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
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European Communities Act 1972
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This Act was granted Royal Assent on 17 October 1972 and provided the domestic legal basis for the United Kingdom’s accession to the EEC. ...
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Employment Rights Act 1996
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The Employment Rights Act 1996 introduces itself as ‘an Act to consolidate enactments relating to employment rights.’ As such, one of the main aims behind the Act was to bring together into a single piece of legislation much of the existing law in relation to employment rights. ...
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Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
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The Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 was passed in the UK in the context of the Second World War (WWII). The aim of the act… ...
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Defamation Act 2013
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Defamation Act 2013 was introduced in order to reform the law surrounding defamation and to ensure that a fair balance between the protection of reputations and freedom of expression was being attained ...
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Defamation Act 1952
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The Defamation Act 1952 was enacted to clarify and reform several aspects of the law of defamation in England and Wales. ...
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Criminal Law Act 1977
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The aim of the Criminal Law Act 1977 is to amend the law in England and Wales with regard to criminal conspiracy and replace most of the common law in that area. ...
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
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The changes to the law made by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 were based on recommendations contained within a number of Government reports. ...
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Criminal Justice Act 1988
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The Criminal Justice Act 1988 was introduced during the third term of Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government, as part of that government’s wider “law and order” agenda. ...
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Criminal Damage Act 1971
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The Criminal Damage Act 1971 is the leading piece of legislation, concerning offences involving damage to property. In April 1969, the Law Commission released a working paper and subsequently in 1970 – a report, which aimed to review the criminal law on the offences of damage to property. ...
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Criminal Attempts Act 1981
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The Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (“the Act”) is an Act which amends the law of England and Wales regarding attempts to commit offences and conspiracy to commit offences which, in the circumstances, cannot ultimately be committed ...
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Coroners and Justice Act 2009
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The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (‘the Act’) changes the law on coroners and criminal justice in England and Wales. The Act is divided into nine parts… ...
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Consumer Rights Act 2015
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The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the “CRA 2015”) is generally regarded as a significant piece of legislation in the area of consumer rights. The CRA 2015 received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015 and its main consumer-contract provisions came into force on 1 October 2015. ...
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Constitutional Reform Act 2005
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The Constitutional Reform Act of 2005 [‘the Act’] prescribed numerous changes in the judiciary of the United Kingdom [UK] as… ...
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Computer Misuse Act 1990
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Computer Misuse Act 1990. The Computer Misuse Act (1990) was introduced to help deal with the problems caused by the misuse of computers and communication… ...
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Companies Act 2006
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The Companies Act (CA) 2006 was introduced as part of the long awaited reform of company law. It significantly replaced the Companies Acts of 1985… ...
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Civil Procedure Rules
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The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 came into force on 26 April 1999, replacing the Rules of the Supreme Court and the County Court Rules for civil proceedings in England and Wales, subject to specified exceptions. ...
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Children and Young Persons Act 1933
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The Children and Young Persons Act (CYPA) 1933 is one of the older pieces of child protection legislation. Some of its parts are still in force today. ...
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Children Act 1989
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In 1985 the Department of Health and Social Security published a review which found that the current law relating to children was unsatisfactory, mainly because… ...
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Bill of Rights 1689
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As a result of the English Civil War the English Parliament’s powers gradually increased. A constitutional crisis arose during the reign ...
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Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004
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In 2002 the UK Labour government published a White Paper entitled ‘Secure Borders, Safe Haven: Integration with Diversity… ...
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Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
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The Bill was fast-tracked through Parliament owing to concerns about national security. Only 16 hours were allocated to consideration of the Bill in Committee in the House of Commons. ...
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Accessories and Abettors Act 1861
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All parties to a crime are accomplices, and the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 was passed by Parliament to consolidate… ...
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Abortion Act 1967
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Background and Overview Sociological context The Abortion Act 1967 provisions remain controversial almost 60 years after their enactment. At its essence, the Act seeks to address two extremely challenging and largely antithetical human rights considerations. One view is that all human life is sacred, where ‘life’ is defined as commencing with conception, and extending until […] ...
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Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992
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The Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 is a law that enables persons in England and Wales to obtain a court order for access to neighbouring land in order to carry out reasonably necessary preservation work. ...
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Undue Influence in Equity Lecture Notes
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“Equity gives relief on the ground of undue influence where an agreement has been obtained by certain kinds of improper pressure which were thought not to amount to duress at common law because no element of violence to the person was involved” (GH Treitel, The Law of Contract). ...
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