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.
Concept of Rule of Law
Constitutional Law
The concept of Rule of law is of old origin and is an ancient ideal. It was discussed by ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. ...
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
Case Law as a Source of Law
Judicial Law
Judicial precedent also called case law is the system adopted by judges where the judges follow previous decisions made in similar cases. ...
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
Intention in an Agreement Enforceable by Law
Contract Law
When contract disputes arise the courts will have to decide the judgment based on whether to place emphasis on the intention of parties to the contract or other considerations. ...
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
Exclusion Clause in Contract Law
Contract Law
An exclusion clause is a term in a contract which intends to exclude one of the parties from liability or limit the person’s liability. ...
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
Doctrine of Delegated Legislation
Judicial Law
Delegated legislation also referred to as secondary legislation, is legislation made by a person or body other than Parliament. ...
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
Many Influences on Parliament
Administrative Law
The influences on parliament can be many, including pressure groups, the media, reform bodies and many more. ...
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
The Legal Concept of Domicile
Family Law
Domicile is considered to be a connecting factor which links a person with a particular legal system. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Sources of the British Constitution: Should it be Codified?
Constitutional Law
Constitution is defined as a framework of rules which dictate the way in which power is divided between the various parts of the state and relationship between the state and individual. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Issue of Consent in R v Brown
Criminal Law
The case of R v Brown [1994] 1 AC 212 demonstrates the potential for prejudice to affect outcomes in criminal law cases. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Legal Entity of a Company
Company Law
A company is a legal entity by itself. When justice demands, the court will be willing to lift the veil of incorporation and the principle of separate legal entity would be temporarily ignored. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Alteration of Memorandum of Association
Business Law
The importance of a company’s Memorandum of Association and the process and procedure involved in the alteration of a Memorandum of Association. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Creation of a Trust
Equity Law
A trust can come into existence in any manner, by an instrument in writing, by a unilateral declaration, by operation of law and also by oral declaration. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Development of Equity Law in India
Equity Law
The scope of this paper is trace the history and development of equity and also its current relevance primarily for Indian legal system. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
The Interpretation of Statutes
Constitutional Law
When judges are interpreting statutes their aim is to give meaning to a disputed point of legislation as to show what Parliament appears to have intended called interpretation. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
What is Common Law?
Administrative Law
A history of the development of Common Law with some advantages and disadvantages of its features. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Hire Purchase Agreements and Conditional Sales
Commercial Law
Hire purchase agreements are agreements whereby an owner of goods allows a person, the hirer, to hire goods from him for a period of time by paying instalments. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Separate Legal Personality
Company Law
The case of Salomon v A. Salomon & Co. Ltd established the principle of separate legal personality as was provided in the Companies Act of 1862. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Psychiatric Injury Law
Health Law
Psychiatric injury was define as ‘a sudden assault on the nervous system’ or ‘a sudden appreciation… of a horrifying event, which violently agitates the mind’. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Conceptual and Evidential Certainty in Trusts
Equity Law
Conceptual certainty is required to administer fixed and discretionary trusts but when it comes to evidential certainty there is a difference between the types of trust. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Three Certainties to Form a Trust
Equity Law
In English law it is said that a trust places one of the most powerful obligations on the trustee and as a consequence, its responsibilities … ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Separate Legal Entity and Limited Liability Differences
Business Law
This research was carried to investigate the difference between separate legal entity and limited liability. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Capacity to Contract Case Study and Discharge of Contract Reasons
Contract Law
A case study demonstrating the capacity to contract rules and details of the ways a contract can be discharged. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
The Separate Legal Entity Principle
Company Law
The Separate Entity Principle is a fundamental principle of Company Law applied on a global basis. Pursuant to this principle, a company is treated as a distinct entity from its members. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Actual Authority vs Apparent Authority
Commercial Law
Actual authority and apparent authority are quite independent of one another. Generally they coexist and coincide but either may exist without the other and their respective scope may be different. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
The Wednesbury Principle
Constitutional Law
Critical to the evaluation of the Wednesbury principle is an appraisal of where it can be located within the scheme of administrative law. ...
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
