Business Law: Legal System, Classification, Sources and Employment Law

Business Management
BMP4002 Business Law
Assessment 1
Legal System for Business
Law
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Contents
Introduction 2
Part 1: Classifications of Law 2-2
Define laws and identify the respective legal systems in the UK
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Explanation with examples the following as means of classification
of laws in the English Legal system 2-3
a) Civil Law 3
b) Criminal Law 3
Explanation of the role of the following Courts in the English Legal
system 3-p
a) High Court 3
b) Supreme Court 4
Part 2: Source of law 4-5
Explanation of Case Law as a source of laws 4
Explanation of the process of making Legislation 4
The meaning and examples of Delegated Legislation 5
Part 3: UK law making process: Employment Law 5-6
Statutory Duties of Employers to their employees 5
Wrongful Dismissal and Unfair Dismissal Actions 6
Conclusion 7
Reference 8
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Introduction
Business legislation can be referred to as the commercial practice which is engaged in
evaluating the private as well as public law so that the systematic approach can be managed.
It is considered as one of the effective way to manage the businesses by way of
implementation of the rules and regulations so that there is generation of revenue as well
profitability in a legitimate manner. The main source of business law includes agreements,
treaties, conventions, norms and many others. It also comprises of the regulations which
helps in ensuring the smooth functioning and operations of the firm (Simbolon, 2019). This
report is based on law of business which includes classification of law in legal system of UK,
role of courts in legal system, sources of law, process of making legislation as well as
overview of employment law.
Part 1: Classifications of Law
Define laws and identify the respective legal systems in the UK
Law can be defined as the set of norms and regulations which regulates the businesses. It also
comprises of principle and command of the principles which are mainly made by the high
authorities as well as government by way of Parliamentary process. It imposes the legal
binding agreement for all the individuals as well as society members. Parliament is the
supreme law making authority which has power to enact the laws for regulating the
businesses as well as society together with directions in order to manage the work and also
includes duties which may be channelized. The legal system of UK comprises of the
legislation, executive as well as judiciary wherein the legislative body, namely Parliament has
the power of making the legislations, the executive enforces the law and the judiciary applies
the legislation and punishes the wrongdoer (Walker, Pekmezovic and Walker, 2019). There is
no written Constitution in UK and the constitutional rights are enacted in the Acts such as
Human Rights Act, 1998, etc. The judicial body also enacts the laws which comes from the
cases and is known as common law and it has same relevancy as that of the statutory law.
Explanation with examples the following as means of classification
of laws in the English Legal system
a) Civil Law:
This legislation mainly applies to the suits which are held between the private individuals and
mainly relates to the disputes which involves property and some general rights which are
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