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Question: LAW OF TORT 1 ASSIGNMENT, CASE STUDY, Mr Boss owns Slow Railways and in January 2005 he decided to have a new station built. The station was to be on the outskirts of Presford. In order to advise the claimants the following aspects of law of tort must be considered, what is tort, negligence and what are the elements, nervous shock, economic loss and vicarious liability.

Answer: Tort is a civil wrong and liability is not undertaken voluntary but imposed by courts based on fault. Negligence as a tort is defined as “negligence is the breach of a legal duty to take care, resulting in damage to the claimant, which is not desired by the defendant.” Therefore negligence protects an individual against several types of harm or damage such as damage to property, personal inju......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Discuss the extent to which the omnipotence or sovereignty of Parliament\'s power to legislate is reigned in by practicality.

Answer: In Britain, the Monarch had been sovereign before the 17th and 18th century but it was passed to Parliament who took the right of name of Parliamentary sovereignty and deposed of Monarch. There are two views on the foundation of Parliamentary supremacy, first,1688 revolution that was decisive political act establishing the Parliamentary basis of the constitution. Alternative view is that Parliamen......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: It is time for the Charity Commission to be given a legislative definition of ‘charitable trust’ with which to work. The current definition provides for anomalies and unfairness within the law. Discuss.

Answer: The Charity Commission and the judiciary determine charitable status. The Charity Commission is a public body appointed by the Government. It exercises some judicial functions in ruling whether to designate charitable status to an organisation: “Their role is quasi-judicial.” It assumes the role of a court when doing so , yet can refer cases to the judiciary if necessary and works in tande......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: ACCESS HINDERED! A critical examination of ‘Standing’ in the field of Judicial Review.

Answer: A principle of English law is that every citizen has a basic right to unimpeded access to the courts which, even in our unwritten constitution, must rank as a constitutional right. It seems odd then, that locus standi requirements are so arbitrarily applied. It is difficult to argue a right to access when the ability to argue a case is contingent upon obtaining a judges permission from the outse......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: What is the role of International Law in the modern world?

Answer: International law has the potential to affect the aspirations of billions of people throughout the world; people who need to be provided with a more tolerable present and at the same time be enabled to envisage a future which is respectful of their dignity and their culture. Little today is done in the international arena that is not regulated in some way by international law; however, in order to......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Where does ultimate power lie in the UK constitution?

Answer: Most European nations have written constitutions; a single document which can be referred to in isolation. Unusually for a major western democracy, the UK has no such document. The rules on who makes the law, how the relationship between the principle organs of state is regulated and their functions, are contained in a variety of sources i.e. Statutes, the common law, and conventions. An unwrit......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Where does ultimate power lie in the UK constitution?

Answer: Most European nations have written constitutions; a single document which can be referred to in isolation. Unusually for a major western democracy, the UK has no such document. The rules on who makes the law, how the relationship between the principle organs of state is regulated and their functions, are contained in a variety of sources i.e. Statutes, the common law, and conventions. An unwrit......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: From Beswick v. Beswick [1968] AC 58 to White v. Jones [1995] 1 All ER 691 the judges have valiantly tried to avoid the doctrine of privity where justice has demanded that a remedy be granted. The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) legislation is long overdue. 66% Discuss.

Answer: For many years, both lawyers and academics have regularly attacked the application of the rule of privity in English contract law. Nevertheless, although recommendations to change the law were made before the Second World War, until now little was done and it is submitted that actually, there are not many situations where the rule has caused true injustice. Primarily, this is because there are a......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: “…The courts can and often do, draw aside the veil. They can, and often do, pull off the mask. They look to see what really lies behind. The legislature has shown the way… the courts should follow suit”. Assess the accuracy of this claim. 71%

Answer: When a company is incorporated, it is treated as a separate legal entity, distinct from its promoters, directors, members and employees and hence the concept of the corporate veil, separating those entities from the corporate body has arisen. The nature of corporate personality can be analysed by reference to the celebrated case of Salomon v. A. Salomon & Co. Ltd. Indeed it has been said that Sal......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Children Policy Practice and the Law, Research Project Proposal: Kinship Care in Liverpool - An Evaluation of Current Practice

Answer: Kinship Care, the placement of a child with relatives and non related family friends either formally under the Family Placement Regulations 1991 or informally, has evolved during the past decade from an infrequently utilised option for both temporary care and permanence to a widely used alternative for children requiring local authority accommodation. Indeed, Section 23 (2) of the Children Act 19......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

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