Business Law Report: English Legal System, Laws, Obligations, and ADR

This report provides a comprehensive overview of business law, focusing on the English legal system and its structure, including criminal and civil law, and various sources of law such as common law, law from the EU, statutes, and civil law. It explores the role of the government in making laws, the application of common and statutory laws, and the process of approving a bill to become an act of parliament. The report then delves into employee obligations, the impact of employment laws, and potential legal solutions for businesses, including the importance of company acts and the roles and responsibilities of directors. Finally, it discusses the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process, including conciliation and mediation, highlighting their significance in resolving disputes efficiently and effectively. The report aims to provide a practical understanding of business law principles and their application in real-world scenarios, supporting businesses in navigating legal challenges and ensuring compliance.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 English legal system structure and different sources of law..................................................1
P2 Government role in making laws and application of common and statutory laws................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................3
P5 Justification............................................................................................................................3
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................4
P6 Alternative Dispute resolution process..................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Business laws are managed and formulated by government to monitor and regulate
business activities. The report will cover English legal system structure and different sources of
law and role of government in order to make and formulate laws and legalisation with
application of statutory and common laws. The report will also demonstrate impact of employees
obligation and legalisation on business with appropriate legal solution for the case of CP
associated with justification. Finally, the report will cover Alternative Dispute Resolution
Process in order to make a legal solution for CP business case.
TASK 1
P1 English legal system structure and different sources of law
There are two laws applied in England and Wales according to the English legal system
such as criminal and civil law. These two have their own separate branches in terms of courts as
well as procedures in which criminal and civil laws are applied to the cases claimed by domestic
people efficiently. Court of justice and appeal is considered by civil law. United Kingdom does
not have any separate legal system tat it is formulated by the old politician unions who are
independent in order to improve and develop legalisation in nation effectively. In addition to this,
there are three legal systems applied in UK at a particular geographical area. Common law is
managed and controlled by present judge.
Different sources of law
Common law: The common law is generally based on ethical consumers that it is also
considered as an ancient law which is applied to Wales and England. The results are identified
on the basis of judgements made by judges in the courts effectively.
Law from EU: It can be said that there are some certain laws controlled and managed by
European Union country as well as associated with rules and regulations followed by
organisation in their operations in European market. For an example, Law from EU such as
Employment Act, Trade union act and rules for import and export.
Statutes: These are use for the United Kingdom parliament laws in order to develop and
formulate effectively. Statutes and statutory laws are originated with UK parliament. In addition
to this, bill and draft proposals are provided to parliament very first and than after it is sent to
royal assent for the approval effectively. For an example, Employment Rights Act 1996 is
associated with statutory law.
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Civil law: Civil laws are normally made for the local people in order to solve their issues and
problems such as any wrong activity or discrimination or wrong commitment made by anyone
effectively. The civil law manage cases less than £25000 and assess injuries less than £50000
effectively.
Legislation: This is a crucial part of act of parliament and created by legalisation which is based
on UK parliament. House Of Lords And House Of Commons are considered in UK parliament
that there are 650 members involved in house of common and each one defines a geographic
constituency effectively.
P2 Government role in making laws and application of common and statutory laws
The firm should follow all the rules and regulations formulated by government such as
application of statutory laws effectively. Such laws are made for a specific purpose of solving
issues and conflicts between businesses, customers and societies. This shows the requirement of
managing statutory laws under a reform observation. The statutory laws documents are also
known as government provisions and bill effectively and efficiently. The process of approving
bill to become an act of parliament in order to regulate businesses activities is as follow:
First reading Bill is read for the first time and the process begins with House
of Commons which act as a proposal of bill. This is the first and
initial stage of reading the bill for the first time effectively.
Second reading In the second reading, provision and proposal of bill is discussed
by MPs and peers. If any controversy arises then the bill is
passed to House of Lords without making any voting process
efficiently.
Committee stage The voting process helps parliament members in order to make
changes in the bill accordingly to achieve approval from accent
of MPs. The bill is passed to report stage from now.
Report stage The changes are reported to the parliament members and they
provide relevant suggestions and opinions on bill. Who are not
involved in the previous stage are also able to giver suggestions
for making any further changes.
Third reading Debate and discussion on bill is made by MPs to assess changes
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made for bill in order to submit as final submission.
Stage of approval The bill is approved by one chamber and represented to another
for acceptance. The bill is approved by both House of Lords and
Commons is ready for the final shape.
Conversion The final stage, where the bill is approved by both houses gets an
approval from royal accent. In addition to this, royal accent give
final submission on bill with the help and advice of ministers.
Application of statutory
laws
Public and private bill helps government to apply statutory laws
in terms of act or law. Law enactment is made by government in
order to manage and control operational activities.
Application of commercial
laws
Commercial laws are applicable for two or more than two
businesses, customers and nation effectively. Sales and Goods
act 1979, Companies Act and Employment Rights Act such are
applicable for businesses.
Thus, it can be said that Country Pine should follow all the rules and legalisation
managed and formulated by government in order to control business operational activities to run
business smoothly and effectively. This will also help to enhance profitability and production by
making safe business with government guidelines to increase customer base efficiently.
TASK 2
P3 Employees obligations and potential impact of laws
The Employment obligation Act 2008: The Employment act law is UK parliament law. These
will provide different-different UK labour law. The main objective of these laws to provide the
economic stability. With the help of this Act the government will give so many opportunities for
the employee. This law is very helpful for employee to give loyalty and full satisfaction.
