The American common law adopted the concept of strict liability in early 1960’s. They began to adopt the view that the sellers should bear the cost of injuries or defects in their products as they are in the best position to distinguish the risks associated with their products. The courts of modern times also provide the sellers the indisputable liability for their defective products without […]

THE LAW OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CHAPTER 4 – Piercing the Corporate Veil Minne B Berkey v Third Avenue Railway Company Overview: This is a New York Court of Appeals decision in 1926 adjudicated by the legendary Justice Cardozo. In this seminal case on ‘piercing the corporate veil’, the Court of Appeals finds in favor of the Defendant, Third Avenue Railway Company. The Court holds that […]

DIRECTORS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS School of Accountancy BACHELOR OF BUSINESS STUDIES BACHELOR OF BUSINESS INFORMATION BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTANCY 155. 203 Law of Business Organisations Semester 2 2008 Wellington Week 7 Lecture 2 21 DIRECTORS (1) 21. 1 Who is a director? Section 126. gives an extended meaning to the term director in order that the persons who actually run the company are liable as such […]

The law implements the new “means test” to determine whether a debtor is eligible for liquidation which is found in chapter 7 or must file under the wage-earner repayment plan found in chapter 13. In order to protect the interests of employees and for reasons of public interest, the law also sets supervising random audits and targeted audits to determine whether a liquidation and debtor’s […]

Social Media plays a vital role in all aspects of businesses nowadays. It has helped in turning communications into interactive dialogues among organizations, communities and individuals which has led to a much proper propagation of information. It may include web based or mobile based technologies and the existence in multiple forms has made it all the more tempting and has become a necessity today in […]

Abstract Reflective writing provides “evidence of reflective thinking” (Thorpe, 2010, p. 2) and generally involves the writer looking at back at tasks that have been undertaken and considering what improvements need to be made. In order to conduct a reflective statement for a presentation that has been carried out Gibbs (1988, p. 1) model of reflection ought to be used. This enables the writer to […]

Introduction This paper will answer to exercises with the first one pertaining to giving a sample case that involves no factual dispute and the other one defining and explaining the purpose of the different modes or tools for discovery. Exercises and Answers 2.1. Exercise One:  A sample of a case that involves no factual dispute. This is the case of alien deportation under US laws […]

A contract is an agreement between two or more persons, which is intended to create legally binding obligations. The word binding is used for there are some contracts which are valid but are not enforceable. But before a contract becomes binding and enforceable, it must have fulfilled essentials of a valid contract which include: that there must be an offer and acceptance; there must be […]

The first step in my career as a corporate attorney was taken when I joined the law school. The classes were large, the curriculum was overwhelming and the work load was intimidating. My grades were good and this helped me get a job as a legal trainee in a multinational company. There were two years of training in which I drafted letters, briefs and contracts. […]

This paper is intended as a primer for copyright law in the form of a short story. An elementary school teacher illegitimately copies a piece of software for educational purposes and is discovered. Issues such as the fair use doctrine, copyright law, and cyberlaw are covered. The section provides a realistic legal defense for the fictional situation that drives the paper. My name is Jason […]