Business Law in the UK: Legal Systems, Sources, and Commercial Impact

This report provides a comprehensive overview of business law in the UK, focusing on its legal systems, sources of law, and the direct impact on commercial organizations. It defines the law in the UK context, explains the characteristics of criminal and civil law, and identifies the legal systems of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The report details the hierarchy of principal sources of law, including the constitution, legislation, and case law, and examines their impact on multilingual organizations, highlighting the importance of multilingualism in a globalized business environment. Furthermore, it explores how the UK law-making process, particularly employment law, affects commercial entities, covering aspects such as data protection, equity, employment rights, and national wages. The report concludes by emphasizing the significance of understanding and adhering to these legal frameworks for the smooth and successful operation of businesses in the UK.

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Contents
Define the law in context of UK..............................................................................................................3
Explain characteristics of two main classifications of laws within UK....................................................3
Identify three different Legal systems within UK....................................................................................4
Explain hierarchy of principal sources of the laws in English Legal System...........................................5
characteristics of sources of laws identified above with examples..........................................................5
Define impact of respective laws on the multilingual organisation..........................................................5
How the UK law making process have a direct impact on the commercial organizations.......................6
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................8

Introduction
Private law and public law are two key laws that govern the entire nation of United
Kingdom. These two laws help the country in analyzing and determining role of individual
within community or society. Categorization of these two laws measure people’s social status
and individual’s duties ore responsibilities towards the state is determined through the
relationship between people and stats that is knows as public law, whereas a relationship
between the private organization and individuals is known as private law (Ansay, Wallace Jr and
Önay, eds., 2020). It has been analyzed that legislation is key source of the law that consists of
numerous rules, acts, regulation and orders which enforced by Parliament. Therefore, this report
so going to over the concept of UK’s law, different legislation system, hierarchy of principle
source of law, effect of the laws on multiple enterprise and features of the law.
UK Classifications of Laws
Define the law in context of UK
The UK’s parliament has passed an act with the motive to enforce it in the country’s citizens. It
mainly passed into both house of the parliament that are House of Lords & House of Commons
(Antonijevic-Elliott and et. al., 2020). When government implement any law regarding a certain
issues or topic, then it require following few rules or regulation that need to be followed by the
authorities or citizen legally. During the procedure, first of all, there is an introduction of the bill
within both house of the parliament and that bill further discussed by the government authorities
of parliament’s house. After it, this process of the discussion is followed by a deep & critical
analysis & critical evaluation of specific act and regulation into the brief study that is then agreed
by both houses of parliament. Procedure of this discussion with a brief & analytical study &
evaluation is sanctioned & signed by both houses of parliament that then takes formation of law.
Sanctioning of the bill creates a formation of the law that is then enforced on people of
respective country.

Explain characteristics of two main classifications of laws within UK
In UK, Legal laws are categorized generally into two diverse types such as criminal & civil law.
It is very imperative to consider that nature of such classification is due to major differences in
purpose, actions & terminology of all branch of law (Berman, 2019).
Criminal law- this law is mainly liked with an act of the forbidding specific forms of the
wrongful conduct & imposing punishment for those who involve in unfair or wrongful acts.
Criminal proceedings are generally brought in name of any State & are known as ‘prosecutions’.
This should be considered that prosecutions can be assessed by confidential individual & other
bodies, inclduing trading standards department of local authority but cannot undertake case of
prosecution (Cambron, Catalano and Hawkins, 2018).
Civil law- It deals with mainly the private rights & duties that arise between a nation and
individual. Object of the civil actions is to make the wrongdoing correct which has been
committed. The Enforcement of this civil law is accountability of an individual who is
responsible for the wrong and state is liable to provide for procedure in order to resolve any kind
of dispute. In relation to the civil proceedings, individual who claims sues the defendant in civil
court & asks for the remedy. Claimant will be victorious in his claim if individual is capable to
prove the case in his favor. If claimant is not victorious, then defendant will not be made
responsible for his actions.
Identify three different Legal systems within UK
In UK there is domination of mainly three legal systems as these legal system are authorized and
governed by the United Kingdom. Legal system of the England and Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland are 3 different legal structures within UK. It has been identified that England
and Wales are governed through a common legal system where as Scotland and northern Ireland
has a different and separate legal structure because of their different historical background and
culture (Karhunen and et. al., 2018). These legal structure or systems are differ because of its
varied culture and other social norms. These legal structures are differ also because of the
country’s geographical boundaries & limitations. In UK, there are diverse statues & laws which
are implemented and enforceable on few parts & are not enforceable or applied on other. Due to

