The UK Legal System, Sources of Laws and Aspects of Contract Law, Law of Tort, and Employment Law

The UK Legal system,sources of laws and
aspects of contract law,Law of Tort,and
Employment Law

1.0 The UK classification of laws
I. provide a clear definition of law within UK context
The rule of law In UK is a fundamental creed which has to be followed and obey by every
resident of the country and not follow arbitrary practices by other individuals of group. No
one is considered above the law irrespective of their personal achievement or position. UK
has no written constitution but the parliamentary sovereignty and the judgment of court act as
an unwritten constitution.
II. Define an discuss the characteristics of the two main classification of laws in uk.
The law of UK is majorly classified into 2 mainstreams which are primary legislation and
secondary legislation. Although, the classification has more streams that is quasi legislation
and European legislation. The primary legislation and secondary legislation is discussed
below:
Primary legislation
There are 2 types of primary legislation:
 Public General Acts- Mostly, there are around 50 new public acts every year most of
which public general acts are passed within explanatory notes. This has been
followed since 1999, the notes are mentioned in clear English to make it loud and
clear to eliminate the risk of doubts.
 Local and Personal Acts- these acts affects a specified or restricted locality or
individual person or body. In recent year it can be noticed that there were not more
than 5 local or personal acts passed in a year. In the Victorian era, the personal or
local acts were generally passed in context with the regulatory bodies such as
railways, companies constructing or maintaining canals, enclosed lands etc. before
1857, personal acts were considered as an important method of seeking divorce which
was later shifter under secular courts.
Secondary legislation
The secondary legislation covers various aspects of statutory instruments which comprises of
orders, rules, ethical codes, regulations etc. these are also subjected with different names
such as subordinate legislation, subsidiary legislation or delegated legislation. These statutory
instruments are generally regulated by the government ministers designated under respective
powers by the Parliament of UK.
III. Identify the three different legal system in uk

The legal system of uk in being divided into three parts according to the respective
geographical; areas. These geographical regions are England and whales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland.
 England and whales
Law in England and whales depends upon the legal system regulated by the courts in
their respective areas (Wilson and et.al., 2018). The court rules on each matter
whether it is a criminal matter or a civil matter. This legal system refers to the
common laws and regulations. There is no written constitution for law but it is
regulated by the judges in the court and their judgment is considered as the law if
passed and approved by various bodies.
 Scotland
The legal system in Scotland refers to the ancient roman legal terms which date back
to the corpus juris civilis. Laws in this area also reflect the values and norms of
medieval era. The region has a mixed legal system that is why it is considered as a
unique legal system.
 Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s legal system is sophisticated and simple which refers to the
common laws and norms. Supreme Court of United Kingdom directly administers the
legal system of Northern Ireland on both civil and criminal issues.
2.0 the UK source of law
I. Identify and briefly explain the hierarchy of the principal sources of laws in the English
Legal System
The principle sources of laws in the English legal system are:
 Legislation
The primary and secondary legislation is the source of law formation in UK which is
regulated by court and ministers respectively.
 The case laws rules of common law and equity, derived from precedent decisions
The common laws such as equality, proprietary right, civil rights etc. are the key drivers
of law making through this source as it is referred by the judges of court and it later forms
as a law.
 Parliamentary conventions
The acts and laws passed by the majority of votes in parliament also acts as a source
of principle of laws in UK.
 General customs
General customs and values are one of the key drivers in law making as it depicts the
humanitarian concept and norms of fair and equal rights.