Written Assignment Unit one BUS3305 Introduction The law as a whole is essential in every society as it serves as a guide for citizens to carry out their daily activities without the fear of repression. The absence of the law in any society always leads to instability, making it difficult for businesses to establish in such society. As the law affect almost every area of our lives, understanding how the law affects business in my country of origin, “Cameroon”, is quite useful as this information certainly act as a catalyst when one looks forward to establishing a business in this country. This paper elaborate three ways in which the law affect business in Cameroon, discusses the nature …show more content…
With this law in place, businesses and business owners can have the calmed mind while carrying their activities in Cameroon. The third aspect of business that the law in Cameroon affects is dispute settlement. The law provide directive that can be follow to appropriately come out of a dispute. Being it a local or foreign investor or business owner, the law gives the business owners the environment to settle dispute by avoiding court entanglement system, but instead can settle dispute by considering arbitration. In this way, disputes between businesses or individuals and businesses can easily be settled, and time saved for the business to continue with its activities. Should in case arbitration failed, the dispute must be taken in the court and judgment passed by the appropriate authority without any form of bias. Using arbitration as a method of disputes settlement is essential in Cameroon due to the fact that when dispute is taken to court, it can take years before judgment can be finally made. The Nature and Sources of Law in Cameroon Turning into the nature and source of law in Cameroon, one will notice that the legal system of this nation is a relic of the colonial era (Charles M. Fomba, 2015). The case of Cameroon is quite unique because it is made up of two distinct systems. These are the English common law and the French civil
Mary McDonald, an 86-year-old woman, was frequently complaining about the high cost of maintenance of her house and high property taxes. She decided to cancel her fire insurance to reduce expenses. Mary’s daughter was aware of her mother’s concern about the property, and she took Mary to the lawyer’s office to sign some papers that would protect her mother. When Mary came to the lawyer’s office, she was advised that the paper she was going to sign was the deed to the property. Mary signed a document. Later on, when the municipal tax bill arrived, Mary McDonald was really surprised to see that the property was in her daughter’s name.
The word law is defined as a system of principles and regulations of ethics and rules in order to keep people and also things in line, a set of rules of conduct. There are many functions of law in business and in society. Without the functions of laws many companies, etc. could and would not survive. Law is very valuable within businesses. Businesses have to have law because it is used as a protective shield for the companies. Without laws, companies could have lawsuits placed on them. So laws are put into place to help avoid as many lawsuits as possible. A majority of
10. Dan hires Eve to perform at Dan 's Club, but Eve later breaches the agreement to accept a higher-paying job at First Star Arena. Dan files a suit gainst Eve. The court will most likley: award damages to Dan.
40. Principle of Law: In this case, Esposito hired Excel Construction Company to repair a porch roof. All terms of the agreement were specified in a written contract. And the dispute occurred when Excel had repaired the rear porch roof because in the agreement failed to specify whether it was the front or rear porch that needed repair. Under civil law, two parties here had signed a civil contract in writing. Because the contract failed to specify clearly front or rear porch roof, Excel completed its obligation and didn’t break the contract.
In this task, Customer of Legislation, I will discuss the five main acts of parliament that the legislations are made for the business. The legislation is a law, which there are five for businesses, which everyone must follow the law, however, the ideas of Laws in a business are made by the government to make sure customers of a business are protected from a business by the five Acts of Parliament. These Laws of parliament will make sure the Business follows the rules for customer’s protection purposes. However, if they don’t follow the rules, the customers could be harmed; the businesses must be honest to customers; the business must not take advantage of customers.
Melvin, S. P. (2011). The legal environment of business: A managerial approach: Theory to practice (1st Ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
A dealer sold a new car to Raymond Smith. The sales contract contained language expressly disclaiming liability for personal injuries caused as a result of defects in the car and limiting the remedy for breach of warranty to repair or replacement of the defective part. One month after purchasing the auto, Smith was seriously injured when the car veered off the road and into a ditch as a result of a defect in the steering mechanism of the car.
Melvin, S. P. (2011). The legal environment of business: A managerial approach: Theory to practice. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Laws affect how citizens live and work within businesses there are Laws and regulations that all businesses have to follow so each citizen gets treated equally and there are laws to protect them. To protect businesses and to protect all citizens involved in a business there are certain laws that have been put into place, without these laws businesses will not succeed this is why politics is so important to business, this essay will define Democracy and explain the relevance to business, different types of democracy with the definition and a country, state or town that’s government use the type of political ideology and also how it affected society in the past compared to the present.
In both developed and underdeveloped economies, there is a need to put regulations which ensure that profits are not abnormally earned at the expense of the innocent clients. It is therefore the mandate of the territorial authorities to put in place measures that introduce checks and balances in all trades. The respective companies or business must also follow the same suit lest they find themselves in the crossroads of law. However,
In recent years, the concept of the “rule of law” has been gaining increased attention in academic and political circles. Now, a major opportunity to capitalize on the
The ethical consideration of this article would be the harm that could arise from not changing the laws. Business disruption and long-term planning are the two problems which arise as a result of changing laws. Uncertainty in a new law can result in extended periods of work. Prosperity is reduced by the intervening period in which uncertainty is confronted. Certainty is what business and individuals thrive from. Problematic laws negatively impact individuals in society which creates the need for revision. The constant changing of tax codes by the government creates problematic situations for future retirement. The greatest irregularity is the regulatory environment which greatly impacts people’s lives, jobs, and businesses. Regulatory changes
Every society has their own laws and the consequences for those laws. In this paper, there will be examples of laws in the Igbo society of Nigeria.
Mrs. Turner has decided to start her own business running a private day nursery. It is
William O. Douglas said, “Common sense often makes good law.” Well that is what laws essentially are, rules and regulations that make sure common sense is followed. One could even say that laws are enforced ethics. Laws serve several roles and functions in business and society, and this paper will discuss those roles and functions.