neighbor's property
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Law of Investment Assignment | | Contents 1.1 Assumptions 3 1.2 Common Law 4 1.2.1 Fiduciary Duties 4 1.3 Conduct & Disclosure in the Investment Advisory Process 5 1.3.1 Suitability Rule 5 1.3.2 No Conflict of Interest Rule 6 1.4 Investor Protection Dispute Resolution 7 1.4.1 Unconscionable Conduct 7 1.4.2 Misleading and Deceptive Conduct 7 1.4.3 Dispute Resolution in the investment Industry 8 1.5 Remedies 9 1.5.1 Avenues of remedy 9 1.5.2 Likelihood of success
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MAIN ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT (SOX) OF 2002 When the US Congress hurriedly passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it had in mind combating fraud, improving the reliability of financial reporting, and restoring investor confidence. Perhaps SOX's most burdensome element was Section 404, which says that it is management's responsibility to maintain a sound internal control structure for financial reporting and to assess its effectiveness; and that it is the auditors'
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| Assignment Cover Sheet |[pic] | |STUDENT NAME |STUDENT NUMBER | |Erin Storr |265817 | |POSTAL ADDRESS
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Notwithstanding clause o Permits the government to pass a legislation that conflicts or overrides charter - Right to due process o Informed of rights o Right to a lawyer Classification of laws - Substantive law o Law that sets out rights and duties o Individual right enforceable at law - Procedural o Procedures taken to enforce the law - Public o Relates to the relationship between governments and persons - Private law o Relates to relationships between individuals Chapter 2 Jurisdiction
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due to the fact that its legal history traces for long period and has experienced diverse kinds of disputes. In addition to all, some elements of the contract made by these two parties have been displayed to have a better image on what the parties’ duties and obligations are. Legal Issues: • There is a contract that was signed by the CEO of SA and the Head of Legal Department of CA that gives raise to the question of whether the representatives have a legal capacity to carry out an important agreement
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lift very heavy items, a woman or older persons may not be suitable for the job because of their lack of ability to perform the duties. To prove a case of disparate impact, the employee must present evidence that an employer’s neutral policy, rule, or practice has a negative impact on members of a protected class. If a plaintiff can establish what is called a prima facie case of
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Joel Cruz probably has no cause of action under the attractive nuisance doctrine. Joel Cruz probably cannot make a prima facie showing for two elements of the attractive nuisance doctrine; he will likely not have a claim against Rutherford Country Club. Illinois law permits injured parties to recover damages, under the attractive nuisance doctrine, from a possessor of land who may be liable for trespassing children. The elements Joel Cruz still needs to show a cause of action for are (1) the quarry
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questions 1-35 All of the following are considered exceptions to the general rule that there is no duty to rescue except: Answer Contract – lifeguards, for example, have signed contracts agreeing to rescue people in exchange for pay and benefits. Witnessing an accident – this creates a duty to step in and help the injured Child abuse- statutes in nearly all states require that one report suspected child abuse. Endangerment – if one puts another in danger, then he/she
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whether the persons sharing such returns have or have not a joint or common right or interest in any property from which or from the use of which the returns are derived. (3) The receipt by a person of a share of the profits of a business is prima facie evidence that he is a partner in the business, but the receipt of such a share, or of a payment contingent
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