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.
R v Lord Chancellor (ex Parte Witham)
Administrative Law
Heard at the Royal Court of Justice, Queens Bench Division. On the 19th February 1997 John Witham with permission of Lightman J. applied for a ......
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UK Corporate Governance Code and the Legislative Framework
Company Law
Company Law Student #: 085175332 Introduction The Financial Reporting Council has recently promulgated its revised UK Corporate Governance Code......
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Constitutional Search and UK Parliament
Constitutional Law
Dicey’s classic definition has 3 basic points. These are That parliament is the sovereign law making body and can enact any law it wants on any ......
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A Public Limited Company
Company Law
A public limited company is a popular business model for many corporate governance reasons. Corporate governance can be defined as ‘the system of laws, rules and factors that control operations of a company....
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In a Recent Review of UK Company Law
Company Law
there was no merit in imposing a more integrated regime on groups of companies which would take away flexibility and strike at the limited ......
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Consideration Is One Party Who Are Willing to Exchange Value for Value
Consideration Law
The orthodox view is that, performance of an existing duty should not constitute consideration. Discuss...
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Commercial Law
Commercial Law
Charlie used to run his own business as a chocolate maker....
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The Development of the Doctrine of Frustration
Contract Law
The principle of freedom to contract is a founding principle upon which the world of commercial contracts operates. This strictly means ......
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Law Governing Rape and Sexual Assault
Criminal Law
The law governing rape and sexual assault is contained in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003) which came into force on ......
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Does Discrimination Exist in Nursing in the NHS?
Employment Law
This chapter will introduce the definition of discrimination and the types of discrimination. The aim of this chapter in to review the main ......
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Succesfully Claim Damages for the Distress
Contract Law
In 20th July 2009, Lucy Smith contracted with Horizon Builders Ltd development of project at Moor View House. Following a telephone conversation ......
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Reasonable Expectations of Parties Concept
Contract Law
In systems of law where there is a general duty of good faith in the performance of contracts the need to supplement the written contract ......
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Changes in Relation to Miscarriage of Justice
English Legal System
A miscarriage of justice is therefore, mutatis mutandis, a failure to attain the desired end result of ‘justice’.......
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Liability for Negligent Misstatement
Contract Law
In seeking to critically evaluate the view that 'Liability for negligent misstatement has never been clearly defined' with reference to the......
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Analysis of the Equality Act
Employment Law
The introduction to Equality Act 2010 Equality Act 2010 is an act of the Parliament of United Kingdom which taking effect from October ......
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Punitive Damages
Civil Law
Exemplary damages' also known as punitive damages are damages which are intended to punish the defendant and seek to effect retribution, as well as being concerned to deter the defendant from repeating the outrageously wrongful conduct...
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Regulating the Employer's Powers of Dismissal
Employment Law
The first employment Acts in use in the UK regarded the employee more as a servant to the employer than a contributing member of the workforce....
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The Separation of Powers Essay
Constitutional Law
This essay aims to examine the reasons for and why it is important to have a separation of powers, to examine the united kingdom's constitution, assessing our somewhat unclear separation of powers, and discussing the reasons why we do not have a strict separation, taking into account the overlaps and relationships between each limb of government and the checks and balances required for it to operate efficiently...
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The Common Law System
Constitutional Law
A 'common law system' is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law, on the principle that it is unfair to treat ......
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Reform Between Wrongful and Unfair Dismissal
Employment Law
In order to be able to effectively examine the role between wrongful and unfair dismissal, it is necessary to appreciate how each concept operates ......
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Privacy and Freedom of Press in a Democratic Society
Administrative Law
OBJECTIVES The research will be critically analyse; What is Privacy? How Privacy is protected in the England and Wales. Main protection of Privacy ......
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The Prerogative Powers of the Queen
English Legal System
With Particular Reference To The Prerogative Powers Of The Queen, Discuss The Nature And Importance Of Constitutional Conventions As A Source Of Rules In The British Constitution...
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International Banking and Liable Court Cases
Equity Law
The parties in the case: A bank called Bigbank, a company called Alpha (incorporated in Ruritania), a company called coma, a bank called ......
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Policy of Not Hearing Members Against Company
Business Law
1.0 Introduction It has been more than 150 years since the Court of Chancery passed its’ seminal judgment in Foss v Harbottle. The case itself ......
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