Are you a qualified Attorney-at-law? How long have you been practising law with the Attorney General’s Chambers? How long have you been practising as a drafter in the Legislative Drafting Unit within the Attorney General’s Chambers?

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Questionnaire To The Legislative Drafter

Questionnaire should reveal specific primary legal research answers. Answers to be reflected in a combination of ways, i.e. the narrative, table or graph format.

As a form of a guide /suggestion, here are some examples of questions to be asked within said questionnaire:

  1. Are you a qualified Attorney-at-law? Yes / No
  2. How long have you been practising law with the Attorney General’s Chambers?
  3. 1yr to 5 yrs b. 6 yrs to 10 yrs    c. 11 yrs to 15 yrs   d. over 15 yrs

 

  1. How long have you been practising as a drafter in the Legislative Drafting Unit within the Attorney General’s Chambers?
  1. 1 yr to 5 yrs b. 6 yrs to 10 yrs           c. 11 yrs to 15 yrs    d. over 15 yrs

 

  1. Are you a certified and trained in the specialized skill of Legislative Drafting?

Yes / No

 

  1. How are your Drafting Instructions received?
  2. Written b. (over the telephone)   c. Verbal (face to face)
  3. Combination of a & b e. combination of b & c

 

  1. What type of office/department do the majority of your written Drafting Instructions originate from?

 

  1. Legal Officers within gov’t departments
  2. Permanent Secretary of govt department
  3. Cabinet Secretary
  4. Office the Prime Minister
  5. Parliamentary Representative Office

 

  1. Referring to the foregoing question 6, what are the combination ways have you received a Drafting Instruction for piece of legislation?
  1. Only  _______ ;
  2. A combination of _____ & ______ ;
  3. A combination of _____ , _______ & ______ ;
  4. A combination of ____ , _____ , ______ & _____ .

 

  1. How would you rate the level of interaction with the Policy Maker “the  politician”, once a formal Drafting Instruction is assigned on your desk?
  1. Never,
  2. Almost never;
  3. Sometimes’
  4. Often

 

  1. How would rate the level of interaction with thew Policy Maker “the  technocrat’ with the instructing government department once a formal Drafting Instruction is assigned on your desk?
  1. Never
  2. Almost never
  3. Sometimes
  4. Often

 

  1. List and describe the procedural steps taken by you, the Legislative Drafter to  produce  a new piece of of legislation.

 

  1. List and describe the procedural steps taken by you, the of the Legislative drafter to produce an amended piece of legislation?

 

  1. Are you familiar with the Legislative Drafting principles of Grant Thornton?

Yes / No

 

  1. Which of his five (5) principles best describes your approach to drafting a piece of  legislation?
  1. Understanding the proposal
  2. Analysing the proposal,
  3. Designing the law
  4. Composing & developing the law
  5. Verifying the draft
  6. a Combination of ________
  7. All of the above.

 

 

  1. Have you ever been directed by a policy maker contrary to a written  Drafting Instruction?      Yes / No

 

  1. Would you consider yourself a solitary drafter?
  2. Do you feel exposed to the political whims & fancies of the policy maker to produce legislation quick legislation?   Yes / No

 

  1. Through the established Legislative Drafting procedures of your LD Unit, do you feel buffered, shielded from the overarching policymaker, who is both a member Executive and the Legislature?
  1. Yes,
  2. No

 

If your response is No, please expound and state why.

 

Discuss the legal issues & discrimination that Deaf individuals encountered during the pandemic. (I.e. access to info, etc).

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Deaf In The Pandemic

Discuss the legal issues & discrimination that Deaf individuals encountered during the pandemic. (I.e. access to info, etc).

As the CEO of one of these companies, how would you respond to calls to share your company’s IP and under what circumstances? How would a Biblical worldview influence your decisions?

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The companies that developed the vaccines and treatments in the covid pandemic provide very real-life, real-time examples of the questions of protecting patents as business assets while answering social responsibility concerns.

As the CEO of one of these companies, how would you respond to calls to share your company’s IP and under what circumstances? How would a Biblical worldview influence your decisions?

Consider, for example, the following:

Rowland, C., Rauhala E., & Berger, M. (2021, March 20). Drug companies defend vaccine monopolies in face of global outcry. The Washington Post.

https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A655745537/BIC?u=vic_liberty&sid=summon&xid=4321e4f8

 

D’Eminio, F. (2021, October 11). Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine recipe. AP. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-technology-business-united-nations-europe-d4aff7ddb273194b312354a57c244ce6

 

Taylor, A. & Parker, C. (2021, October 27). U.S. drug company Merck to share license for experimental covid-19 treatment with nonprofit. Washington Post. https://bi-gale-com.ezproxy.liberty.edu/global/article/GALE%7CA680335867/3c02464fd736364ef628911fa70dea32?u=vic_liberty

 

As the Judge in the case, create 3 questions and answers you have for counsel and be prepared to challenge the arguments from counsel.

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Trinity vs Cabellas

Read the attached documents.

Issue: Whether Cabella’s Board of Directors should decline to sell guns with magazines capable of carrying more than eight bullets

Create two detailed bullet-point outlines for each counsel’s oral arguments:
1- as if you are the lawyer for Trinity Church
2- as if you are the lawyer for Cabellas
These should be of what you would say in support of your client and preparation to make your argument addressing all relevant issues.

Finally, as the Judge in the case, create 3 questions and answers you have for counsel and be prepared to challenge the arguments from counsel.

Consider and discuss the practical implications of the recommendations for the business, such as the challenges/process of changing company culture, impact of hiring/firing decisions on talent management and cost, company financial performance and impact on customer /consumer confidence.

