Business Law Exam - UK Classifications of Laws and Sources of Law

Business Law Exam

Table of Contents
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Answer to the question no. 1(i)........................................................................................................3
1- Four principles sources of UK law..............................................................................................4
2- Explain the law principles-..........................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

MAIN BODY
1) The UK Classifications of Laws
Answer to the question no. 1(i)
Law can be defined as a system of rules and regulations that a government imposes on the
society in order to ensure peace and harmony among the nation. These laws or norms are
obligatory on the citizens of that country and they are required to adhere to the legislation s made
by the authorities. The law changes according to the changes in the society that means it is
dynamic in nature. It helps in controlling the irregular behavior or conduct of the people. The law
of the United Kingdom is also known as Common Law or English Law. Earlier when Britain
was a part of the European union, the directives of the EU has been conversed into the British
parliamentary system, but after exiting the EU, Britain retain back its power over the law making
process(Ogden and Everard, 2020).
Answer to the question no. 1(ii)
The English Law is classified into two types- Criminal and Civil law.
Criminal law- It is a bramch of law that restricts specific acts or conducts and deliever
the punishments to the people who are caught doing such acts or who are indulged in the
unlawful activities prohibited by law. It is the act which affects the society at large. The
punishments includes the imprisonment, fine or both. In order to prove the accused guilty,
the prosexcution requires to construct the two important factors that is mens rea and actus
reus, which means the involvement of guilty mind and an unlawful act following the
motive formed under the former element(Zahn 2020).
Civil law- It is branch of law that includes the conflicts or disputes between the
individuals. The civil law provides with the remedy like compensation to the plaintiff
who has suffered any loss or injury by the act or conduct of the defendant. Civil law
covers acts such as negligence, trespass, vicarious liability, etc.
Answer to the question no. 1(iii)
There are three different legal systems exist in the United Nations, that is- England and Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each of the system consists of its own laws, lawyers, judges,
court systems. The laws that are being traced from the legislation which applies to any one of the
jurisdiction, might get applied to other jurisdiction equally or similarly. The courts that are