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Compensation and insurance
2026
A warning under Article 28(e) of the Labour Law is required, and the written warning must be sent by registered mail to the worker’s address. If these steps are not followed and service is not proved, the termination may not qualify as justified and the worker may be entitled to unfair-dismissal and notice compensation.
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2026
Where the statements are made by a manager in the course of work amid an ongoing stock shortage, and an intent to insult or attack the employee’s honour is not proved, criminal intent may be absent and the statements may not constitute defamation or insult.
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2026
A completed attempt in the felonies specified in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law may receive the penalty for the completed offence under Article 28, according to the stated principle.
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2026
The term performance guarantor in a tribal settlement instrument is recognized by custom and denotes an undertaking to satisfy the financial obligation if the debtor defaults. Under the stated principle, the guarantor may be liable before the civil courts.
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2026
A claim on the underlying debt is based on the legal relationship for which the instrument was issued, requiring proof of the cause of indebtedness. In a negotiable-instrument claim, production of the instrument may suffice if the debtor has not denied the signature, because the instrument has self-sufficient evidentiary force.
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2026
Forgery of official papers issued by a public employee under a law or regulation is treated as criminal forgery. Where the document is issued under instructions, the material classifies the forgery as involving a false certificate, according to the distinction shown.
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2026
A release operates on an existing debt and does not generally cover a future debt. Under the stated principle, the injured person may claim for worsening damage that occurred after the release and was not previously claimed, with the material referring to Civil Code Articles 444, 446, and 256 and Penal Code Article 58.
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2026
Medical liability is based on reasonable professional care and the absence of negligence, not on guaranteeing a cure or achieving a particular result. Its elements are medical error, damage, and causation. The standard is the conduct of an average doctor of the same level in the same external circumstances, and proof generally requires expert evidence.
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2026
The established acts of delivering three Captagon pills and receiving five dinars as their price were held to satisfy the elements of drug promotion contrary to Article 15(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
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2026
An assignment of a right occurs when a creditor transfers the right owed by the debtor to a third party, who replaces the original creditor. An assignment of a debt occurs when the debtor agrees with a third party to assume the debt, replacing the debtor with its characteristics, security, and defences.
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2026
A driver who paid treatment bills for the injured person may have a direct legal claim against the insurer for the amount paid, under Civil Code Articles 925 and 929, as a beneficiary of the insurance contract and a person responsible for the accident; the compensation is originally secured by the insurer.
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2026
A co-owner’s lease of the other co-owners’ shares depends on their ratification because the act is unauthorized under Article 171 of the Civil Code. Subsequent ratification operates as prior authorization under Article 175, and the co-owner may collect rent as their agent under Article 413 unless a co-owner gives notice to pay elsewhere.
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