Many Different Laws Affect A Single Business Transaction: Ethics And Business Decision Making

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Knowledge of ‘black-letter’ not enough - business now assumes an ethical dimension.
 Many Different Laws May Affect a Single Business Transaction.
 Ethics and Business Decision
Making. 


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 Constitutional
 Statutory

Law.

Law.

 Ordinances.
 Uniform

Laws (NCCUSL).
 Uniform Commercial Code.

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 Administrative

Law.

 Federal

Agencies.
 State and Local Agencies.
 Case

Law and Common Law
Doctrines.
 Case

law governs all areas of law not covered by statutory or administrative law.

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 Early

English Courts.

 American

law is based largely on English Common Law which was based largely on traditions, social customs, rules, and cases dating back to 1066 A.D.

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 At

common law, there were two separate court systems:
 COURTS

OF LAW (awarding money damages), and
 COURTS OF EQUITY (nonmonetary relief) based on
“notions of justice and fair dealing.” 
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 Courts

of Law and Remedies

at Law.
 Were

also called “king’s courts,” and judges were appointed by the king.
 Remedies were limited to those provided at law, i.e., land, chattels, money.
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 Courts

of Equity and Remedies in Equity.
 Courts

of equity were administered by chancellors appointed by the king.
 Equitable remedies include: specific performance, injunctions, rescissions.
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 Courts

of Equity and Remedies in Equity.
 Equitable

Maxims.
 Doctrine of Laches.
 Respondent (defendant).
 Petitioner (plaintiff).
 Statutes of Limitations.
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