this, implication & enforcement of the law on diverse parts comprises of 3 different legal
systems within country of the United Kingdom.
Source of law
Explain hierarchy of principal sources of the laws in English Legal System
Hierarchy of the principal sources of law within English legal system constitutes of chiefly of
superlative authority in law’s enforcement that is defined as Constitution of a country hich
enforces & implements a range of the acts & amendments related to the law & order of a nation
with the aim of maintaining tranquility & order in civilization. Constitution is first and key
hierarchy on source of law that is followed by two different laws of state & centre. These two are
primarily imbibed for a clear justification of the legal system with different roles of the
authorities in a country Central government implements & legalize laws of Central area & State
government implements & legalize laws of area of the State (Karobi, 2022).
characteristics of sources of laws identified above with examples
it is examined that customs, orders, laws, rules, precedents and laws are key sources of the law
that are decided cases and most significant and primary sources of law (King, Schnitker and
Houltberg, 2020). Therefore, there are some characteristics of the source f law, discussed below:
 In a country its legal system enforce rule for the equality among individual
with the motive to treat the people equally in relation to their gender, cast,
race and many more.
 It believes in maintaining and establishing a cordial bond among the
individuals and Society.
 Legal system of any nation is very limited and dynamic with an option to
expand its boundaries based on the changing rules and regulations.
 It helps in establishing peace and happiness within society with a proper
maintenance of the orders and law within a nation.
 It is analysed that this system is very difficult & multifaceted in its natures
ascertaining legal obligation

Define impact of respective laws on the multilingual organisation
It has been analyzed that in business world, globalisation play most crucial role as it help them in
expanding the business out of the national boundaries. It help the organization in forming
separate multi linguistic department as it has been identified that language is a barrier for the
organization when it comes to expand the business outside the country’s boundaries. It accord
the civilization with its practice within the education sector that assist in spreading the awareness
regarding different & diversified culture of society among citizens (Mohammed, 2018). Such
practices associated with the multilingualism are very useful dn helpful when addressing
authenticity of any specific region. So, it is essential for the enterprises to establishes the
multilingual practice in order to develop an understanding related to the classifiable languages at
one place that help them in recognizing its validity in the culture of the particular arena. So, as
resulting of the respective laws on the multilingual organization is that it aid in growth &
development of the specific arena by giving a recognition to the minority class at the national
level through formulating several policies related to the diversified culture of any region (Mori,
ed., 2018).
How the UK law making process have a direct impact on the commercial organizations
It has been analyzed that in Business Law, employment law govern a relation between the
workers and their employers. It plays a crucial role when it comes about functioning the
organizational activity in more efficient way. It is determined that employment law is very
advantageous as it protect in the individuals and also ensures their right when they enter into any
employment contract. This wider law covers numerous parts that play significant role in running
any business more successfully (Neblo and White, 2018). This is because in organization
workers are considered most valuable asset for the company so employers are responsible to
provide significant facilities to their workforce. This practice of Organization ensures the
employees against any kind of discrimination gender equality minimum wages and equal pay for
the equal work. This law also covers a formation of the trade union. This law is considered as a
consolidation of various legalization which are very significant for an effective operation of the
company that are mention below:
Data protection act 2018- in commercial organization, this enactment is trending very rapidly
as it state protection of the personal information of organizational workers by their employers.

Equity act 2010- main purpose of this act is to protect the employees against discrimination. It
laid down few protected feature that could not exploited as cause for the decision within
workplace.
Employment rights act 1996- this act give the right to employees reading maternity and
paternity leaves, protection against any kid of the wrongful dismissal claims against the
redundancy or other unfair dismissal.
National wages act 1998- UK’s authorities have enacted this act with the purpose of securing
labor’s right against their employers. This law state minimum wages that workers get for their
work (Partington, 2021).
For example, there are various laws, followed by the commercial organization that favors the
employer and employees as well. Effective performance of the workforce ensures, the
organization’s success, therefore organization need to safeguard their personnel’s rights.
During formation of employments contract it is the responsibility of the employers that they
purposely laid down rights & duties of them in the clear form (Schell, 2021).
 Employees act ensure right to get holidays, sick leaves and proper working tool.
 National minimum act ensure that employees get a reasonable wages for their work.
 Employees have right to get an effective working environment and medical insurance.
CONCLUSION
For the above report, it has been find out that in UK, its legal structure government not
merely Wales and England, but Ireland & Scotland also govern in as well. It ash been identified

that UK’s source of law is categorized chiefly into two parts including primarily and secondary
source of law. This report has discussed that major division of the UK legal structure is based on
the common law which that is known as judge made law. It is a combination of the customs &
judicial precedents. In this report, it has been identified that UK’s authorities has started more
emphasis on the law’s codification that help them in laid down few enactments, policies
regulation and laws. At last, in this report, it has been discussed that employment is a significant
legislation that enables the business to function more smoothly. Therefore, it helps in governing
the employee’s and employer’s relationship within workplace and their obligation or duties
towards each other in more effective and efficient way.
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