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    The example relates the concept of 'cause lawyering ' and its promising use in a human rights context to aid the elimination of poverty in emerging nations. The article advocates the need for lawyers who challenge the root of poverty by achieving verdicts that force governments to recognise the human rights of their people. The article draws attention to the ways in which cause lawyering opposes 'traditional legal roles... and egos '. One shall review the position of the cause lawyer by juxtaposing

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    Construction Unions

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    renders an affected unit, or trade, futile to the entire process. If the material or product is not immediately replaceable, the relevant labor unit will be replaced by another capable of fulfilling the same role, but equipped with different products relevant to its own trade that comparatively achieve the equivalent purpose of the former. A construction union today, whose basket of specialized materials includes environmentally harmful products, faces the same risk of obsoleteness. It follows

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    decisions. The authors consider two problems: the impact of fiduciary duties on decision-making standards, and the acceptance of model behavior by guardians of business. Literature Review. The authors use a systematic review of literature in the research. The literature review is categorized into three parts: general principles of decision-making, the role of guardian and conservator in decision-making, the relationships between fiduciary duties and

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    Ralph wouldn’t be protected as he can’t fulfill any of the subsection of S.588H. Therefore, he is liable for the breach of S.588G. Misuse the company funds: Any directors supposed to use the company funds for its legitimate business purpose under a fiduciary duty. Besides, directors have duty to prevent any mixture of the company and private funds. Ralph in this case used the company’s fund to purchase a diamond ring for his fiancée. There is no defense for Ralph as he obtain the company funds for private

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    stakeholders that are more beneficial and valuable for the business’s welfare in the long-run. b) Goodpaster mentions about a Stakeholder Paradox, in which ethical complications arises whichever management approach a business chooses. The multi-fiduciary

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    Even though there are 3 key strands in the reasoning of majority, the most satisfactory test is whether there was an assumption of responsibility by the person to act as director. The majority in Paycheck stated that Mr Holland had not assumed any fiduciary duties in respect of the companies, although he had taken decisions for the company and discharged his obligations as director of the corporate director. The law remains unclear because while

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    Trademark Trouble Since the creation of an LLC requires the members to, pre §7-80-203 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which states, “ One or more persons may form a limited liability company by delivering articles of organization to the secretary of state for filing” (Col. Rev. Stat. 2013, §7-80-203). Due to this requirement, I researched Mrs. Jackson’s possible trademark name of ‘The Gathering Place”. With in the Colorado Secretary of State Office business name, trademark, and trade name records

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    Shareholder theory Milton Friedman in his 1970 article titled” The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits”, argues that the main purpose of the corporation is to maximize profit for shareholders (or stockholders) as long as it is in the confines of the law. He is of the view that a business is not an individual and has no moral responsibility, therefore only the employees have a moral responsibility for the actions of the firm. The managers are viewed as agents of stockholders

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    Disney V. Ovitz Case

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    ISSUE: Was the decision to hire and fire Ovitz purposefully exercised by the directors within the scope of the business judgment rule and their fiduciary duty of due care? RULE: The Delaware General Corporation Law expressly empowers a board of directors to appoint committees and to delegate them a broad range of responsibilities, which may include setting executive compensation. The business judgment rule clearly states that the directors of a corporation should act in an informed and intelligent

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    For example, a fiduciary relationship exist between two parties, when a party expects the other to act for him in such a manner as he would act in absolute honesty, faithfulness and diligence, not minding the fact that he is acting for someone else. If he cannot steal his

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