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.
Trust Properties
Properties and Trusts
In the scenario presented there are various trust properties that need to be examined, to see whether or not they have fulfilled the required formalities to create an express trust or whether they will pass through the testators will ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
The Place of the Doctrine of Parliamentary
Public Law
The Parliament is one of the pillars of separation of powers and it is the main legislative body in the UK. The theory of parliamentary sovereignty ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
The Law of Torts
Tort Law
There remains, in my opinion, just because ‘shock’ in its nature is capable of affecting so wide a range of people, a real need for the law to place some limitation on the extent of admissible claims ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Chan Fook
Case Summaries
The appellant, Mr Chan-Fook, had accused the victim, a lodger, of the theft of his fiancé’s engagement ring. The appellant, after striking the victim… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Hayward
Case Summaries
A husband and wife had an argument that led to the husband chasing his wife out into the street. The wife collapsed during this altercation and died. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Savage
Case Summaries
The defendant was charged with unlawful and malicious wounding contrary to Offences Against the Person Act 1861, s 20. The defendant had thrown a… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Parmenter – 1991
Case Summaries
The defendant was prosecuted under four counts of grievous bodily harm for injuries inflicted upon his infant son, including bruises… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Rai
Case Summaries
In June of 1996 the defendant, Rai, applied to Birmingham City Council’s social services for a grant in order to adapt the bathroom in his home for his… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Devonald – 2008
Case Summaries
The defendant, believing the victim to have treated his daughter badly during their relationship, posed as a young woman to correspond with… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Codere – 1916
Case Summaries
C appealed against his conviction for murder. At trial, expert witnesses had disagreed on whether he could be certified as insane. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Pembliton
Case Summaries
The defendant was ejected from a pub and became engaged in a physical altercation in the street. This escalated until he threw a large stone at his… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Chan Wing-Siu
Case Summaries
On May 31st 1980, the Appellant along with two others, in Kowloon, entered the premises of the two victims (a husband and wife) in order to collect a debt. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Jackson – 1985
Case Summaries
Four members of a gang agreed to shoot a friend of theirs in the leg. He was on trial for burglary and it was hoped by the gang members that being shot in… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Sharp 1857
Case Summaries
The defendant was accused of breaking and entering a burial ground and removing the remains of his mother who was buried there. He did this under…. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v JF Alford Transport
Case Summaries
The first defendant was a lorry operator transport company; the second defendant was its managing director while the third was the… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Braham – 2013
Case Summaries
The appellant, Braham, had been convicted of the rape and assault of the victim, who was his partner at the time. It was alleged that… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v HM Attorney-General for England and Wales – 2003
Case Summaries
The defendant was a New Zealander and former SAS member. In 1992, one of his commanding officers wrote a book and included a chapter… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Elbekkay
Case Summaries
The appellant had been out for the evening drinking with the victim and her boyfriend. They returned to the victim’s flat and the victim retired to bed… ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
R v Coates
Case Summaries
The defendant was a senior naval rating at the time of the incident and the complainant was a naval medical assistant, both working aboard a ship. ...
Last modified: 3rd Jul 2019
Consumer and Commercial Law
Commercial Law
Generally contracts are concluded by providing express terms in the agreement and such express terms specifically mentioned and agreed by parties may be oral or in writing. ...
Last modified: 2nd Jul 2019
The Concerns Over Money Laundering
Commercial Law
Money Laundering is a serious crime that affects the economy as a whole, hampering the social, economic, political, and cultural of developed … ...
Last modified: 2nd Jul 2019
Tort Law Must be Established
Tort Law
For damages to be claimable in tort law it must be established that the Defendant owed the claimant a duty of care, that the duty was breached and that this breach of duty caused the claimant some harm. ...
Last modified: 2nd Jul 2019
A Democratic Regime
Public Law
There is a plethora of mechanisms that enable Parliament to scrutinise Government, and to an extent they ensure proper accountability. ...
Last modified: 2nd Jul 2019
