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.
The Impact of the 1998 Human Rights Act
Administrative Law
The HRA was conceived of as a way of establishing access to justice in British courts. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Powers and Liabilities Between Agent and Principal
Commercial Law
Agency is a tri-parte relationship between an agent, his principal and third party. Whilst the vast majority of agency relationships are governed … ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Reliability of Eyewitness Testimony Article
Example Essays
Critically discuss the law in England and Wales and the use of expert opinion evidence regarding the reliability of eyewitness identification evidence. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
The Impact Of Alternative Business Structures
Example Essays
Discussion about alternative business structures (ABS) and their effects on transforming the delivery of legal services. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Should The Defendant Bear Burden Of Persuasion?
Example Essays
Difficulties in deciding whether the defendant should bear the burden of persuasion on any issue. Is there ever a good reason to require it? ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Critical Assessment of Business-to-Business Contracts
Example Essays
Critical assessment of the operation of implied terms and liability rules in business-to-business contracts an example law essay. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Misappropriated Trust Property and Liability
Example Essays
How much knowledge should a recipient of misappropriated trust property have before they are imposed with liability? ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Exceptions to No Recovery for Pure Economic Loss
Example Essays
Exceptions to the Normal Position of No Recovery for Pure Economic Loss in Negligence. Does the common law approach rest on principle and policy? ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Sale of Goods Act 1979
Commercial Law
Together, the Sale of Goods Act 1979, The Consumer Protection Act 1987, and the General Product Safety Regulations from 2005, provide protection to ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Potential Liabilities of Harrington & Nephew Ltd.
Tort Law
The foremost cause of action against Harrington arises in the tort of “nuisance”- commonly defined as “interference for a substantial length of time by owners or occupiers of property with the use or enjoyment of neighbouring property”. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Defamation is the Publication of a Statement
Tort Law
Defamation also called calumny, vilification, slander and libel is the communication of a statement… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Actions for Damages in Private Enforcement
Tort Law
The case of Devenish is primarily an action for damages; however, the case has a much more significant impact than can be comprehended from the judgment alone. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
The Compensation Act 2006 and the Culture Created
Tort Law
Within tort law to establish if the compensation act 2006 has done little to address the problems of the compensation culture firstly it is … ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
The Terms of the Trust
Properties and Trusts
In order to be a valid trust, the declaration of the terms of the trust must be certain. The settlor must declare the terms with sufficient ‘certainty’ so that the trustees know what they must to do, or the intended trust fails. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
To What Extent Does the UK Have a ‘Constitution’?
Public Law
In order to answer the question as to whether the UK has a ‘constitution’, this essay shall firstly define what is meant by the term. Secondly… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Bus Service Industry in Britain
Transportation Law
The bus industry in Britain was regulated by Road Traffic Act 1930 after a rapid growth in the 1920s. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Immigration Legislation
Public Law
The basic framework of United Kingdom (UK) immigration law – that is, the laws controlling the entry into, residence in and departure from the UK ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Voluntary Dispositions of Property
Properties and Trusts
The decision (in Pennington v Waine [2002] 4 All E.R. 215) appears to give courts of equity an unfettered discretion as o whether a voluntary gift or trust should take effect ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Serving as a Soldier in the Employment
Tort Law
Higgins, a serving solider in the employment of the Ministry of Defence (‘MOD’), was on active duty in Afghanistan in 2009. One day, he was on… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Proprietary Estoppel Purchasers and Mortgagees
Properties and Trusts
Case law (in particular, Ramsden v Dyson (1866) LR 1 HL 129, 170, per Lord Kingsdown, and Taylors Fashions Ltd v Liverpool Victoria Trustees Co Ltd ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Reasons Why Omissions Require Different Treatment From Positive Conduct
Tort Law
In Stovin v Wise, Lord Hoffmann put forward three ‘sound reasons’ that justified the general common law rule against liability for omissions ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
The General Rule in Probate Law
Properties and Trusts
According to the general rule in Probate Law, a testator who wishes to leave property in a trust after his death must express his intention in a will. A secret trust arises when a testator wishes to leave property to a beneficiary ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
CIF Contracts in Transportation Law
Transportation Law
English law relating to international trade appears to protect the rights of the buyer, by making express provisions for them in legislation. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Defined As the Grant of a Right to the Exclusive Possession of Land
Properties and Trusts
Nigel seeks my advice on the following problems he has experienced since he purchased the freehold on a large Victorian house in Harpenden. The title to.. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
