Employment Law - Excessive Working Hours - Breach of Duty of Care
in the case of mark hone v six continents retail limited (2005), a pub landlord having collapsed due to overwork successfully sued his former employers in the county court for breach of duty of care. ......
Information Technology - Wrongful Termination of Contract
in the recent case, peregrine systems limited v steria limited [2005] , a customer wrongly terminated an it contract with its software supplier and as a result had to pay the supplier ?00,000 plus int......
Criminal Law Information
according to criminal law, crimes are offences against the social order. in common law jurisdictions, there is a legal fiction that crimes disturb the peace of the sovereign. government officials, as ......
Intellectual Property Law - Trade Mark Infringement - What is the Overall Impres
the recent case of wistbray ltd v creative nature ltd (2005) emphasises that the court will look at the overall impression of a sign to determine whether it infringes a trade mark. section 10 of t......
Criminal Law Procedure
in a criminal case, the government generally brings charges in one of two ways: either by accusing a suspect directly in a bill of information or other similar document, or by bringing evidence before......
Civil And Common Laws Information
in a criminal case, the government generally brings charges in one of two ways: either by accusing a suspect directly in a bill of information or other similar document, or by bringing evidence before......
How To Avoid Injury Compensation Claim Dilemmas
an injury claim service is something we need in society. a service, we may not need right now, but could surely need it in the future. its just like insurance?we pay a premium for an intangible item. ......
Evasion or Avoidance: A Crucial Difference
the old adage, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?is particularly true when you are dealing with the tax man. although this article assumes that the reader/taxpayer is a canadian resi......
Criminal Identity Theft - A Step Beyond
ask anyone who’s ever been robbed of their identity, and they’ll tell you that it typically takes years to recover from such a violation. this extremely personal crime goes far beyond using someone else......
Identity Theft Prevention: Raising the Bar on Protection
identity theft is fast becoming an epidemic in today’s society, and can be perpetrated in ways that many people would never stop to consider. without ever realizing it, you might be leaving yourself op......