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Why do groups of people need a religious system in order to form stable cultures and societies? In his address before the Farmington Trust, philosopher Edward Goldsmith argues the importance of religion as a control mechanism for a stable society. He discusses a philosophy in which, “(Religion) provides a goal, whose achievement must ensure the society’s stable relationship with its environment, and a means of achieving this goal, i.e. a ‘hierarchical organisation of instructions or…

As a social worker, we are held in great esteem by the society, it is important that we try to follow the rules of ethical responsibility when dealing with our clients. However, it is una-voidable and unintentional, but the fact is, as a social worker our duties are to protect the clients from harm and not cause them more harm. A dual relationship can cause great harm to the client and also to the profession. That is why the NASW code of ethics stipulates that social workers should avoid this…

Introduction The word ‘equity’ means fair or just in its wider sense, but its legal meaning refers to legal rules that were developed by the courts to overcome some of the inflexibility of the rules and procedures of common law courts. Therefore, equity created new remedies. If the Chancellor was convinced that a person had suffered a wrong, the court would grant a remedy. To be precise, they would devise some way to ensure that something was done to put right the wrong that had been done to…

Contract for Sale of Used Car This is a contract which made between the Seller, [Sir Christian], and the Buyer, [Buddy King], for selling the Seller's [2013, Jeep Wrangler]. The car for sale is a [2013, Jeep Wrangler, Black in colour, with mileage of 10,400km, lockable centre console, heated front seats, power outlets and premium instrument cluster] The VIN number of the car is [1HGCM82633AXXXXXX] with odometer reading as [XXXXXXXXXX] as on [30.10.2016] The date of sale of car is [01.11.2016].…

consideration which consist of ‘pre-existing duty doctrine’. Pre-existing duty doctrine is a ‘party to a contract is under a pre-existing duty to perform, then no consideration is given for any modification of the contract and the modification is therefore voidable.’ In today’s society, “pre-existing duty rule’ is generally connecting to Stilk v Myrick. The case is follows the pre-existing rule because the captain’s promise of paying wage to the sailors was classified as no consideration because…

Cast Away in Space A comparison of Cast Away and Gravity When thinking about which movies to compare, I thought about current releases. Which movie had an emotional and visual impact? Instantly Gravity came to mind. When stripping down the film and finding its bear essentials, I quickly realized what it reminded me of: Cast Away. Plot Comparison Cast Away and Gravity have a similar plot: a huge accident, which forces them out of the norm and into a state of distress - then a need to…

discusses duty based theories versus consequential based theories. We did the Starving Seamen case write-up to analyze these theories of personal ethics. We found that the court acted on duty based ethics and the starving seamen acted on consequential based ethics. We also learned about the “Golden Rule” and Ethical Relativism. Chapter 3 discusses the legal system and jurisdiction of the courts. We discussed the three branches of government: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and…

Contracts are an integral part of society, having strong legal contractual principles gives confidence to consumers, investors and anyone who wishes to enter into a contract. Entering in a contract shows that in a primitive way that two parties are on the same page, however it is noted that a high proportion of litigation does actually stem from misunderstood contract (Duxbury (2011)).In this scenario Gary believes he has a valid contract with Mike and is disappointed to learn that Mike has sold…

Thought is a fundamental component for the arrangement of an agreement. It might comprise of a guarantee to play out a coveted demonstration or a guarantee to avoid doing a demonstration that one is legitimately qualified for do. In a two-sided contract—an understanding by which both sides trade common guarantees—every guarantee is viewed as adequate thought for the other. In a one-sided contract, an understanding by which one gathering makes a guarantee in return for the other 's execution, the…

Issue : To determine Chow Ltd can be sued by Gigi because of her sickness. Rules : A company needs to register in order to exist through ASIC under S 119. Once company is registered it becomes separate legal entity under section 124. Salomon v A Salomon's case where a company is separate legal entity. A parent company has no liability to cover up its subsidiary's debt because of those principle. S 46 states that if the share of subsidiary company is hold by other company more wholly owned…