Report on Criminal and Civil Law

BUSINESS LAW

Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Business law stands for legal term which ensures that every company performance business
function ethically and try to comply with rules as imposed on them. It can encourage competition
through protecting rights and interest of people. Business law imposed duties and responsibilities
on directors and they are bound to fulfil in effective manner. In this report discussed criminal and
civil law (Gino and Ariely, 2012). Alternate Dispute Resolution is the legal system which is
introduced by legal authorities in order to resolve matter of parties through provide best possible
advice to them and try to meet their expectation as well. Solicitor and Barrister are considered as
legal consultant who are responsible to provide best possible advice to people (What Is Business
Law? - Definition & Overview. 2017).
TASK 1
English legal system
United Kingdom follow English legal system which is presented in systematic manner.
Every matter should be resolve either by criminal courts or civil courts (Weber, 2012). Matter
related to offence in entertain by criminal courts only and other dispute needs to be handle by
civil courts. On the other side, every person gets resolve their dispute in best and appropriate
way. Legal authorities have to follow systematic process in order to resolve conflict which arise
mong two or more parties.
Criminal and civil law
Criminal law stands for offensive activities which is done by person who is called as
criminal law in the eyes of law. This is the legal body which is related to crime. In consist
wrongful act like threating, physical harm to another person and so on. This process includes
punishment of parties who violate these laws (Deva and Bilchitz, 2013). Penalty should be
imposed on them as per the amount specified under provision of legal system. It includes both
body harm and monetary loss.
Civil law is another legal body which may entertain nay matter rather than criminal
dispute. In which remedies are available for people who considered as innocent (Ramsay, 2012).
Primary aim of this legal term is protect rights and interest of parties and maintain performance
in ethical manner. It includes monetary loss rather than physical damages. Furthermore, court
imposed penalty on guilty in order to recover damages caused to innocent party. As per the
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