Classification and Sources of Laws in English Legal System

Business Management
BMP4002 Business Law
Assessment 1
Legal System for Business
Law
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Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Part 1: Classifications of Law....................................................................................................3
Define laws and identify the respective legal systems in the UK..........................................3
Explanation with examples the following as means of classification of laws in the English
Legal system...........................................................................................................................4
Explanation of the role of the following Courts in the English Legal system.......................5
Part 2: Source of law..................................................................................................................6
Explanation of Case Law as a source of laws........................................................................6
Explanation of the process of making Legislation.................................................................6
The meaning and examples of Delegated Legislation...........................................................7
Part 3: UK law making process: Employment Law...................................................................7
Statutory Duties of Employers to their employees................................................................7
Wrongful Dismissal and Unfair Dismissal Actions...............................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................9
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Introduction
Business Law also known as commercial law is a branch of legal system, that regulate
the activities of the companies in various commercial matters and also governs the trading
activities(Rodrigues, 2018). Legal system is a set of rules and procedure followed by the
country for enforcing the laws and legal system followed in UK is common law. This report
will illustrate classification and sources of laws in English legal system with the help of some
examples and case studies.
Part 1: Classifications of Law
Define laws and identify the respective legal systems in the UK
Law is defined as a set of rules and regulation that country applies in order to deal with
the crimes and also in administration of justice. These rules are framed by the government
that says that people are bound to follow them and violation of any laws will result in
punishments and penalties. As UK follows Common Law, it is classified into Private and
Public law. Public Law is set of rules and procedures and defines the relation between the
private individual and the local authorities which includes criminal and administration
law(Venturelli, et.al, 2019). Private Law applies to such situation which relates to the relation
between individuals in a legal system and regulates the relation between the individuals and
governments.
The legal system of UK is categorized into three jurisdictions: England and Wales,
Northern island and Scotland and constitute of their own legal system of rules. The legal
system of UK consists of criminal and civil courts which are responsible for the regulation of
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