Articles tagged as UK Law

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Type of Business Structure

Business Law

First of all, there are four types of business structures to be considered when starting a T-shirts manufacture business including ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Employers and Business Interests

Business Law

Employers are often concerned to protect their business interests when an employee leaves to work for a competitor. ‘The law will protect the employer if necessary by implication of a term of fidelity in the contract of employment...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Should Constitutional Conventions Be Codified?

Administrative Law

A constitution is a body of rules which regulates the system of Government within a state. It is a document which incorporates the principle rules ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Doctrine of Parliamentary Sovereignty in UK

Administrative Law

The doctrine of Parliamentary Sovereignty is a principle of the UK constitution and has been for some 300 years. The doctrine effectively means ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Indemnity In IP Contracts

Commercial Law

This article throws light into Intellectual Property indemnification which is currently receiving global attention due to its widening practice ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Institutions For Money Management

Commercial Law

Money needs brain and expertise to manage, it cannot manage itself. Individuals cannot raise huge funds nor can they store huge funds in their ......

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Statutory Definition of Promoter

Business Law

Promoter No statutory definition of promoter is given in English company law; however definition is given in case law. “The term ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Goals of Arbitration

Arbitration Law

The Goals Of Arbitration As A Means Of Dispute Resolution And Application Of Public Policy...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Civil Justice System Provides a Platform

Civil Law

Civil justice system provides a platform for litigation between two private parties or organisations to be resource. Litigation arises following disputed in contracts, marriage, divorce, custody, probate, real estate or torts....

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Psysical Injury

Health Law

It is well established that physical injury can give rise to a claim in tort, but what about psychiatric injury? The courts found it difficult to accept that psychiatric injury could constitute a head damage for which the tort of negligence...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Case Law in England and Wales

Judicial Law

The case law in England and Wales on the nature and degree of harm for which the consent of “the victim” provides a defence to charges under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861,...

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Euthanasia Should Not Be Implemented or Legalized

Medical Law

Kilner, Miller, & Pellegrino, (1996) stated that “euthanasia can be categorized as active euthanasia which involves willfully taking positive ste......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Duty to Avoid a Conflict of Interests

Business Law

The issues are whether Sealy has breached the duty to avoid a conflict of interests and the duty not to accept benefits from a third party ......

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Structure of the Human Rights Act

Administrative Law

The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) is an outstanding piece of legislation in the last decade and therefore needs no further introduction. It always ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

International Banking Law and Sebb Co

Commercial Law

Commitment Letter: A Commitment letter, Letter of Intent, Heads of Terms or Memoranda of Understanding are terms often used interchangeably ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Different Types of Business Agreement

Business Law

A contract is defined as an agreement which legally binds the parties (BPP Professional Education, 2004). However there are many types of contract between two businesses such as unilateral, bilateral, specialty, simple and standard form contract (Doti Chee, 2009)....

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Pre-action Protocol

Civil Law

This essay will describe and explain the main objectives of the Civil Procedure Rules...

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The Law of Defamation

Business Law

Task 1: The first task will firstly identify the law of defamation and then proceed to apply the law to the given facts of Medusa plc. The law ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Protecting the Interest of Minority Shareholders

Business Law

In the day-to-day working of a company, certain decisions need to be taken regarding the management of the company and these decisions are generally taken by the majority members. In this process of decision-making, there may arise certain occasions wherein the interests of the majority shareholders may come in conflict with that of the minority shareholders. In such a case, if the decisions ......

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The Protection of Copyright Owners

Administrative Law

The fair dealing defences may not be entirely satisfactory in view of the various justifications for copyright, but it is not a problem since ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Financial Support for Child

Family Law

As an example, the Applicant as a surviving spouse might need to pay for the children’s living expenses, their basic needs and health care......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Lifting the Corporate Veil

Business Law

Section 1: An Overview of Corporate Veil Principles The separate corporate personality. A corporation is an artificial legal person that exists ......

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Directors Duties from View of Agency Law

Business Law

INTRODUCTION: The crux of this question mainly lies on the assessment of the director’s duties as an agent from the view of the agency law ......

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Practical Achievement of Pari Passu Principle

Business Law

This paper critically appraises to what extent pari passu principle is achieved in practice. Pari passu means 'proportionally; at an equal pace' ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Concept of Parliamentary Supremacy

Administrative Law

A.V Dicey, in his book An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution (1885), put forward his concept of Parliamentary supremacy ......

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019