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.
The UK Response to Corporate Governance
English Legal System
The objective of this paper is to explore the adequacy of the UK response to corporate governance by examining the relationship between the various factions within a company....
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
UK Copyright Law
Copyright Law
In some respects, UK copyright law is not very generous towards authors and performers....
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Categorization of Employment Status in UK Law
Employment Law
Employee, worker and self employed persons should enjoy different legal status as the kind of work done by each category of persons is different ......
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Legal Aid - Access to Justice in the UK
English Legal System
Legal aid funds advice to help people understand their legal obligations and if necessary enforce their legal rights. It protects people's rights......
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Power Provided Under Law to Natural Person
Contract Law
2.4 CAPACITY TO CONTRACT Legal capacity is defined as the power provided under law to a natural person or juridical person to enter into binding ......
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Justification for Secret and Half Trusts
Equity Law
This paper will examine this justification by considering the problems that it causes and whether or not the disadvantages outweigh the benefits....
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Defence to Both Direct and Indirect Discrimination
Employment Law
The current law on discrimination is laid down in the Equality Act 2010. Age is one of the protected characteristics within the Act....
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Mechanisms in Environmental Law
Environmental Law
Modern Regulatory Regimes Have Predominantly Supplanted The Common Law As The Main Mechanism For Environmental Protection. The Challenges Posed By Environmental Degradation,...
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Director May Manage the Company
Employment Law
Although a company director may manage the company as he sees fit, he is a fiduciary in relation to the company and must reflect this relationship in all he does....
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Provocation Partial Defences to Murder
Criminal Law
Provocation is one of the major partial defences to murder. The defence acknowledges human frailty and mitigates the punishment of the offence of murder....
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Prison Population Punishments
Criminal Law
The prison population in England and Wales exceeded its current 'usable operational capacity' of just under 82,000 in February 2008....
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Meaning of a Legally Binding Contract and Its Significance in Business
Contract Law
Table of Contents Any agreements enforceable by law are a contract in a sense. However, not all agreements are contract which are not enforceable ......
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Birth and Our Legal System
English Legal System
The term ‘birth’ plays an important role in many subsections of our legal system. In addition, it is obvious from the outset that this term is not always used to convey the same meaning...
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Police Powers Abuse
Criminal Law
Police Powers Abuse. This question relates to the discussion of the interaction and compatibility of the use and abuse of the statutory police powers with the Civil liberties of individuals....
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination Laws
Employment Law
To critically analyse sexual orientation discrimination laws and problems recognised with the right to have a religion and religious beliefs ......
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Unfair Contract Terms Act
Contract Law
Unfair Contract Terms Act. if one considers the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (UTCCR) if the term does not create an unfair balance in detriment to the consumer it can be upheld. Yet as this does create an unfair balance and puts Gillian at a loss then she will be protected from the exclusion clause as a consumer....
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Evidence Can Be Excluded If Prejudicial
Criminology
Do we need further rules of evidence to adequately deal with expert scientific evidence? Evidence can be excluded if it is more prejudicial that......
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Wrongful Dismissal (WD) and Unfair Dismissal
Employment Law
Winn LJ commented that the general rule to termination is that, the resolution of relations between employers and employees should be attained......
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The Most Controversial Areas in the Law of Evidence
Criminal Law
Law of Evidence Evidence of Bad Character of Party -To Admit or Not to Admit? Radhika Chitkara 1662 III Year, B.A., LL.B.(Hons.) Date of Submission......
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Employment Legal Rights
Employment Law
Employment Legal Rights. Employment Law is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which govern the legal rights, and restrictions on workers and their organizations. It resolves many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees....
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Criminal Liability - Acts of Desperation
Criminal Law
It seems to indicate that Karen needs some social assistance, illustrating the need for not criminal charges but referral to the Local Authority....
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Gender Issues in Criminal Justice
Criminal Law
Currently many government accords a lot of priority to womenn on issues related to talking with victims of rape in comparison to men. Although the history of criminal justice shows that females...
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Performance of an Existing Duty Is Cannot Constitute a Consideration
Contract Law
According to the law, performance of an existing duty is cannot constitute a consideration. Now seems that the performance of an e......
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Offer and Invitation to Treat Contents
Contract Law
Offer An invitation communicated by one party to another to enter into a legally binding contract on certain specified terms. Specific Offer ......
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Principles of Unfair Dismissal Cases
Employment Law
For several years the contract of employment was, with a few exceptions, the exclusive determinant of all matters contained by the employment relationship....
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