Business Law Study: British Legal System and Legal Solutions for Business Problems

Business Law

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
LO1: Nature of legal systems..........................................................................................................4
a. Explain the structure of the English legal system and discuss the different sources of laws that
organisations must comply with (P1)..............................................................................................4
b. Explain the role of government in law-making and how statutory and common law is applied
in the justice courts (P2)..................................................................................................................6
Figure 1- Law Making Process........................................................................................................7
LO2 Illustrate the potential impact of the law on a business...........................................................8
LO3 Suggest appropriate legal solutions to business problems....................................................11
LO4 Recommend appropriate legal solutions based upon alternative legal advice provided.......14
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................16
Reference List................................................................................................................................17

Introduction
British Law instils no codification and it generally involves both criminal and civil law. Supreme
Court is considered to be the highest body of power. All the subordinate courts do maintain a
clear relationship with the Supreme Court and follow Supreme Court’s decision as the ultimate
decision on anything. The business organisations are implementing the ADR to neglect long
litigation procedures and proper court settlements are required to overcome issues relating to the
jurisdiction of Great Britain
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LO1: Nature of legal systems
a. Explain the structure of the English legal system and discuss the different sources of laws
that organisations must comply with (P1)
The British legal system is highly inspired from Rome and parts of Europe because of their deep
rooted connection in past. According to historical records Britain was an important part in
shaping the legal system and laws of the entire world and especially to European and Asian
countries which were once their colonies. However, the British legal system can be seen
influenced by the Roman laws because of Britain’s active role in being a part of the Roman
Empire long ago in history. It can be noted that the British law has bills that gets passed after teh
Queen agrees on the laws and its rules and regulations. Great Britain being such a powerful
democracy maintains this procedure of passing bills after they are agreed by the Queen.
Therefore, the queen is an active member of the parliament and plays a vital role in law making
processes.
Enforcing the Law
Law enforcement in Britain is conducted through various means and agencies which are listed
under the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. There are a couple of law
making agencies that are in charge of making laws and implementing them in the British society.
1. Territorial Police Forces- Agencies do involve the free police authorities who are specialised
in covering specific areas (Partington, 2016).
2. National law enforcement bodies- these bodies involve, British Transport Police National
Crime Agency and Special Forces of police (Hazell and Rawlings, 2015).
3. Miscellaneous police forces- These police forces attain their rights and place their foundation
in the previous legislations.