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Case Study on Tort and Contract Common Law

In six pages a student submitted case study is examined in terms of common law, specifically tort and contract law. Four sources ...

Australian's Negligence Tort

In eight pages this paper discusses issues of negligence in this examination of Australia's tort law and the relationship between ...

Reasons Why Politics and Religion Should be Separate

In ten pages this paper argues in support of church and state separation in the U.S. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography....

The History of the Alien Tort Statute

This was especially important at that time because the United States was very weak in its military sector, and would be unable to ...

Law and Tort Basics

well as the ethical nature of the situation. Recent findings indicate that humanistic risk management policies, where "proa...

Controls in Australian and English Tort Law

actionable and for the bringing of cases to be controlled. We may also argue that they also serve a purpose in restricting and cre...

English Tort Law Questions

case of White and Others (1998) supported a previous case of Dulieu v White and Sons (1901), which stated that where an individual...

Massachusetts' Polices Regarding Care of Mentally Disabled Individuals

them. In common with other regions, Massachusetts is currently looking towards ways in which policies relating to those with menta...

Life's Complexities and Tort Law

1. "Should the wronged party be compensated by the other party for the wrong"? If the answer to that question is yes,...

State of Texas is More Western Than Southern

simply because it was one of the nations most important cattle producing states. This was not a state that caused people to thi...

Mideast State Classifications

Iraq alone stands as an example of the concept. Reminiscent of the manner in which Fidel Castro claimed control of Cuba so ...

Tort Actions and English Law

may also be seen to give the case strength, as injury to a blind person was foreseeable and action had not been taken to protect ...

English Contract Law and Tort Obligations

for breach of contract or its terms. Third parties were excluded due to both consideration and privity (McKendrick, 2000). It may ...

An English Law Case Study

to the attention of the reader. Abigail and the Tickets Abigal is the manger of the Room, the theatre that has contracted a st...

Germany, France, and England Overlapping of Tort and Contract

Under English law, a contract does not need to be written to be valid. If an agreement - either a written or oral one - can meet ...

14 Essay Questions on the Law

Filming his mothers death could be seen as a decision driven by profit motive. Broadcast of the event on television or on the Int...

Racial Equality and Tort Law

case, Buchanan had entered into an agreement to purchase a city residential lot, and to pay for it only if he were able to success...

Foreseeability in British and Australian Tort Law

can be prosecuted under criminal law and imprisonment can be handed down by the court, which may be the case with negligence on so...

Post Train Crash Liability

The first aspect is to consider if a tort has occurred in the accident. to proceed we need to ensure that it is recognised for any...

Different English Law Areas and Court Jurisdiction

laid down by legislation only. Land law appears complex in the way it is put together and the number of different courts or tribun...

Liability and Tort Law

After working more than one consecutive shift, Matt was tired, left work and lost control of his vehicle, causing injury to himsel...

Tort Law and Contamination of Food

predicated on "knowledge". Indeed, that is often the case in the world of law. Lawsuits such as that noted above often involve s...

Food Related Illnesses and California Law

contact surfaces or equipment and code 12275 provides specific examples of acts which are to be prevented in regard to employee ha...

Five Questions on Medical Law

himself to be placed in charge of Thompsons case, he assumed the responsibility of having all adequate medical knowledge to pursue...

English Tort Law and the Fault Principle

London Electricity Board (1965) cannot be seen as having an intention to create harm. This leads to the presence of fault through...

Business Operations' Criminal and Tort Liability Identification and Assessment

is safe from a clients legal right to sue. What is negligence, and why is it such a significant basis for judicial interjection? ...

Student Submitted Case Study on Australia's Negligence Tort

types of financial awards that can be given, these include, but are not limited to; medical expenses, if reasonable and appropriat...

Dependence and Addiction

There is a scale of addiction-on one side is complete abstinence, to abuse, to dependence, to addiction. It is very difficult to h...

Possible Case of Elder Abuse

There are many kinds of abuse, including mismanagement of their money, physical and/or emotional abuse, and neglect. It is a trage...

Is Maria Teresa Tula's Thinking Still Relevant?

Cuba, sending Diego Vel?zquez to begin colonization in 1511. Vel?zquez founded Baracoa Vel?zquez first, followed by Santiago de C...