Articles tagged as UK Law

UK law covers the laws and legislation of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Essays, case summaries, problem questions and dissertations here are relevant to law students from the United Kingdom and Great Britain, as well as students wishing to learn more about the UK legal system from overseas.

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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 … ...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

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). ...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

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 … ...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

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 … ...

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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’ … ...

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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 … ...

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False Advertising

Commercial Law

In general, the issues revolve around consumer law, and in some cases there is false advertising going on, possible aggressive commercial practices. ...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Interests of Stakeholders

Business Law

Are the Interests of Stakeholders Adequately Protected in the UK or Are Further Reforms Needed? ...

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Carriage of Goods Internationally

International Law

Ontario Company is a multinational corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada, with its principal place of business in Toronto, … ...

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Theoretical Justification

Commercial Law

The origin of, and theoretical justification for, the doctrine of the undisclosed principal has been the subject of much discussion by academic writers. It seems to be generally accepted that, while the development ...

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Derivative Claims by Members of a Company

Business Law

“Although a reasonable body of case law under Part 11 of the Companies Act 2006 is building up, there do not appear to be any grounds for … ...

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Charges for Negligence of Directors

Business Law

Tiger Ltd has five share holders whose names are Lily, John, Anne, Bill, and Carol. The two directors of the company are Lily and John. Each one … ...

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Protecting Legal Rights Subsisting Prior to Insolvency

Commercial Law

Rescue procedures involve going beyond the normal managerial responses to corporate troubles. They may operate through informal mechanisms as well … ...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Equitable Principles Applying to Director’s Duties

Business Law

With regard to the general duties owed to a company by a director (specified in ss.171 – 177 Companies Act 2006) s.170(3) states that those … ...

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Rules Regarding the Corporate Group Structure

Business Law

The coursework question is relates with matter of company law review which concern to the Company Act 2006. In 2006 Act there is no new … ...

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Defining the Agency Relationship

Commercial Law

Defining agency is a difficult task one of which an attempt is never all encompassing, however this work will try to define one. Agency is … ...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Equity Came Not to Destroy Law

Finance Law

Equity is a set of rules that exists alongside the common law and is applied where the normal form of dispute resolution, namely damages (monetary compensation), would not be sufficient, ...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019

Sale of Goods and Agency

Commercial Law

The linkage between passing of property and the ascertainment of the contractual goods as required by section 16 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as … ...

Last modified: 23rd Jul 2019