‘attending’ the contract's formation such as undue pressure. Examples of terms which may be regarded as unfair are specified as those which exclude liability for death or personal injury, give the seller a right to extend the contract unilaterally, impose harsh penalties for breaching the ...
Technology has brought many benefits, but is also the cause of many social and ethical concerns: system failures, the destruction of property, the so-called digital divide , workplace monitoring, Internet censorship, and the increasing gap between rich and poor, are some examples of important ...
Though there are few laws in place regarding the practice of DBS specifically, we can follow the legal precedent set by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) regulations. ECT has a negative image in society because of its unethical usage in the past, and its portrayal in popular media. Because of ...
Special examples of conflict of interest have arisen in cases involving indigent defendants who must use publicly provided defense attorneys. In many jurisdictions, it is considered misconduct for an attorney to refuse court appointment as a public service defender for a poor client, even when a spo...
Since plagiarism is illegal and unethical, offenders could face several legal consequences if they’re caught plagiarizing someone’s work. In severe cases, the guilty party could face a lawsuit filed by the original author of the stolen work. The author can claim damages for financial losses, ...
This includes engaging in scalping or any other form of unethical trading practices. 8.5. Engaging in trades or other services with the intention of exploiting price errors is not permitted. 8.6. Engaging in trades or other services with the intention of exploiting system bugs or errors is not ...
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Self-help measures are controversial because they amount to taking the law into one's own hands. Opponents of self-help laws argue that they encourage unethical and sometimes illegal practices by creditors and that they diminish public respect for the law. Proponents counter that self-help, if ...
The first is front-running, which is an unethical and illegal trading practice when a broker or other market participant uses advanced knowledge of pending orders to trade for their own benefit. Typically, this involves a broker buying or selling securities for their personal account before execut...
Taxpayers must comply with IRS code; any deviation from tax law may result in fines or imprisonment. Some may feel that these tax avoidance strategies are unethical.13However, taxpayers are often encouraged to deploy legal strategies that may include avoiding or deferring taxes. Because these strat...