Country Pine Legal Compliance Analysis

This assignment analyzes the legal landscape relevant to Country Pine, a timber importing company. It explores key areas like employment law, consumer protection, competition law, health & safety, and environmental regulations. The analysis highlights potential legal risks and compliance requirements for Country Pine's operations, emphasizing the importance of adhering to statutory laws and government provisions.

BUSINESS LAW

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 English legal system structure and different sources of laws............................................1
P2 Role of government in making laws and application of statutory and common law........2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P3 Employees obligations and potential impact of laws........................................................3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
P4 Appropriate legal solutions for CP....................................................................................4
P5 Justification.......................................................................................................................4
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................5
P6 Alternative dispute resolution process..............................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Business law should be followed by organisation in order to run their business
smoothly ad effectively. The report will cover English legal system structure and
different sources of laws and Role of government in making laws and application of
statutory and common law. The impact of employee’s obligation and legislation on
business and appropriate legal solution with justification in context of CP will be
discussed in this report. Finally the report will demonstrate alternative dispute resolution
process.
TASK 1
P1 English legal system structure and different sources of laws
ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
An English legal system involves criminal and civil laws applied in England and
Wales. There are separate branches of criminal and civil laws in terms of courts and
processes that help to solve issues and cases claimed by local people effectively.
The civil law considers court of appeal and justice. It can be said that UK does
not have any separate legal system that it is formulated by the past political unions
which is developed and improved as an independent country efficiently. In addition to
this, there are three legal systems applied in UK at a particular geographical area.
Common law is managed and controlled by present judges.
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Common law: This law is based on ethical customer. It is also considered as an
ancient law which is applied in England. The results are identified by the judgements
made in courts.
Law from the EU: These are the common laws managed and controlled by European
Union countries and associated with regulation and rules followed by businesses in their
operational activities in European markets. Law from EU such as Employment Act,
Trade union act and rules for import and export.
Statutes: Statutes are used for UK parliament laws in order to formulate and develop
effectively. The statutory and statutes are originated with UK parliament. Drafts and bill
proposal is provided to parliament first, after then it is sent to the royal assent for
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passing and approval. For an example, Employment Rights Act 1996 is associated with
statutory law.
Civil law: These laws are made for the local people in order to find any discrimination
and wrong commitment from any firm. The civil law manage cases less than £25000
and assess injuries less than £50000.
Legislation: These are created by legislature and also a crucial part of act of
parliament based on UK parliament. House of Lords and House of Commons are
considered in UK parliament that there are 650 members involved in house of common
and each one defines a geographic constituency effectively.
P2 Role of government in making laws and application of statutory and common law
In order to make an effective application of statutory laws, the businesses should
follow all the rules and legislations formulated by the government. These are made for
the purpose of solving issues and conflicts between business, society and customers.
This shows the requirement of managing statutory laws under a reform observation.
The statutory laws documents are also known as government provisions and bill.
Here is the process described below for approving a bill to pass it to become an
act of parliament:
First reading: Bill is read for the first time and the process begins with House of
Commons which act as a proposal of bill.
Second reading: In the second reading, provision and proposal of bill is discussed by
MPs and peers. If any controversy arises then the bill is passed to House of Lords
without making any voting process.
Committee stage: The voting process helps parliament members in order to make
changes in the bill accordingly to achieve approval from accent of MPs.
Report stage: The changes are reported to the parliament members and they provide
relevant suggestions and opinions on bill. Who are not involved in the previous stage
are also able to giver suggestions for making any further changes.
Third reading: Debate and discussion on bill is made by MPs to assess changes made
for bill in order to submit as final submission.
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Stage of approval: The bill is approved by one chamber and represented to another for
acceptance. The bill is approved by both House of Lords and Commons is ready for the
final shape.
Conversion: The final stage, where the bill is approved by both houses gets an
approval from royal accent. In addition to this, royal accent give final submission on bill
with the help and advice of ministers.
Application of statutory and commercial laws: Public and private bill helps
government to apply statutory laws in terms of act or law. Law enactment is made by
government in order to manage and control operational activities. In addition to this,
commercial laws are applicable for two or more than two businesses, customers and
nation effectively. Sales and Goods act 1979; Companies Act and Employment Rights
Act such are applicable for businesses.
The Country pine should manage all the rules and regulations in order to manage
and control different business operational activities to increase profits and production.
TASK 2
P3 Employees obligations and potential impact of laws
The Employment Act 2008: Employment act is an Act of UK parliament which helps to
provide various provisions of UK labour law. The main purpose and responsibility of law
is for economic stability of inflation and unemployment onto the federal government.
Employment act helps employees by providing employment opportunities in order to
achieve satisfaction and loyalty.
English contract law: The act helps employees to secure their rights and obligations.
For an example, this will help workers in CP to claim against any discrimination
activities and unfair decisions made by managers. This is the body law regulating all
laws relating to contract into England and Wales. So company must be adhering and
complaining to this law while they are formulating into contract between employer and
employee of company.
The status of worker both of worker and self-employed person which is for the
purpose of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This would be explaining that what is
the status of worker whether he is employee or employer, self-employed or employed.
All these things need to be answered in proper terms.
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In addition to this, there are some potential impact of laws in business such as
Health and Safety act 1974, Compensation act 1897, Equality act 2010 and
Harassment act 1997. This will include Safe use of dangerous equipment and
machineries at workplace. Compensation benefits in terms of injuries and illness.
