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.
Caveat Emptor Principle and Sales of Goods
Commercial Law
The Caveat emptor principle, has been followed and adopted by the English law for centuries. The meaning of the principle was laid down by Justin ......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Scottish Criminal and Civil Cases
Civil Law
In this essay, the legal maxim 'he who asserts must prove' will be looked at to see to what extent this applies to Scottish criminal......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Introduction to Intellectual Property
Commercial Law
Intellectual property, very broadly, means the legal rights which result from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary ......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Advantages and Disadvantages of Codes of Practice
Commercial Law
Abstract The United Kingdom Does not specifically have a single body of legislation. However it is divided into three legal powers. Each one ......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
The Consumer Credit Act
Commercial Law
The new Act is aimed at extending the scope of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, to create an Ombudsman scheme, and to enhance the powers of the ......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
The Doctrine of Precedent
Administrative Law
On the face of it, the doctrine of precedent is fairly simple. Judges must follow past decisions to ensure certainty (same cases treated ......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Criminal and Civil Liability in English Law
Administrative Law
1. Explain the sources of English law. Evaluate to the extent to which you think that legislation is the most important source. In the UK society ......
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Implied Terms in Supplementing the Written Contract
Commercial Law
The terms of a contract agreement would have been agreed upon, most obviously, through express terms; these are terms which have been explicitly ......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Remedies Available to Liquidators
Business Law
The brief will investigate the remedies available to liquidators under the Insolvency Act 1986 in the event of a false statement by a director ......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
UK Companies Act 2006 An Appropriate Model
Business Law
Do you think that UK Companies Act 2006 achieved its objectives and provides an appropriate model that other country should follow ......
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The Sellers Duty to Pass a Good Title to the Goods
Commercial Law
Among the most important terms implied by the Act in a contract of sale of goods are those relating to the seller’s duty to pass a good title to ......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
The Effective Operation of Commerce
Trading Law
For The Effective Operation Of Commerce, It Is Important To Be Able To Point To The Exact Time At Which Property In Goods Passes. However, Existing Legal Principles Do Not Always Make It Easy To Make That Determination....
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Issues of Causation
Tort Law
Issues of causation. Causation deals with the defendant's action, without which the result would be nonexistent. The conduct must be the 'sine qua non'. In Dalloway (1847) the question was whether the accident would have occurred even if....
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Money Laundering and Corporate Crimes
Money Laundering
Money Laundering and Corporate Crimes. The comparison of regulatory regimes for Money Laundering and Corporate Crimes is an interesting one given that, first of all, the former is a crime committed by a natural person and the latter encompasses an umbrella of crimes committable by the corporate entity....
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Justifiable and Unjustifiable Deviation of Vessel
Transportation Law
The concept has a long academic treatment and hopefully this work can contribute to the development of this area of law and map a potential way forward....
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Freehold or Leasehold Estate
Properties and Trusts
An easement (e.g.) a right of way. Are rights one has over the land of another. Certain characteristics must be met for a right to be considered an easement....
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Constitutional Document
Public Law
After critically analyzing and evaluating above facts we can identify what is the essence of the British constitution. Is it the unwritten nature of the British Constitution? Or whose dominant characteristic is the sovereignty of Parliament......
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Defining Intellectual Property Law
Properties and Trusts
Critically Analyse The Extent To Which Intellectual Property Law Appropriately Balances The Needs Of Consumers, Creators / Innovators And The Public Interest....
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Negligence is the Omission
Tort Law
Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do....
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Money Laundering Regulations
Money Laundering
Money Laundering Regulations. Before discussing the legislative arrangements in the United Kingdom in particular relation to money laundering, it is necessary to outline the wider changes in financial regulation that have occurred since 1997....
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIBEL AND SLANDER?
Tort Law
EVALUATE THE POSSIBLE DEFENCES FOR BOTH ACTIONS. The right of free speech has long been considered an important one in democratic societies, but......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Do We Need a More Stringent Approach to Whiplash Claims?
Tort Law
This assignment examine the legal principles of claims for whiplash and discuss current problems with the law, and solutions for the problem....
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
Breach of Statutory Duty Cases
Case Summaries
Breach of Statutory Duties. A motor lorry, being a light locomotive within the meaning of the Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 and a motor car within the meaning of the Motor Cars......
Last modified: 25th Jun 2019
