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

BSc (Hons) Business Management
BMP4002 Business Law
Assessment 1
Legal System for Business
Law
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Table of Contents
Define laws and identify the respective legal systems in the UK..........................................3
Explanation with examples the following as means of classification of laws in the English
Legal system..........................................................................................................................3
a) Civil Law: ...........................................................................................................................3
b) Criminal Law: .................................................................................................................4
Explanation of the role of the following Courts in the English Legal system........................5
High Court:.............................................................................................................................5
Supreme Court: .....................................................................................................................5
Explanation of Case Law as a source of laws ...................................................................6
Explanation of the process of making Legislation.................................................................6
The meaning and examples of Delegated Legislation...........................................................6
Employment Law ..................................................................................................................7
Statutory Duties of Employers to their employees ............................................................8
Wrongful Dismissal and Unfair Dismissal Actions ..............................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
Business law means those laws which is used upon making formation of
business organization done in more effective manner. The law has helped in making
business organization formed as per legal structure of country. The law helps in
forming laws and acts leading towards organizing work within business organization.
This has helped in developing legal framework of business organization making
running of various process with appropriate legal aspect. The law has important role
to play in relation to knowledge upon different perspectives related to business
organization. Scope is dynamic as it impacts working of business organizations in
organized manner. Nature is wider due to its effect upon growth of business
organization. The report is based upon those concepts of law regarding legal system
existing within an organization. Then in this sources of law is covered with law
making process. In the end employment law is covered with all aspects in relation to
unfair dismissal and employees duties.
Part 1: Classifications of Law
Define laws and identify the respective legal systems in the UK
Law are defined as those rules and regulations that has been formed in
relation to different aspects existing within society. They are based upon legal
principles existing within society. Also it makes justice served in more effective
manner in relation to judicial proceedings(Deipenbrock, 2018). Further, law holds
responsibility in relation upon social aspects existing in society. The law applied in
legal system has been developed by following proper legal process. Legal system of
United Kingdom uses two important laws which makes social aspects improved in
more effective way. Through these laws strong legal system has been formed within
United Kingdom which makes all kinds of legal issues solved in effective manner.
These are important laws which are of both civil and criminal aspect. Through civil
and criminal law UK legal system enhances English legal system with more
appropriate legislation formed.
Explanation with examples the following as means of classification of
laws in the English Legal system
a) Civil Law:
These laws deals over all kinds of civil issues taking place within society in
relation to individual dealing with private affairs taking place in relation to an
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individual's life dealing with private affairs existing within society. In other words civil
laws has been formed regarding society. It is helpful in understanding about
individual's behavior within society. This makes understanding developed about
behavioral patterns of an individual. Since civil laws helps in solving issues through
following procedure mentioned in civil procedure code formed in relation over justice
served in more effective way. Under civil law offenses related to property, tot law and
contract laws has been covered. In civil law justice is served in its real sense
regarding civil cases and in this various aspects has been covered for making justice
procure in its real sense. Through civil law all kinds of issues related to an individual
has been covered helping in procuring justice with more effectiveness(Conant,
2018).
Civil law has been used within English legal system in order to provide
stability in terms of maintaining transparency within judicial proceeding that is based
upon civil cases. Common laws are used with civil law to identify critical condition
which can hinder the process of justice. These principles helps in forming more
specific law which are comparable with modern law aspects. Common used with civil
laws helps in solving disputes with more effectiveness. Civil law has been able to
provide more impact on individual's life as it has tendency to secure legislation by
innovating it with modern civil law principles.
b) Criminal Law:
The law are based over those aspects that has been used in order to deal
over elements that helps in controlling crime existing within society. These laws have
tendencies to impact society at large. Further, the law deals with offenses that is
committed in relation to social impact taking place within society. Under it offense of
criminal nature is affected by an individual. Criminal laws uses criminal procedure
code that defines about various process existing within society. Criminal law mainly
deals with criminal activities leading towards justice served in these matters. As per
these law offenses like murder, assault, rape , kidnapping, extortion and mob
bleaching is deal with making fair means of justice served. These laws makes lunatic
people and criminals handled in more effective manner.
These laws has been using various elements which makes judiciary handle all
kinds of criminal matters. Common law applied within criminal law helps in producing
more relevant judgments that are used in future. The judgment produced out of such
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