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.
Latest Law Papers tagged as UK Law
Including law essays, dissertations, problem questions, case summaries, and law lectures, suitable for law students working towards their LLB / LLM qualifications or those studying for the new SQE.
Vaughan v Vaughan – 1953
Case Summaries
A case summary for LawTeacher.net about Vaughan v Vaughan [1953] 1 QB 762, where a wife was granted a revocable licence by the promise to remain in the matrimonial home after divorce. ...
Last modified: 18th Feb 2025
Compare and Contrast Judicial Review in the US, England and Wales
General Law
Free 2.2 Law Essays titled Compare and Contrast Judicial Review in the US, England and Wales ...
Last modified: 18th Feb 2025
Compare and Contrast Judicial Review England and Wales, US.
General Law
This free law essay from LawTeacher.net Compares and Contrasts Judicial Review England and Wales, US. ...
Last modified: 18th Feb 2025
Trespass to Person and False Imprisonment
Jurisprudence
There are three main forms of trespass to a person, namely, assault, battery and false imprisonment and their common element is that the wrong must be committed by “direct means”. Any direct invasion of a protected interest from a positive act was actionable subject to justification. ...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2025
R v Ghosh – 1982
Case Summaries
Meaning of dishonesty under the Theft Act 1968. The defendant, Ghosh, was a locum consultant at a hospital who falsely claimed to have carried out a surgical operation in order to claim money when in fact that operation had been carried out by someone else under the NHS ...
Last modified: 11th Sep 2024
Houghton v Trafalgar Insurance Co – 1954
Case Summaries
The claimant and the defendant had entered into an insurance contract (with the defendant being the insurer). ...
Last modified: 27th May 2024
R v Kingston – 1994
Case Summaries
Barry Kingston was involuntarily drugged by a friend. While Kingston was intoxicated, his friend encouraged him to perform sexual acts on a 15 year old boy. The incident had been a set up by his friend. Kingston was convicted of indecent assault. ...
Last modified: 17th Mar 2024
The Rule in Rylands vs Fletcher
Criminal Law
This paper focuses on the rule of Rylands vs. Fletcher. A case heard in the 1860s where Fletcher sued Rylands for damage the plaintiff believed the defendant caused. ...
Last modified: 6th Feb 2024
Sexual Offences Act 2003
Criminal Law
A number of criminal offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (the Act) require consideration of the issue of consent. ...
Last modified: 12th Jan 2024
The Bosman Ruling and it’s Implications on English Football Clubs
Sports Law
The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) decision in Union Royale Belge des Societes de Football Association (ASBL) v Bosman changed the face of football when it prevented clubs from demanding transfer fees for out-of-contract players ...
Last modified: 12th Jan 2024
What is an Employee – Employment Law Essay
Employment Law
It has always been problematic to define an employee. The consequences of being an employee can have far reaching consequences for both employee and employer. Many employers use the wording “independent contractor” to avoid the responsibility that arises from the employer employee relationship. ...
Last modified: 11th Jan 2024
Development of the Principles of Tort Law
Contract Law
In the case of Anns v Merton 1977, the plaintiffs were tenants in flats. The flats suffered from damage due to improper foundations which were 2ft … ...
Last modified: 2nd Dec 2023
Negligence as a Tort
Tort Law
Negligence as a tort is a breach of a legal duty to take care which results in damage undesired by the defendant to the plaintiff. ...
Last modified: 2nd Dec 2023
Duty of Care
Medical Law
Duty of care can be described as a control mechanism that is used to establishing if one person can sue another for negligence. The landmark case… ...
Last modified: 2nd Dec 2023
Tort of Negligence Damage and Injury
Tort Law
In order for a claim of tortuous liability in negligence to be actionable, primarily, certain fundamental pre-requisites need to be established in each case respectively. ...
Last modified: 2nd Dec 2023
Duty of Care Test in Caparo v Dickman
Tort Law
An investigation of tests to determine the existence of a duty of care with case examples demonstrating rulings on duty of care. ...
Last modified: 2nd Dec 2023
The Neighbour Principle in Tort Law
Tort Law
Does the neighbour principle enunciated by Lord Atkin in Donoghue v Stevenson provide an adequate basis on which to resolve duty of care questions in the law of negligence? ...
Last modified: 2nd Dec 2023
Strict Liability in Criminal Law
Criminal Law
In Criminal Law strict liability is an offence that is imposed despite at least one element of mens rea being absent thus the reticence of the courts to impose such liability without this crucial element being present. ...
Last modified: 21st Sep 2023
Ireland v United Kingdom 1979-80
Case Summaries
Ireland v United Kingdom is a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) principally concerning the threshold at which ‘cruel and unusual treatment’ becomes ‘torture’ for the purposes of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) ...
Last modified: 21st Sep 2023
Contract Management Analysis Using Applicable Laws
Commercial Law
Like it or not, contracts for the National or International Sale of Goods or Supply of Services among parties is unavoidable, the issue is what … ...
Last modified: 16th May 2023
Vicarious Liability
Employment Law
There are a variety of situations in which a party may be charged with vicarious liability. A case in point, parents may be held vicariously liable ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2022
Vicarious Liability Cases | Negligence
Case Summaries
Examples of vicarious liability case around the subject of matrimonial issues between husband and wife. ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2022
Vicarious Liability and Employer Employee Relationship
Employment Law
Vicarious liability is a word that combined with two elements which are vicarious and liability. Vicarious means felt or experienced by reading … ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2022
Concept of Vicarious Liability
Business Law
Explain the economic logic behind laws related to the concept of vicarious liability The simple definition of vicarious liability is where … ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2022
Gregory v Piper – Case Summary
Case Summaries
The issue in Gregory v Piper was whether a master could be liable for the trespass which occurred as a result of instructions the master gave to another in his employment. ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2022
