Business Law: Introduction, English Legal System, Employment Law, Legal Personality, ADR

Business Law

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Business law is the body of law which is applicable on commercial transactions entered
into ordinary course of business. The contracts, practices in an organization, selling and buying
are regulated through their individual acts. It is a branch of civil law which deals with matter of
disputes and conflicts in of commercial dealings (Besley, 2015). It is also called mercantile or
commercial law. The setting up a business, their management and conduct of operations, hiring
employees, winding up and many more areas are governed through business law. The report
covers English legal system and division of law, discussion of employment law by distinguishing
between employed and self employed. Furthermore, registered company, duties of directors and
other types of organizations have also been mentioned. Furthermore, various types of legal
solutions have been defined which can be applied in number of situations.
TASK 1
 Introduction to English legal system
English legal system is divided into three jurisdiction viz. England and Wales, Scotland
and Northern Ireland. There are laws and courts in every division of this legal system.
Furthermore, UK does not have a completely written constitution, however, parliament has
passed legislation for articles provided in a written form. Furthermore, the parliament is the
highest authority and Crown make decisions in certain occasions.
 Division of law: It is bifurcated into two laws viz. Criminal and civil law which has been
provided below:
Criminal law- It provides offences, their prevention and outcomes. It deals with matters
of wrong conduct which is against the whole community. Legal provisions have been enacted
tom protect people by punishing the culprits and giving justice to innocent (Kraakman, 2017).
Police, courts and prisons are part of criminal law and each of them plays a major role in
providing security and safety. Criminal Law Act, 1967 is passed by Westminster Parliament
which extends to whole UK. Rules are there to help with effective implementation. A crime is
defined as wrongdoing or offence which needs punishment and classified by state or federal
government. Murder, rape, careless driving, money laundering, drug dealing, sexual assault etc.
are some of the examples of criminal nature.
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