Legal System for Business Law: Classifications, Sources, and UK Law Making Process

This report from Desklib covers the basics of the legal system for business law, including the classifications of law, sources of law, and the UK law making process. It also delves into employment law and its various aspects. The report includes definitions, explanations, and examples to help readers understand the concepts discussed.

BSc (Hons) Business Management
BMP4002 Business Law
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Legal System for Business
Law
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Introduction 2
Part 1: Classifications of Law p-p
Define laws and identify the respective legal systems in the UK
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Explanation with examples the following as means of classification
of laws in the English Legal system p-p
a) Civil Law p
b) Criminal Law p
Explanation of the role of the following Courts in the English Legal
system p-p
a) High Court p
b) Supreme Court p
Part 2: Source of law p-p
Explanation of Case Law as a source of laws p
Explanation of the process of making Legislation p
The meaning and examples of Delegated Legislation p
Part 3: UK law making process: Employment Law p-p
Statutory Duties of Employers to their employees p
Wrongful Dismissal and Unfair Dismissal Actions
Conclusion p
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Introduction
Legal system are those laws which are used over developing legal standards
to be used within country. Through these system better and effective structure is
made over forming guidelines and rules used for making business organization
within particular perspective. Also legal system helps upon developing laws used in
order to provide more effectiveness within operations of business. Also law’s are
used in order to completed goals and objective in more effective way. Scope of
business law are wider as they impact business functions directly. Through business
law all kinds of business are performed in more effective manner. Nature is dynamic
as it tends over forming balance within operations of business. In this report there
are three parts first part explains about basic concept of law and then civil, criminal
law is covered. In second part sources of law is covered. In the end employment law
is covered with its various aspects.
Part 1: Classifications of Law
Define laws and identify the respective legal systems in the UK
Laws basically means those rule a regulations that are made by passing
legislation within country. It has been making individual and public at large protected
against issues taking place within society. These rules are governed by legal
authority making laws applied in more effective way (Bloomfield, 2022). Further they
hold responsibility to handle various aspects which develops peace and order within
country. Law holds responsibility in developing legal structure present in a country to
deal over legal aspects present within country. Through law goals and objectives of
legal welfare of sates achieved more effectively. They developed of doctrine of
separation of power which allows three main organs work with more effectiveness.
These organs are legislative, executive and judiciary together these organs form
legal system in UK making justice served more effectively. Laws are focused upon
behavioral and ethical patterns followed by an individual as it impacts social
environment of society. Laws are of various kinds which are based over activities
creating impact over society and its working. Law made United Kingdom's legal
structure formed in more effective manner. These laws are formed through passing
legislation for which proper structure has been formed in more effective way. In this
common law principles are used which helps in making diversity created within law
formation. Common law principles are one of the most important perspective that
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has been used over making legal system developed in more effective way. These
laws are able to build proper legal structure making laws to be formed with efficiency.
In the legal system of UK there are three main organs helping operating various legal
operations in UK. These organs of law make justice to be procured by making legal
system more strong in nature. Laws has helped UK in making various aspects to be
developed in more effective manner.
Explanation with examples the following as means of classification
of laws in the English Legal system
a) Civil Law:
The law deals over different aspects that has been covered in civil cases. The
law is used to deal with problems faced by an individual living within society. Also the
law makes society better place for an individual. In other words Civil laws are those
laws dealing upon various perspectives of society (Blair and Barbiani, 2019). Through
this an individual is able to live life in more effective way by making them take justice
in more effective way. Through this laws development of proper civil legal system is
done which protects dignity of an individual by controlling wrongs committed by an
individual. Also under the law civilian are protected against wrongs in relation to
property, tort and sate related matter in which an individual is involved. There are
different kinds of civil laws dealing over general clauses allowing changes take place
within an organization. These laws deal over needs of individual living within society
of United Kingdom. Thus civil law holds importance over forming structure making
civil laws used common laws making legal structure created more effectively.
