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.
Alteration of Company Articles of Association
Company Law
Section 31 of the Companies Act states that the amendment or repeal of any provision in the articles will requires a special resolution of members. ...
Last modified: 27th Sep 2021
The Distinction Between Leases and Licences
Properties and Trusts
An explanation of the difference between a lease and a licence according to The Property Act 1925. ...
Last modified: 27th Sep 2021
Gibson v Manchester City Council – 1979
Case Summaries
The House of Lords held that there was no concluded contract and the defendant was not legally bound to sell the property, as the council’s letter did not state the price and was not an offer but an invitation to treat. ...
Last modified: 27th Sep 2021
Adams v Lindsell
Case Summaries
The case of Adams v Lindsell (1818) 1 B & Ald 681 is taught to university law students when studying offer and acceptance. It is often thought by students to have set a rather strange precedent. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Literal Rule
Constitutional Law
This essay will outline the advantages and disadvantages of the literal rule and argue that it is not a sensible guide. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Has The Human Rights Act Refined Parliamentary Sovereignty?
Administrative Law
An essay on whether the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) has refined parliamentary sovereignty and whether government and parliament are accountable for their actions. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Rule of Recognition in a Modern Legal System
Public Law
Rule of recognition is a kind of secondary rule which validates a legal system and which is central, foundational and essential to every legal system. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Voluntary Manslaughter and Diminished Responsibility Cases
Criminal Law
Voluntary Manslaughter consists of three significant factors which create defences when a person is charged with murder. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Mirror Principle and the Land Act
Land Law
A sound system of land registration is underpinned by three principles: the insurance principle, the curtain principle, and the mirror principle. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Duties of Company Directors
Business Law
The directors’ duties to the company were governed by the common law of negligence and the equitable principles of fiduciary duties before the CA 2006. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Contract of Sale Terms: Conditions and Warranties
Contract Law
An analysis of the classification of terms of a contract of sale as conditions or warranties in the Sale of Goods Act. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
The Rights of a Shareholder
Company Law
One is regarded to be a shareholder if his or her name is entered into a company’s share register. The rights of a shareholder can be found in the Company’s Act as well as the Company’s Constitution. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Stages of Law Making Process in Parliament
Constitutional Law
This assignment will describe the stages of law-making process in parliament and the extent in which the House of Lords approval is always required. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Public Advertisements Do Not Constitute an Offer
Contract Law
A contract is an agreement between two or more persons which is enforceable by law. Generally, public advertisements do not constitute an offer merely an invitation to treat. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Arguments For and Against the UK Having a Written Constitution
Constitutional Law
This essay will show why the UK should not adopt a codified constitution. Points that will be discussed are minority government, conventions, parliamentary sovereignty, Brexit and devolution. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Contract Acceptance by Email
Contract Law
This paper will consider the proper place of email communication within the mail-instantaneous communication dichotomy. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Legal Nature of the Banker-Customer Relationship
Commercial Law
This paper will aim to ascertain the legal nature of the banker-customer relationship, with emphasis on the United Kingdom. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Stages of Law Making in the UK
Constitutional Law
This assignment will highlight the stages involved in law making in the United Kingdom and the roles played by the House of Commons and the House of Lords. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Offer Termination Methods
Contract Law
The methods of terminating an offer under contract law. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Buyer and Seller Duties Under the Sale of Goods Act
Commercial Law
The Sale of Goods Act 1979 is an Act of the United Kingdom which regulates contracts in which goods are sold and bought. The Sale of Goods Act performs several functions. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
One-sided Contract
Contract Law
A one-sided or unilateral contract is a contract in which only one party makes an express promise, or undertakes a performance without first securing a reciprocal agreement from the other party. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
OAPA 1861 Application in Non Fatal Offences
Criminal Law
This essay will set out to explain the current law on non-fatal offences and examine whether the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 is satisfactory. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Do Judges Make Law?
Constitutional Law
A judge’s role is not to make law but to uphold the laws which are made by parliament. This essay seeks to establish several areas in which judges do make law. ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Legal Relationship between Bank and Customer
Commercial Law
This essay describes and analyses the legal relationship between a bank and its customer and compares that with the relationship between other service providers and their customers. ...
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
How a Contract May be Discharged
Contract Law
There are four ways in which a contract may be discharged. Here the four ways are explained along with case examples. ...
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
