Essays Tagged: "legal principles"

Comment on the essential elements of a valid contract and the importance of each.

essence, is the agreement between its parties".Discuss this statement and, using both case law and legal principles, comment on the essential elements of a valid contract and the importance of each.T ... . Then if one of the parties or persons fails to keep his or her promises, the other is entitled to legal recourse against that person or parties.Unilateral and Bilateral ContractsThere are 2 forms of ...

(8 pages) 343 2 4.2 Sep/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

What impact will the Human Rights Act (1998) have upon public policy immunity?

of tort law is concerned with the law of negligence, and in particular establishing duties of care. Legal negligence is attaching liability to persons who by either carelessness or intentional behavio ... y to pay compensation to their victim. Unfortunately, policy considerations are often favoured over legal principles. This lack of a firm general principle means that some groups or types of persons c ...

(11 pages) 132 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Discuss the ethical and legal issues of Information Sercurity, Privacy and Accuracy with reference to your own Organisation.

Before tackling the digital aspect of data storage it is essential to discuss the basic legal principles outside of digital constraints. The main statute for this is the Data Protection Ac ... siness' (Weeks. 2004:19).One may argue however that the reality is far different. I. E although the legal requirements are expected to be adhered to wherever possible there are some genuine concerns o ... r which some records must be kept (such as tax records) is often up to 6 years, possibly longer for legal documentation. As such backup systems in place when the data was originally installed may well ...

(8 pages) 187 0 0.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Knowledge Management to Intellectual Capital to Intellectual Property.

Learning Objectives 22.0 Knowledge Management to Intellectual Capital toIntellectual Property 33.0 Legal Issues related to Intellectual Property 54.0 Legal Principles of Intellectual Property and Int ... vantage.Therefore, my learning objectives are 1) Knowledge Management and Intellectual Property, 2) Legal issues of Intellectual Property and 3) Legal principles of Intellectual Property and Internati ...

(14 pages) 237 0 5.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Common Law Civil Law

ference is that, historically, common law was developed bycustom whereas civil law was developed by legal principles and theinterpretation of doctrinal writings rather than application of facts tolega ...

(3 pages) 143 0 1.7 May/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Globalization affects lives in developed countries

the process constructing a common, worldwide economy and set of unifying political, economical, and legal principles by destroying barriers1 that have made each country different.Ideally, globalizatio ... asily allowed because people in struggling countries do not have the choice to use or cannot afford legal protection when companies endorse dangerous working conditions. It is also allowed for the rea ...

(6 pages) 351 0 5.0 May/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Law vs. Justice

stantial and is influenced by the environments, believes and experiences.LawAs jurisprudence shows, legal philosophy has many aspects, with formalism, realism, positivism and naturalism being the most ... ralism being the most prominent. Legal formalism treats law like math or science where the relevant legal principles is first identified and next applied to the facts of the case and finally deduced a ...

(14 pages) 354 0 3.0 May/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

How The Romans Lived

Law of the Twelve Tables. These laws were written in about 450 B.C. Over a period of time, a set of legal principles were developed to help govern all the people under the Roman rule. The Romas lawyer ... lavery or could have them killed. As long as his father lived, a son could not own property or have legal rights over his own children. For this reason, they had large families and included married so ...

(3 pages) 34 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The role of a Provincial Court Judge, sitting in the

ion is a somewhat complicated affair. There are many variables deciding where, how, and using which legal principles these cases are heard and tried.When sitting in a Provincial Court, the presiding J ...

(3 pages) 1442 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Business Regulation Plan

This paper will develop a business regulation plan for a company like Alumina, identifying its legal issues and legal principles. It will explain how such issues can be identified and managed thr ... t." (United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], n.d.)Alumina and all businesses are under legal and regulatory compliances mandated by state and federal government. All companies are forced ...

(4 pages) 121 0 3.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Why aboriginal law should be recognised in Australia?

is a term used when small groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities. Legal pluralism goes one further to incorporate multiple legal systems within one geographic area. P ... ticularly common, where the law of a former colonial authority may exist alongside more traditional legal systems. The following paper will look into whether or not two legal systems can co-exist and ...

(8 pages) 17 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Business Regulation Simulation

This paper will examine a business regulation plan for Alumina, and will indentify its legal issues and legal principles. This paper will also explain how such issues can be identified an ... ission is "to protect human health and the environment" (EPA, n.d). These businesses are also under legal and regulatory compliances mandated by both the state and federal government. This compliance ... mpany to observe their practices to ensure that they stay within the regulations or be subjected to legal claims that ultimately could damage a company's image and financial position.The following iss ...

(4 pages) 65 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Contract Creation and Management

Ref: Citizen-Schwartz Contract, Legal Risks and OpportunitiesRegarding the recent contract negotiations between Span and Citizen-Sch ... n a larger contract once the contract in process has reached the point of complete performance. The legal principle involved was that of a material breach of the contract which could lead to litigatio ... een behind schedule and the quality of what had been received had been of unacceptable quality. The legal principles involved were that of standards for performance and when performance would be due ( ...

(5 pages) 32 0 0.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Minimizing Tort and Regulatory Risk at Covidien

mulation regarding Alumina Inc. as a foundation for seeking potential issues, one will identify the legal principles that applies to a strategic action plan for minimizing risk. This plan will clearly ... f all departments in Covidien is essential for managing risk; it must be constant and on going. The legal team must keep top-level executives informed regarding all pending litigation as well as chang ...

(6 pages) 87 0 3.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Contract Creation and Management

33; Contract Creation and ManagementIntroductionContract is defined as, "voluntary, deliberate, and legally enforceable (binding) agreement between two or more competent parties" (BusinessDictionary.c ... nt a potentially disruptive business dispute. In the next couple of paragraphs, I will identify the legal issues present and note the legal principles that apply to each of those issues. Moreover, I w ...

(7 pages) 103 0 0.0 Jun/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Legal Risk and Opportunity in Employment

Legal Risk and Opportunity in Employment � PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT �1� Legal Risk a ... n Employment � PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT �1� Legal Risk and Opportunity in EmploymentLegal Encounter 1The encounter discusses the hiring of a new manager, Pat, at NewCorp in Vermont. Pa ... hree-month probation period, then they have they have a right to terminate his position without any legal actions against the organization. Because Pat was not a full-time employee for the company yet ...

(6 pages) 106 0 0.0 Jun/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management