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Volkswagen emission scandal

Review the Volkswagen emission scandal and complete a thesis based off this outline and do not add a summary of the scandal:

1. What could the company have done differently:

Before the scandal:
– CEO should have been more involved in the decision-making process
– Hostile environment for employees?

During the scandal:
– Since the problems with the vehicles were known, leadership should have made better decisions

After the scandal:
– Produce more zero-emission cars
– Win back the trust of its customers
– Repair their brand in order to branch into other countries
– Third party audits to ensure no rules are being broken and reports must be made public

2. Alternative courses of action:
– Chose the safety of consumers over costs
– Research for better manufacturing
– Be more transparent with the public on decision making moving forward
– Establish clear ethical goals/standard

3. Recommendation: Consider and discuss the practical implications of the recommendations for the business, such as the challenges/process of changing company culture, impact of hiring/firing decisions on talent management and cost, company financial performance and impact on customer /consumer confidence.

Company must set clear ethical standards across the board

Impact of recommendations:
Maximizing the benefit:
– Helps build customer loyalty
– Keep good employees/positive work environment
– Increase in productivity
– Positive brand image
– Creating way for more opportunities for the company
– Producing efficient cars

Minimizing the risk:
-Training on standards
-Less money spent on lawsuits
– Rewards for following standards
-Accountability

Are there any risks associated with such government actions? Do the benefits exceed those risks and is Friedman right when he argues that neighborhood effects sometimes create business opportunities? How so? Can you think of any opportunities?

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Neighborhood Effects

As informed by the following definition of neighborhood effects and video links (located below), please provide an argument as to whether (and, if so, to what extent) the state (meaning, governments) may justifiably enact laws seeking to prevent and/or regulate any impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Are there any risks associated with such government actions? Do the benefits exceed those risks and is Friedman right when he argues that neighborhood effects sometimes create business opportunities? How so? Can you think of any opportunities?

Review the Legal Content Videos Employment Law and the Workplace Part 1 and provide a 2-page 1.5-spaced reflection on your impressions of the contents of the videos and what you learned.

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Employment Law and the Workplace Part 1 Reflection

Review the Legal Content Videos Employment Law and the Workplace Part 1 and provide a 2-page 1.5-spaced reflection on your impressions of the contents of the videos and what you learned.

2 Videos:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A4UeEleCUGWVQqbmUKeMSxcTEZTRixve/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XeRLSUAbP6YOdZBhl8LMm8mOG6cY3gIe/view

How did the Webb court distinguish the facts of Webb from those in what seems to be a similar case discussed by the court, which is the one brought by a police officer against the city of Newark?

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Webb v. City of Philadelphia Case Summary and Analysis

Your analysis of the Webb v. City of Philadelphia case requires that you identify the facts, the legal issues facing the court, the various laws that guide the court, and the decision the court came to and why.

It does not need to be in essay format. It is helpful to use subheadings such as:

FACTS – this section should be about 1/3rd page in length and should describe the story as to why Webb brings the lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia. The procedural history is NOT necessary.

ISSUE – this section should describe the issue facing the 3rd circuit judge in one or two sentences.

LAWS – this section should recite the statutory law used by the court to guide its decision in this case.

ANALYSIS – this section should be half a page or more in length and should analyze several of the cases the court used to inform its decision, stating how the cases were similar or different from the Webb case (this is similar to what you are asked to do in question 1 below).

CONCLUSION/HOLDING OF THE COURT – state in one sentence the court’s decision.

Then, answer the following 2 questions:

1. How did the Webb court distinguish the facts of Webb from those in what seems to be a similar case discussed by the court, which is the one brought by a police officer against the city of Newark?

2. Set forth your reasons as to whether or not the court reached the correct decision.

In your work experience, to what extent have your employers (or those of your friends/colleagues) supported a “values-based culture”? Or is it all about the money?

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Values-based culture

In your work experience, to what extent have your employers (or those of your friends/colleagues) supported a “values-based culture”? Or is it all about the money? In responding to that question, share an example (a story) where an employer-supported an ethical culture, and/or one where it failed to do so. Do not disclose the name of the company at issue or any confidential information.

Describe and analyze proposed Law #1 applying each moral theory. Summarize the issues and restate the conclusions you’ve reached under both laws.

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Business Ethical Analysis

Read the attached case describing an issue you face as a manager of Private Prison Corporation of America. Your supervisor has asked that you identify the issues involved in the case, analyze the options for the business and set forth an argument (not just your opinion) for the most appropriate course of action explaining why that is the best course of action and how you would go about achieving that result. Your answer should be in the form of an essay.

Use the frameworks set forth in the attached articles to inform your analysis.

The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits, Milton Friedman
Managing for Stakeholders, R. Edward Freeman
A Framework for Ethical Reasoning, Sandra J. Sucher
A Note on Five Traditional Theories of Moral Reasoning

If you rely on information from the foregoing articles, please include appropriate citations. Do not consult additional outside sources.

The analysis of the two proposed laws and the advice that you give as a manager for the prison, should demonstrate an understanding of the four moral/economic theories discussed in class and in the readings: Friedman shareholder theory, Freeman’s stakeholder theory, utilitarianism and deontology. You should apply each of the 4 moral theories to both scenarios (proposed laws) presented in the assignment.

Introduction: state the issues you’re presented with along with a brief statement of your conclusion, which is your thesis. (what advice are you giving and why)

Analysis:

1.Describe and analyze proposed Law #1 applying each moral theory

2.Describe and analyze proposed Law #2 applying each moral theory

Conclusion: summarize the issues and restate the conclusions you’ve reached under both laws (what advice you are giving and why).