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.
Enquiry into Knife Crime in Britain
Criminal Law
On June 29th last year, sixteen-year-old Ben Kinsella was celebrating the end of his GSCE with his friends in Shillibeers Brasserie Bar, in London. During their celebrations trouble broke out between Ben’s friend Alfie and a man called Osman Ozdemir. ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Dear Alice, I hereby declare the trust for you
Equity Law
In Knight v. Knight [1840], Lord Langdale MR declared that three certainties were needed to establish a valid trust, that is, certainty of words or… ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Bus Stop Negligence Scenario
Contract Law
The Bus Stop Problem Queenie, a single parent, lived with her son Brian, who was six years old, and her four month-old baby girl, Jemima. Queenie w… ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Contractual Obligations
Contract Law
The aim of damages is to make sure that the claimant doesn’t suffer from the defendants breach of contract, but to put the claimant back into the position ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Contract of Carriage
Contract Law
Contract of carriage. The contract of carriage for monetary reward constitutes a type of locatio conductio operis, which is a contract for the letting and hiring of services, whereas an agreement of gratuitous carriage will classify the contract as one of deposit. ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Company has No Strictly Technical Meaning
Constitutional Law
Company has “no strictly technical meaning”; the nature and constitution of company derives from formation and practice and is governed by Companies Act 2006, and is also crystallised ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Equity Functions
Equity Law
The creation of equity was necessary in order to make the fixed and rigid common law, more flexible and fair. In ancient England, at certain… ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Private Limited Company Differentiating to Two Types
Company Law
Private Limited Company is differentiating to two types, which are by share and by guarantee. Majority amount of the trading companies are private.. ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Law Questions
Common Law
There are quite a lot of definitions of law but no agreement as to the precise meaning. Some of the definitions of law are as follows: ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
There Are Two Ways to Create an Express Trust
Equity Law
There are two ways to create en express trust; these are declaration of self as a trustee and the transfer of property to trustees. For an express… ...
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Distinguishing Between Employees Workers and Self Employed
Employment Law
The Supreme Court is the highest appeals court in England and Wales in most of the cases . Before getting into discussion about employment … ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Agreement Contract Negotiations
Contract Law
Agreement Contract Negotiations. The concept of a duty to carry on negotiations in good faith is inherently repugnant to the adversarial position of the parties when involved in negotiations. Each party to the negotiations is entitled to pursue his (or her) own interest, so long as he avoids making misrepresentations… ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
The Separate Legal Personality of a Company
Company Law
>A limited company has a separate legal personality from its members, or shareholders. The barrier between the company’s assets and those of its members is known as the ‘veil of incorporation’. ...
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Collective Redundancy Situation and Employee Representatives
Employment Law
With cuts in public spending and the new trend on the enforcement of competence, redundancies are now the main concern in public sector. This … ...
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An Advance Analysis on Does the Selection Process of the Judiciary
Constitutional Law
The judicial appointment system in England and Wales has been changed with the introduction of the Judicial Appointment Commission (JAC). This is a… ...
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Evidence Leaves the Matter in Doubt
Criminal Law
The burden of proof (onus probandi) can be defined as a legal duty upon a party to prove or disprove a disputed fact or facts during the course of … ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Awakening from China to Peru?
Equity Law
McPhail v Doulton is not only a case that presents many challenges for criticism but also a case that has a significant position in English Equity ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
What Constitutes Murder has Changed Overtime
Criminal Law
What constitutes murder has changed overtime. The scope of the law of murder is still a matter of controversy and opinions of legislative, executive and judicial branch are divided. ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Discrimination Legislation in the Equality Act
Employment Law
This essay analyses the new legislation on the anti discrimination law brought about by the Conservative government under the Equality … ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Jury Law System
Criminal Law
Jury Law System – The issues, which are being discussed The historic decline of trial by Jury is to be welcomed. ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Consider the UK’s Constitution Doesnt Work
Constitutional Law
This essay is going to explore and investigate the arguments both, for and against codifying the UK’s constitution in light of the statement… ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Legal Status of Eastern Greenland
English Legal System
A suit was instituted before the Permanent Court of International Justice (hereinafter PCIJ) by Royal Danish Government against the Royal Norwegian Government over the legal status of certain territories in Eastern Greenland. ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
Modern Employment Law in England
Employment Law
The main focus of this essay will be on modern Employment Law in England and Wales starting first by giving an insight into the background of the formation of the law and then moving towards defining who an employee is and then the aims ...
Last modified: 6th Aug 2019
