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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The common law doctrine of scienter differs from negligence in that if the conditions for scienter are found, the liability is absolute and does not depend upon proof of negligence.  1, record 1, English, - doctrine%20of%20scienter

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Scienter. A mental state consisting in an intent to deceive, manipulate, or fraud.  2, record 1, English, - doctrine%20of%20scienter

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Scienter is a legal term that refers to intent or knowledge of wrongdoing. This means that an offending party has knowledge of the "wrongness" of an act or event prior to committing it.  3, record 1, English, - doctrine%20of%20scienter

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Attendu que pour débouter le salarié de sa demande en dommages-intérêts pour préjudice moral, l'arrêt retient que le fait de n'avoir pas vu le contrat de travail à durée déterminée renouvelé à son terme ne peut pas caractériser une intention fautive de l'employeur ou une volonté de causer un préjudice au salarié concerné.  2, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20d%27intention%20fautive

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

"The law with respect to the doctrine of scienter is relatively clear. The owner of a dog which bites another will not be liable simply for being the owner. Liability will only attach under the doctrine if ... three conditions ... have been satisfied: .... the plaintiff (not the defendant) must establish that the defendant was the owner of the dog, that the dog had manifested a propensity to cause the type of harm occasioned, and that the owner knew of that propensity."  1, record 2, English, - doctrine%20of%20scienter

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Ireland (IE) seems not to have introduced the concept of criminal liability of heads of businesses, requiring 'guilty knowledge' in any case.  4, record 2, English, - doctrine%20of%20scienter

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Scienter. A degree of knowledge that makes a person legally responsible for the consequences of his or her act or omission; the fact of an act's having been done knowingly, especially as a ground for civil damages or criminal punishment.  5, record 2, English, - doctrine%20of%20scienter

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Quant à l'Irlande, elle ne semble pas avoir introduit la notion de responsabilité pénale des chefs d'entreprise, exigeant une «connaissance coupable» dans tous les cas.  2, record 2, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20connaissance%20coupable

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish