Mathew as well as information about his sexual affairs with another woman other than his girlfriend, Sally.
There is a defence available for Ella and Mathew due to them breaching Tom’s confidence, they can use the defence “just cause or excuse” that caused them to break Tom’s confidentiality. The “Just cause or excuse” defence will only exist if there is disclosure of iniquity. Iniquity is defined as a crime, civil wrong or serious offence of public importance. In order for Ella and Mathew to use the “just cause or excuse” defence they must establish the following:
A. The disclosure of information will reveal the existence of an iniquity
B. The iniquity that is disclosed is of importance to the public since it affects the community as a whole; and,
C. The person who is seeking to protect their confidentiality is doing so to prevent disclosure to a third party.
The Canberra-Leaks is not bounded by the Privacy Act 1988 (cth) since it is stated in the Act that it only applies to Commonwealth and Act government agencies and private organisations. With the exemption of small organisations with a turnover of $3 million or less and media organisations. Therefore, the Canberra-Leaks are not bounded by the Act since they are considered as a media organisation undertaking the act and practices of journalism
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However, George Brandis argued that the claim for the diary would take hundreds of hours to process which lead Mark Dreyfus to take the issue to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. George Brandis in the end lost his right to keep his ministerial diary private, which now allows Mark Dreyfus to see who he had met up with between the period of September 2013 and May
1. Assume that the state of Ohio passed a hazardous waste statute, seeking to protect the general public and workers. The state statute did not violate the Commerce Clause because it imposed no restriction on interstate commerce. Both the state statute and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) established job safety standards and specified worker training and employer licensing, but the requirements differed. Which statute(s) Ohio corporations had to obey? Pick the best ANALYSISwer.
Confidentiality is to prevent the disclosure of information to unauthorised persons to look at it.
Truly, the only thing that your dishonesty, and games has ever accomplished, is to strengthen my resolve. If you don’t have an assignment sent to Mr. Dempsey by Monday, June 6th, 4:00pm, I will govern myself accordingly. This will include (but is not limited to), filing another complaint against your company with the Georgia Department of Insurance, and a complaint against your company in the Clarke County Magistrate Court. I have the police report, witnesses to the collision, witnesses to the diminished value of my vehicle, additional documentation, and other witnesses as well. Moreover, I don’t think Judge Barron would appreciate you clogging up her docket with your unethical business practices.
Between April 20th 2010 and July 15th 2010, BP's drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico was the biggest oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. Eleven people died. # of days later and $ in fines, BP stopped the spilling of oil into the ocean. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) reported on September 17th, “in terms of land animals, at least 3000 have died, tens of thousands of others have been affected [including] millions of sea organisms [although] there is no accurate count”. Conversely, it is unlikely that other than those that have been directly affected can recall the amphetamine weight loss drug scandals between the 1960’s to 1990. For that matter, likely few are motivated enough to look up the
Complainant two did not want people to find out about her relations with complainant one especially in a negative way. In the past the respondent has disclosed complainant’s sexuality at least three times to outsider and complainant two did not want to disclose that information. Complainant one also did not want to disclose her sexuality because she is still trying to understand things on her own. Complainant two has class with the respondent and did not attend class on Monday Oct 12th 2015 due to the altercation that recently
There are a number of models, types, and styles that businesses in the United States can choose to operate. However, despite the type and models that businesses choose to operate in the country, their operations are always directed and structured by the United States government regulation. Most of the laws that have been developed in the United States affect the operations of these businesses by defining how they should be carried out, their legality and the financial as well as the operational codes of business that should be followed (Hurst, 2004). Business laws in the United States can be divided into a number of primary groups based on the aspect of the business that they affect. As such, the purpose of this paper is to look at some of the ways through which law affects businesses in the United States, the nature and source of the involved law, and the reasons for the law. Additionally, the paper will also look at the impacts of the law to businesses.
Please, consider when Wiki Leaks revealed confidential information about Democratic Party donors. As citizens, we must safeguard this information against fraudulent acts such as identity theft. Also, keeping our addresses private from others increases our safety from those who may want to harm us. Lastly, Wiki Leaks reveals sensitive information that can possible land in the hands of our country’s enemies placing all citizens in harm’s way.
Horowitz, H. (2014). Liability of Landlord in Tort for Injuries Suffered on Leased Premises--Proposed Statutory Change. St. John's Law Review, 6(1), 11.
In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Court sought to discuss the issue of whether state bans on same-sex marriage were constitutional and if states had to lawfully recognize marriages performed in other states. In a narrow vote of 5-4, the majority ruled that the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee the right to marry for same-sex couples as one of the Constitution’s fundamental liberties. In this paper, I will be discussing the criticisms that Chief Justice Roberts makes against majority opinion, my agreement with his views of marriage as a fundamental right, Justice Thomas’s dissent of the definition of “liberty,” the
Resource A discusses how ethics is crucial in business. There are three key ideas used to understand this. Firstly, making ethically wrong decisions tend to cause more upset than other general mistakes as purposeful unethical actions are not as easily forgiven or forgotten. Secondly, ethics provides businesses with a broader understanding of everything to do with their business. Business ethics is effectively just business it its larger human context. Thirdly, being unethical can tarnish the public image of a business which can lead to a drop in sales and profits. There is a myth in the business world that business and ethics don’t mix. The reason ethics are considered to be relevant to the bottom line is that regulation is the price business pays for bad ethical strategy.
1.Evaluate the views of the Critical Legal Studies School of jurisprudence. What are the benefits and drawbacks of using broad notions of fairness in deciding cases?
When businesses deal globally to expand their markets they may face dilemmas which must be dealt with to avoid conflict. The types of issues many companies encounter deal with legal, ethical and cultural encounters. From our example we see the legal issues in settling disputes for international transactions can become very complex. Ethical issues concerning the workers, the culture, and the environment are all contributing factors international companies must be ready to address. CadMex Pharma and Gentura must establish a business agreement that protects both of the company’s interest from issues concerning the social, legal, and ethical norms of the host business.
The legislation makes possession of un-redacted documents by unauthorised persons a criminal offence, and allows governments to withdraw licences from any company found to allow access to unauthorised individuals. GS invests in a document management system to hold the un-redacted versions of documents, and appoints a
“The doctrine laid down in Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22 has to be watched very carefully. It has often been supposed to cast a veil on the personality of a limited company through which the courts cannot see. But that is not true. The courts can, and often do, draw aside the veil. They can, and often do, pull off the mark. They look to see what really lies behind” - Lord Denning in Littlewoods Mail Order Stores v Inland revenue Commissioners [1969] 3 All ER 422.
This scenario involves four countries and four separate business transactions. Further, it involves several main legal issues which will be dealt with in the discussion.