Through the law individuals right are protected against the authority trying to
dominate the rights. Thus it holds importance in relation over legal system of UK.
b) Criminal Law:
These are the law that has been used in order to deal over criminal activities
taking place within country. This helps over dealing with criminal activities that
has been taking place within society. Through criminal law criminal activities has
been dealing with crimes like murder, sexual assault, theft and extortion. This
makes proper legal structure created within United Kingdom. In criminal offence
certain elements are required to be presented which are mens ra and mens rea
for proving crime taking place within particular case presented before court of
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crime. The law has been used for making criminal procedure code which deals
over various aspects existing within society. This makes crimes law deal with
more effectiveness making society free form crimes that has been taking place
within society.
Explanation of the role of the following Courts in the English Legal
system
a) High Court:
The court is an important part which is based over judicial system existing within
an country like UK. This is second highest court of UK which is important in terms of
providing legislation balance within United Kingdom(Bian and Marchione, 2018). In
this courts cases transferred from lower courts are handled in more effective
manner. Through this legal structure of courts are not disturbed making performance
improved in relation over providing justice. Also the court has been given power to
thrash those cases within which any law has been violated which tends to disturb
legal structure presented within Unite Kingdom.
b) Supreme Court:
This is the highest court of appeal present within United Kingdom making
cases to be solved in more effective way. The court has been used in order to
make balance created within legal system of UK. It helps in procuring justice in
more effective manner. Through the rules passed by the courts high court is able
to work as they hold responsibility to guide high courts. Supreme Court holds
responsibility in relation to put stay over those legislation which are not
appropriate over legal aspects.
Part 2: Source of law
Explanation of Case Law as a source of laws
Case law are those important sources which has been used upon making
laws formed in more with new aspects existing within society. The source is based
over cases which are landmark and created proper legal structure for handling cases
of these kinds. Through case law most of the cases are formed by allowing justice to
be served with new motive. This makes sources based upon cases to be deal in
detail making judiciary more advanced in nature. This is an important parts of UK
legal system as it works over common law principles making justice to be served in
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its real sense. Also through case law various critical aspects are handled allowing
legislations amended with strong impact upon criminal activities taking place within
courts.
Explanation of the process of making Legislation
Legislations is one of the most important aspect based over laws that is
permanent in nature and are applied across nation. Through these laws various
important legislation has been created which made legal system of United Kingdom
string in more effective way. Through legislation various legislation and laws has
been formed that lead over regulating legal aspect in more effective manner. They
are related in order to improve laws which makes local bodies work within the legal
framework of an organization(Zwitter, 2019). It is important over developing legal
guidance upon laws present within an organization. In UK proper process exists for
making law which is three reading process. First stage includes draft that has to be
presented within the parliament and only presentation is done over the process.
Then comes second stage which is based upon having discussion over bill in detail
and then voting is done over it. Then comes third stage within which bill is
developed with amendments and then again discussion is done over it. Then it is
send to House of Lords. In the end Royal assistance is provided that is given by
Monarch. This makes legislation become permanent law in UK which is applied all
over United Kingdom.
The meaning and examples of Delegated Legislation
Delegated legislation are those aspects that is used in order to give power for
dealing with different kinds of perspective of distributing power to another sub
authority. Under the main legal aspects has been covered which is covered in
relation to various authority making relevant laws to be applied in more effective way
within legal system of UK (Blair and Barbiani, 2019). Also delegated legislation
makes justice to be served in more effective way.
Part 3: UK law making process: Employment Law
These are the laws that are used over forming rules and regulation in more
effective way(Bian and Marchione, 2018). As per employment law various problems
of employees are solved with an legal aspect of employment aspect within society. In
this various acts has been covered like Employee Rights Act 1995, Equality Act 2010
and Wages act has helped in creating equality and diversity within an organization.
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Statutory Duties of Employers to their employees
There are various kinds of duties which is required to be followed by employer
towards employees. They are providing wages on time and keeping regularization up
to date.
Wrongful Dismissal and Unfair Dismissal Actions
In this Unfair dismissal has been covered which is based over dealing with
actions that are not ethical in nature. Also theft is covered in these conditions only
unfair dismissal can be done. Under it various aspects has been covered upon which
an employee cannot be dismissed.
Conclusion
From the above discussion it can be concluded that legal system are those
aspects which has been used in order to make various kinds of legal functions
conducted in more effective way. Under these laws business are developed and laws
are enhanced as per legal structure of UK. In the end employment law has been
discussed.
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