Sources of Law and Role of Government in Law-Making

Carters LLP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Describe different sources of law and the role of government in law-making and how
statutory and common law is applied in the justice courts.....................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
Discuss the impact of contract, company and employment law on the business of Tesco plc2
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
Discuss how different businesses are formed legally.............................................................4
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
Explain how the above businesses are managed and funded.................................................6
TASK 5............................................................................................................................................7
Provide specific examples of different business situations with different legal solutions.....7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
References:.....................................................................................................................................10
Books and Journals...............................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
A law and legislations has a different meaning as well as different functions in the every country
as per their judiciary and the legal system. Every law has a significant meaning for the different
things on the different situations and time. Law is a structure of rules of actions that binds
citizens of the country into a legal force so that there is no misconduct done by citizens. The
basic functions of the laws are to maintain the peace, status, preserve the individual rights,
protect and promote the social justice (Partington, 2018) . Legal system consists of the various
kinds of law that includes common law, civil law, criminal laws, religious laws etc. The
following report outline the nature of UK legal system on the basis of the sources of law role of
government in law making and how the statutory and the common law is applied in justice courts
of UK. Further, in the report with the example of "Tesco plc" – a UK’s largest multinational
retail company based in Welwyn garden city, England, the impact of contract, company and
employment law on business is described. Moreover the legal structure of different businesses
and how they are managed and funded is explained in the report. At last using the specific
examples of different businesses within the UK the legal solutions of the business disputes that is
arbitration negotiation and mediation are outlined in the report.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Describe different sources of law and the role of government in law-making and how statutory
and common law is applied in the justice courts
Law is the set of rules that are enacted on particular subject for the justice and peace by the
government of UK. England and Wales contain a common legal system with various laws known
as English law, mainly comprised of criminal and civil law, each one of them having its own
courts and procedures (Bocharov and et. al., 2019) . The sources of law in UK at divided into the
two categories primary source of law in the secondary source of law. The primary source of law
includes itself as the statements of laws of the UK that includes legislations and case law. While
the secondary source of law includes legislation case law European Union law European
convention human rights.
Role of government in law-making
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The government plays the vital role in forming the laws of the country as these are the governing
bodies that it directs the legal structure of every country. The government is formed by the
various leaders of the country that decides how the country will be operated with the legal norms
(Duddington, 2019).
The Government of UK consists of a prime minister and is supported by cabinet and its junior
members. This government is elected by Citizens for every five year. The government does not
make a law that is done by the parliament which is formed with government and other appointed
members. The Government is responsible for deciding how the country is run and for managing
things, day to day. They set taxes, choose what to spend public money on and decide how best to
deliver public services, such as:
The National Health Service
The police and armed forces
Welfare benefits like the State Pension
The UK's energy supply
Role of parliament:
The job of parliament is to look closely at the Government's plans and to monitor the way they
are running things (Bell, 2018). Parliament work is to make sure that Government decisions are:
Open and transparent – by questioning ministers and requesting information
Workable and efficient – by examining new proposals closely and suggesting improvements,
checking how public money is being spent and tracking how new laws are working out in
practice
Fair and non-discriminatory – by checking that they comply with equalities and human rights
Laws and by speaking up on behalf of affected individuals
TASK 2
Discuss the impact of contract, company and employment law on the business of Tesco plc
Contract law
Contract law refers agreement between the two parties that binds them in applications which are
recognised by the law. UK's contract law is a law regulating the contracts within the England and
Wales (a legal jurisdiction covering two fourth part of UK). In context of Tesco the company
manage to implement the contract law within its organisation by duly signing in the contract with
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