English Legal System and Business Law

Business law
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Table of Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................... 4
Section 1 – Nature of Legal systems................................................................................5
P1................................................................................................................................. 5
P2................................................................................................................................. 8
M1................................................................................................................................ 9
D1............................................................................................................................... 10
Section 2 Impact of the law on business organizations..................................................11
P3............................................................................................................................... 11
M2...............................................................................................................................14
Section 3 Legal solutions to business problems............................................................15
P4............................................................................................................................... 15
P5............................................................................................................................... 16
M3...............................................................................................................................16
D2............................................................................................................................... 17
Section 4 Recommending appropriate legal solutions based upon alternative legal
advice.............................................................................................................................18
P6............................................................................................................................... 18
M4...............................................................................................................................20
D2............................................................................................................................... 21
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Conclusion..................................................................................................................... 22
References.....................................................................................................................23
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Introduction
This report is based on the English legal system. Various aspects of the law have been
discussed such as source and structure that helps in the functioning of English legal
system. Government plays a significant role in formulating the legislations and
regulations that are applicable to the working of organisations. It discusses the
legislations regarding the Employment and contract law and provides the solution along
with the case laws. It discusses the different legal solution and also evaluates the
impact on those solutions. Alternative dispute resolution is also discussed with its
various forms and provides the benefits to the parties to settle their dispute.
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Section 1 – Nature of Legal systems
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Law is a procedure that controlled and safeguards that individuals or a public follow to
the determination of the state. English legal system consists of civil and criminal division
and has courts and tribunals.
Structure
The structure of English legal system is divided into civil and criminal courts and has
different courts and tribunals.
Supreme Court: It is the uppermost court for the verdicts in England and Wales.
Senior Courts of Wales and England: It is created by the supreme court of judicature.
It includes the High court, crown court, court of appeal.
High court: It handles the civil cases and petition which was made against the
decisions of the lower court. It divides into three kinds, queen court, chancery court and
family court.
Crown court: It deals with the criminal matters. It perceives the verdicts from the trials
on indictment and petitions from the court of magistrate.
Court of appeal: It includes the civil and criminal division. Civil division perceives the
verdicts from the High court of justice and county court. Criminal court overhears the
petitions from the crown court (Slapper and Kelly, 2013).
Subordinate court: It includes the court of the magistrate that is the criminal court in
which criminal actions are taken. It consists of family court that deals with the matter of
marriage and divorce. Youth court that deals with the offenders of 10-17 years. Count
court is regulated by the district judge.
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Other courts and tribunals: It includes the military court, Ecclesiastical court,
coroner’s court.
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