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Assignment on the English legal system

   

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1P1. English legal system and various sources of law .................................................................1P2 Role of government in making law .......................................................................................3SECTION 2 .....................................................................................................................................5P3 (A) Employer's obligation......................................................................................................5P3 (B) Laws affecting Sunrise Retails .......................................................................................7SECTION 3......................................................................................................................................7P4 Legal solutions for given case................................................................................................7P5 Justification ...........................................................................................................................8P6 Solution according to Alternative dispute resolution ............................................................9Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................12REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTIONBusiness law refers to legal rules and regulations imposed on organisations whileconducting any type of business or trade in a particular market. It is very important forentrepreneurs to consider each and every law in order to legally perform their business activities.Present report will determine the framework of English legal system including civil and criminallaw. In addition to this, various sources of law will be identified in the assignment, for examplelegislation, case law, human rights, etc. The report will also determine workplace safetymeasures and duties of directors as well as manager while getting the company registered.Furthermore, Alternative Dispute Resolution will also be discussed in the report along with itsbenefits.TASK 1P1. English legal system and various sources of law The English legal system is considered in Wales and England which include both civiland criminal law. None of the code of conduct is followed as the law is developed byprofessional judges in the court and the laws are prepared with reference to previous decisionsand cases. In the United Kingdom, Supreme Court is known as the top most appellate(Waldronand et.al, 2017).1Illustration 1: English legal system

The English legal system is known to be one of the biggest legal systems in Europe. It is alsowidely present in English colonies such as Canada, Australia, USA, New Zealand and Australia.The English law system can be classified mainly into following parts - Civil law – The civil law is related to dispute in between two parties such as consumerand supplier, employee and employer, etc. In these types of cases, aggrieved party suesother party with an aim of attaining justice in court. The guilty party needs to pay for thedamages caused. It consists of torts like nuisance, negligence, breach of contract anddefamation. The main elements of civil law are County courts, High court of Justice andCourt of Appeal; these bodies take care that the law imposed are been followed properly.Criminal law – It is regarding crimes and offenses within the society which are accusedby the community, state or nation. The criminals are punished in order to prevent andstop illegal activities. Major constituent that deals with the criminal laws are crown court,court of appeal and magistrate courts(Schaffer and et.al, 2017).The supreme authority involved in law developing procedure is the Parliament of the nation. Themain sources of law are as follows - Case law – It plays an important role in developing law. The laws developed interpret thestatutes. Various situations and circumstances need to be covered in the process ofmaking any law. The court tries to interpret law which has been approved or sanctionedby the parliament. It also simplifies complex language and also identify errors whichoccur in developing the statue. It is necessary to correctly interpret the providedprovisions as decisions taken by court are on the basis of the same. In addition to this, italso assists in taking accurate and consistent decisions in the cases that can arise withregard to future cases. It also predicts the results of various cases(Ferrell and et.al, 2016).Legislation – It is starting at the point when the members of parliament introduce the billat the parliament which may influence a huge amount of public in the nation. The privatebills which are brought by non-government members that affect only a particular type oflocality or individuals. It involves initial reading, secondary reading and various stages ofcommittee and report. At last, it also includes third reading before it is forwarded toHouse of Lords. Important amendments are made within House of Lords in the bill thatwas presented previously. Once it gets royal assent, the bill gets approval and it is2

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