Provide security towards harassment and activities related to the harassment and Equal
opportunities for selecting pre-employment phase. A growing demand of CP in
restaurant in terms of furniture and other equipment’s is increasing that an effective
work force is required to manage production and profitability. Employees are the key of
business success that there is an impact of employee’s legislation on business
operational activities.
In addition to this, there are some key areas in which legalisation have a great
and potential impact on CP in employment, consumers, competition, health and safety
and environment. It can be said that good regulations is a good thing for business in
order to run operational activities smoothly and effectively. This will help workers to
secure their rights that help business to enhance profitability and production.
TASK 3
P4 Appropriate legal solutions for CP
It can be said that CP should work to become a registered company in order to
increase sales and profitability. Kevin Johnson is currently the CEO of organisation
managing and controlling operational activities. The company should follow all the rules
and legalisation regarding operational activities and employees in order to become a
registered company which helps to increase capital and production. Business directors
are responsible for managing all the activities at workplace.
Company Act 2013 will help to improve and solve such kind of issues. This will
help to improve overall working environment in CP. The Companies Act 2013 has
insured this equilibrium of Power of obligation is kept up to most payment to the
Stockholders and ensures corporate administrations to the maximal extent
accomplished. This will help to utilise both penal and regulative measures, including
functions to ensure the corporate structure of business is going good with legal holiness
effectively. This will help business to achieve its desired goals and objectives of future
development and improve working capital that helps to enhance productivity. Corporate
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governance also helps to create awareness towards director and duties. This will help
towards overall development of CP in terms of workers and managing director as well
as board members efficiently.
Nature of the registered company-
The company which is formulated with registration under the Companies act
2006 of UK is termed to as registered company. There are various type of companies
under this like that of sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership and
many more. Each of them is having different merits and demerits but the nature is same
as all of them are having registration under same law.
Role of director-
The main purpose of board of directors will be ensuring prosperity of company
with collective directing affairs related to company. With this meeting up of interest of all
its shareholders and stakeholders will also be their role.
Raising capital-
This will be applied at time when company is looking to expand its capital with
raising additional shares in the middle of year. This would include debt capital as it
involves borrowing money with contractual agreement to repay it with funds at later
date.
P5 Justification
The Act helps towards the concept of modest mobility. The act was established
in 1866 in order to regulate enrolment, standard and wind up all the subordinates
effectively. According to the companies act victuals every director shall be appointive by
the organization in general assembly, provided they have been assigned the Director
Identification Number (DIN) and on message of an announcement that he/she is not
ineligible to become a managing directors efficiently. Roles and responsibilities are
described below in the context of director:
 They should focus on promoting and protecting stakeholder level in business.
 He is responsible to ensure vigil carrying into actions and users will not affected
through business relationships.
 Duty to guide each members in firm in order to collect future outcomes and
higher level of business.
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 He is responsible for managing and solving issues and conflicts between
members and other committees which helps to improve operational activities
effectiveness.
 A director should focus on independent judgements to increase overall working
environment to make effective decisions.
 Political, environmental, legal, social and technological factors should be
managed and controlled by business which helps to ensure that adequate to
intentional are held and such minutes are in wonder of the establishment.
 The main focus will be on financial activities that it helps to increase working
capital in order to expand business activities of CP effectively.
In respect to this, after the registration, board of members and employees should
follow all the rules and legalisation formulated by government in order to run business
smoothly and effectively. The court of registered is increase capital within the three
months, after the final date of subscription is to make as per the law. Additional capital
can be borrowed from bank loans and directors are responsible for practice sessions to
judge personal case within CP.
TASK 4
P6 Alternative dispute resolution process
Alternative dispute resolution process: The process is very important for two parties
in order to solve their problems, issues, conflicts and disputes effectively. The
government also supports ADRM that it helps to reduce chances of making claim in the
court which helps to save time. The method is very effective that it creates an
interrelationship between two parties in order to assess and solve their issues and
disputes.
Conciliation and mediation: Mediation and conciliation is free and easy to use. This
will help two parties to solve their issues and disputes that it is less formal than
arbitration. The main objective is to make both parties happy.
Adjudication: It is based on written documents which are provided by both parties and
it helps to determine issues and disputes. It is less formal than arbitration and also easy
to use. The method is approve by charted institute of arbitration and focus on main
areas causing issues effectively.
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Arbitration: Arbitration method use an arbitrator which helps to analyse issues an
disputes between two parties and try to solve them with paper evidences. Arbitrator is
legally bind that the decisions made by him or her are the last solution for business and
they are not able to go through court procedure in case of dissatisfaction.
According to the case study Country Pine import their timber from Poland and
arrives in the form of flat backs. There is some occasion where the flat packs contain
defects effectively. According to them, polish suppliers refund them for the damages.
Arbitration will be the effective method for both parties in order to solve their issues and
disputes by managing an arbitrator. This will be done by both parties approval which will
help to make a solution for both parties. The company would be best using ADR as
solution as this would be including lower cost and timely decisions could be taken that
too outside the court only. The best advantage of this process is as this would take no
time to come on to specified solution which is agreed upon by both the parties.
CONCLUSION
It can be analysed and concluded from the above report that the English legal
system involves criminal and civil laws applied in England and Wales. The statutory
laws documents are also known as government provisions and bill. The Country pine
should manage all the rules and regulations in order to manage and control different
business operational activities to increase profits. There are some a key area in which
legalisation has a great and potential impact on CP in employment, consumers,
competition, health and safety and environment.
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REFERENCES
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