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

BSc (Hons) Business Management
BMP4002 Business Law
Assessment 1
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
This reports shows the the three types of legal system that are being followed
in the UK that is Scot law, Welsh law and the English law. It also presents the
different types of classification of English law which is divided into civil and criminal
law. The report also examines the roles of the supreme court and the high court. It
also explains the case laws are an important source of law for UK as there is no
written constitution that governs the country. Further the report also examines the
statutory duties of the employers towards its employees and the action that can be
taken against the wrongful and unfair dismissal of employment.
Part 1: Classifications of Law
Define laws and identify the respective legal systems in the UK
Law has been defined as a set of regulations and rules which is prescribed
by the state or the central government that has a legal binding force (Ten, 2017).
That is followed and obeyed by the citizens. It serves various purposes such as
maintaining orders, establishing standards, protecting rights and liberties and
resolving disputes.
UK does not have any written constitutional instrument. Its constitution is
based upon the statues that are being passed by parliament and are in the common
law. The legal system of UK comprises of three legal system (Al-Astewani, 2019).
Each of the legal system is derived from the specific geographical areas that is
English law, Scots law and Welsh law. Welsh law is generated by the senedd which
comprises of primary and secondary legislation and it does not include criminal law.
On the other hand Scots law comprises of a unique legal framework. It is the
unmodified civil law which features the elements of common law also. Whereas
English law is a legal system that administers matters of both criminal and civil
matters. It is based on the principle of common law. It has its own doctrines that are
distinct from the civil legal systems. It works on the basis of stare decisis that is there
are no major codifications rather it is developed on the basis of applying precedents
and statues.
Explanation with examples the following as means of classification
of laws in the English Legal system
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