The Contract Act 1990:These act will provide the facility to the employee to secure their rights
and power. There are some law that would be affect the business like health and safety act 1974,
harassment act 1997 and other equality act 2010. With the help of this law they will provide the
benefits if someone injured. Harassment act provide the security and opportunities to the
employment. Employee will play important task for the organization and give their effective role
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to the business operations. The employee will help to secure their rights to enhanced the skills
and their profitability. For the business process, health and safety, work environment,
competition level that all the part of these key area. It will be demanding organization that would
provide the facility such as furniture used in restaurant other materials are used in the companies
for increasing the modern work culture.
TASK 3
P4 Appropriate legal solutions for CP
It said that the organization can be work with the registered company that would be
increase the profitability of sales and marketing. Kevin Johnson is the CEO of the organization
that will managing and controlling the whole process.
In 2013. the act will improve the quality of product and can be resolve any type of problem and
improve the overall performance of the company culture. With the help of act 2013, it will
provide the equality in between stakeholder and administration. These laws help to managed the
penal and the regulative to the whole business functions and operations. The objective of
business to established the connection between the customer that would improve the capital of
company and enhance the production of company. Organizational governance focused on the
duties regarding the companies. They have to support for organization and their worker that will
be managed the system like managing directors, workers, and member of board. These act are
very helpful for the organization because with the help of this law improve the life style of
employee and many goals are achieved.
P5 Justification
It can be said that company act will help towards the concept of modest mobility
effectively. The act was established in 1866 in order to regulate standard, enrolment and wind up
all the subordinates effectively and efficiently. According to this act every firm should have to
manage director which is appointed by the business in general assembly which is provide that
they have been assigned to the director identification number DIN and on the message of an
announcement that he or she is not ineligible to become a managing directors effectively and
efficiently. There are some roles and responsibilities of a director in CP in order to regulate all
the business operational activities which helps to increase production and profitability
effectively.
Roles and responsibilities of a director
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They should focus on promoting and protecting stakeholder level in business.
He is responsible to ensure vigil carrying into actions and users will not affected through
business relationships.
Duty to guide each members in firm in order to collect future outcomes and higher level of
business.
He is responsible for managing and solving issues and conflicts between members and other
committees which helps to improve operational activities effectiveness.
A director should focus on independent judgements to increase overall working environment to
make effective decisions.
Political, environmental, legal, social and technological factors should be managed and
controlled by business which helps to ensure that adequate to intentional are held and such
minutes are in wonder of the establishment.
The main focus will be on financial activities that it helps to increase working capital in order to
expand business activities of CP effectively.
In addition to this, after the complete registration and board of members as well as
employees, everyone should follow all the rules and regulation formulated by government in
order to run business effectively and smoothly. Apart from this addition capital for business
expansion can be borrowed from bank loans and directors who are responsible for judging
personal cases within CP and for the practical session as well effectively. The court of registered
is increase capital within the three months, after the final date of subscription is to make as per
the law. This will also help to enhance profitability and production by making safe business with
government guidelines to increase customer base efficiently.
TASK 4
P6 Alternative Dispute resolution process
Alternative Dispute resolution process: Alternative Dispute resolution process is very important
for organisation or two parties in order to solve their issues and conflicts as well as disputes
effectively and efficiently. The governance also support Alternative Dispute resolution process
that it helps to save time for court and also reduce chances of making claim in the court. The
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method is very effective that it helps to make a interaction between two parties in order to
evaluate and determine their issues and disputes to solve them effectively. There are three
methods involved in ADRP which are discussed below:
Conciliation and mediation: These two method are easy as well as free to use both conciliation
and mediation. This will help two parties in order to solve their issues and conflicts as well as
disputes effectively and efficiently. The method is less formal than arbitration and the main
objective of the method is to make both parties happy.
Adjudication: The method is based on written documents that both parties provide documents
such as agreement made y them which helps to determine actual issues or dispute to solve it
effectively. The method is less formal than arbitration and also free to use. The method is also
approved by charted institute of arbitration and focus on main areas causing dispute or issue
effectively.
Arbitration: The method is very effective to solve issues between two parties that a arbitrator is
managed by both parties which helps to analyse and determine issues between both parties with
paper evidences. Arbitrator is legally bounded that the decisions made by him is the last solution
for both parties and they are not able to got to through court procedure effectively.
According to the case study of country pine that there is a dispute arises between them
and suppliers. The firm import their timber from Poland and arrives in the form of flat backs. In
some cases the flat packs contains defects. Usually the supplier refund money for the damage
packages but this time not. Arbitration will be the best and effective method for both parties that
arbitrator will help to analyse and determine issues between both parties with paper evidences
and make solution effectively.
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the above report that English legal system is formulated by the
old politician unions who are independent in order to improve and develop legalisation. The firm
should follow all the rules and regulations formulated by government such as application of
statutory laws effectively. It can be said that company act will help towards the concept of
modest mobility. There are some roles and responsibilities of a director in CP in order to regulate
all the business operational activities which helps to increase production and profitability.
Alternative Dispute resolution process is very important for organisation or two parties in order
to solve their issues and conflicts as well as disputes effectively. These laws help to managed the
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penal and the regulative to the whole business functions and operations. The objective of
business to established the connection between the customer that would improve the capital of
company and enhance the production of company. There are some law that would be affect the
business like health and safety act 1974, harassment act 1997 and other equality act 2010. With
the help of this law they will provide the benefits if someone injured.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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