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Constitutional Institutions Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Public law regulates the relationship between the state and its organs, and private citizens. Public law is a shorter way……
Sources of the Constitution Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
The United Kingdom does not have a single document known as the ‘Constitution’ and as such, its constitution is not codified….
Government and Accountability Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
The rule of law requires that all be subject to the law, even the government or executive. The authority of the executive comes from……
Public Law – Constitutional Fundamentals
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
The public law judicial review module contains two chapters: what is judicial review, and applications, grounds and remedies….
Applications, Grounds and Remedies Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
This section follows on from the previous section, which discusses the theoretical basis of judicial review and the requirements for judicial review….
Judicial Review lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
One of the main objectives of judicial review is to hold the government to account. Accountability means the checking, controlling or regulating……
Legislative Functions Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Primary legislation constitutes UK Acts of Parliament, some of which include important constitutional rules in the absence of a codified……
Parliamentary Sovereignty Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
The implication of Parliamentary Sovereignty is that the Westminster Parliament is legally entitled to pass, amend, or repeal any law……
The European Union Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
The European Economic Community (EEC) was established in 1957 between its original six Member States: West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium……
Human Rights Act 1998 Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Modern human rights laws originate from agreements made by the international community in the immediate post Second World War years….
The Judiciary Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
An understanding of the hierarchy of courts in the UK is helpful in explaining the various judicial functions. The higher courts, the Court……
The Royal Prerogative Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Throughout the UK’s constitutional history, the relationship between the monarch and Parliament has been subject to change….
The Rule of Law Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
The rule of law has been referred to as a ‘wrapper’ that is placed around a bundle of constitutional principles. At one extreme……
Tort Law – Causation & Remoteness
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
The tort law causation module contains two chapters: causation, and intervening ants and remoteness….
Causation Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
It is not sufficient for an individual to simply have a duty of care and then breach the standard of conduct expected of them – that conduct……
Intervening Acts and Remoteness Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
It is not enough for a harm to be merely caused by a defendant. It is also a requirement that the causal link between defendant action and……
Defamation Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Defamation is, in essence, the act of publishing an untrue statement which negatively affects someone’s reputation. Taken at face value……
Economic Torts Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Just as tort law recognises that one can negatively affect a person or their property through either negligence or intent, tort law……
Tort Law – Employers Liability
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
The tort law employers liability module contains three chapters: personal liability, breach of statutory duty, and vicarious liability….
Breach of Statutory Duty Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
As noted in the previous chapter, the law governing safety in the workplace can be split into both common law and statutory law….
Personal Liability Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
It is unsurprising that a significant body of tort law has developed to deal with the duties employers have towards their employees – after all……
Vicarious Liability Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
In most scenarios in tort, the defendant will be the party who has actually done the relevant misdeed (or else faltered in their fulfilment of a duty.)…
Defences and Limitation of Liability Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Just as tort law uses remoteness or lack of duty as mechanisms to control which claims are and are not actionable, defences provide a way……
Tort Law – Negligence
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
The tort law negligence module contains 4 chapters: duty of care, economic loss, psychiatric illness, and breach of duty….
Breach of Duty Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Once a duty of care has been found, it is then necessary to ask whether the defendant has acted in such a way as to have breached that duty of care….
Duty of Care Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Duty of care constitutes the first of the three primary elements of tort (duty of care, breach and causation). Whilst there are many situations……
Economic Loss Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Not all foreseeable losses stemming from negligence are recoverable. Economic losses are treated in a significantly different manner……
Psychiatric Illness Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
In a similar manner to the way tort law treats economic loss, claims in tort for negligently caused psychiatric illness have their own set……
Nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Just as tort law extends to cover more than personal injury, into property damage and economic harm, it has also developed a mechanism to deal……
Occupiers’ Liability Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Just as a driver cannot drive haphazardly, and a surgeon must exercise care when operating, a person who is in control of land or property must……
Privacy Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Invasion of privacy is perhaps the oddest of all the torts for a singular reason: officially, it doesn’t exist. Statements to this effect……
Tort Law Remedies Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Once a claimant’s case has been successful, the court will decide on an appropriate remedy to apply. Remedies come in two primary forms: damages……
Trespass Lecture
Article. Published: March 3, 2021
Categories: Tort Law Lectures
Whilst the criminal law has developed its own framework to combat injurious actions against the individual, it concentrates on punishing……
European Union (Amendment) Act 2008
Article. Published: December 9, 2020
The European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (EUAA) was introduced as a precursor to the United Kingdom’s ratification of the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon…
Localism Act 2011
Article. Published: December 9, 2020
The Localism Act 2011 also simplifies the process by which councils and other local public authorities can alter their systems of governance…
Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Article. Published: December 9, 2020
The principal aim of the PSA 2009 is to reform the procedure by which MP’s submit expenses and allowances claims, as well as the assessment of those claims…
Advising Chinese Bank on Construction of Hotel and Office Block
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
Categories: International Law
This report outlines advice that should be given to the Chinese Bank around these issues. This shall compare the JCT 2016 with Bills of quantities with NEC4 Engineering and Construction contract Option B to analyse the contractual differences….
Commercial Law Appeal Case
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
My report will be based on the appeal case between Cameron Mack and the Procurator Fiscal, Edinburgh. Mack will be appealing the sentence imposed, for the crime he committed, Breach of the Peace….
Arguments for Employment Distinctions within Law
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
Categories: Employment Law
The issue of employment status is of fundamental importance to the implementation and administration of employment law….
Diversity Paper: Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is one of the subjects that focuses on pregnant women and their rights in the workforce. Often times women find themselves discriminated against for multiple reasons….
The Suspension of Habeas Corpus: The First One, Lincoln
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
Categories: English Legal System
Habeas Corpus refers to the writ that gives people liberty to seek evidence or proof when imprisoned, anyone who has heard about the imprisonment contribute. …
The Gig Economy: Uber’s Legal Responsibility
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
Like all new technology companies, Uber has had some legal issues that need to be addressed and rectified….
Issue of the Right to Self-Defence and Terrorism
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
Categories: International Law
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter contains a State’s right to use Self-Defence in the event of an armed attack targeted at its territory…
Digital Privacy: How the EU Sets the Standard for the US
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
Categories: Technology Law
GDPR’s goal is to make the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) more modern. Article 2 of the GDPR establishes that a person has an inalienable right to the protection of personal data …
Relationship between Constitutional Conventions and the Rule of Law
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
There are many different constitutional conventions used to describe the main political principles which regulate relations between the different parts of our constitution and the exercise of power but which do not have legal force. …
Employment Discrimination and the Bona Fide Occupation Qualification
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law that was proposed by President John F. Kennedy and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to outlaw the discrimination and segregation at workplace….
HLA Hart’s Concept of Legal Obligation
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
Categories: Jurisprudence
In The Concept of Law, Hart uses Austin’s notion of legal obligation as a starting point in order to explain his own account….
Issue of Right to Confidentiality vs Public Interest
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
Categories: Confidentiality Law
This essay will discuss in which kind of scenarios the right to confidentiality is defeated by means of public interest….
Should a Convicted Murderer Be given Lifelong Anonymity for Security Reasons?
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
Categories: Criminal Law
The aim of this report is to investigate whether amendments must be made to the law regarding child killers being given new identities once they have completed their sentence and are released from prison….
Comparing the Italian and US Legal Systems
Essay. Published: October 29, 2020
The main source of law in Italy is the Italian Constitution followed by the constitutional laws which happen to be the same for the United States where the United States Constitution is the highest form of law….
