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UK Contract Law, 2005.
This paper studies contract law as it applies to consumer products in the United Kingdom.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This three page paper examines the legal issues concerned with consumer products in the UK. In this context, it is evident that identifying liability for any harm or injury that ensues from the purchase and use of a product is the central issue. The writer points out that liability is determined by a number of factors, including the accuracy of ads and labels, the responsibilities of consumers to read and heed the information in ads and labels, and a number of other relevant issues, such as the applicability of exclusions and limitations.
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"In analyzing the legal issues concerned with consumer products, it is evident that identifying liability for any harm or injury that ensues from the purchase and use of a product is the central issue. Liability is determined by a number of factors, including the accuracy of ads and labels, the responsibilities of consumers to read and heed the information in ads and labels, and a number of other relevant issues, such as the applicability of exclusions and limitations. Evaluating the various legal remedies available to protect UK consumers from faulty products and fraudulent advertising requires not only an examination of consumer protection law, but assessments of their effectiveness. An in-depth understanding of the remedies concerning breach can be demonstrated by discussing specific case examples."
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Contract and Consideration within The UK Law System, 2002.
A look at the doctrine of consideration and the privity of contract with the UK law system.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 17 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven page paper looks at the doctrine of consideration and the privity of contract with the UK law system of Contract Law, looking at key cases with decisions from major Judges such as Denning, Wilberforce and Steyn, discussing what originally constitutes a contract using past cases such as Gibson v Manchester, moving to the doctrine of consideration and finally looking at the privity of contract.
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Business Laws and Customs in the UK and the U.S., 2003.
A comprehensive analysis of the similarities and differences in business laws and customs in the United Kingdom and the United States.
5,034 words (approx. 20.1 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 127.95
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This paper is a careful examination of the similarities and differences in the business and legal climates in the UK and U.S. It discusses how the common law heritage of most of the countries in the United States (Louisiana?s law are based largely on the Napoleonic Code) and the United Kingdom ensure a number of similarities in the manifestation of contemporary laws. It points out, however, like the electrical outlets and doorknobs in use in both countries, a sufficient number of differences exist to make direct comparisons between the two nations difficult but interesting. It explains how it has been shown that traditional contract laws in the U.K. and U.S. have both developed rules and principles that control the voluntary assumption of obligations, regulating the performance of obligations so assumed, and providing sanctions for failure to perform. The writer concludes that both countries' cultural traditions are reflective of the respective country's heterogeneity and its central importance in world affairs over the past several centuries.
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"The United Kingdom and the United States share a common heritage, language and culture. Even the U.S. Constitution itself was significantly influenced by the political concepts emerging from the U.K. at the time. Today, the two countries are staunch allies in the war on terrorism, and both countries continue to enjoy high levels of trade with each other. Notwithstanding the many commonalities between the two English-speaking nations, a sufficient amount of dissimilarities exist and a better understanding of these differences can provide some insight into how these countries engage in business today."
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UK Law, 2002.
A look at UK legal theory and jurisprudence.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper discusses legal theory and jurisprudence in the light of UK law. It explains whether there is a right answer for any legal problem or not.
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Contract Law: Breach of Contract, 2008.
A discussion of the law of contract, and especially laws that apply to breach of contract.
1,347 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses laws that apply to breach of contract, related to an interview the writer conducted with Mr. James Pflanz (a lawyer specializing in small business issues). The writer explains how the law of contract is part of private law, and is designed to make sure that parties to a contract keep their promises to each other, and to provide remedies if parties do not keep their promises. The writer further discusses how in the case of partial or complete breach of contract, the wronged party may use contract law to try and get a remedy, which is usually damages. The writer asserts that it is very important in business to have a really good contract drawn up by a lawyer, so that a party does not suffer undue losses due to breach of a poorly written contract.
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"One of the main purposes of contract law is to promote cooperation between parties, and make them keep their promises to each other. When parties cooperate and keep their promises, they can achieve success. However, if they do not work together and cooperate, or if they break their promise, then things can go very wrong. Money may be lost, and it may become a situation where the different parties blame each other for losses. Or else, it may be that a party does not do what they were supposed to do, or do it properly. In this situation, the law of contract lays down ways in which the wronged party can sue for breach of contract. This is the kind of situation I uncovered in a personal interview with Mr. James Pflanz, a lawyer specializing in small business issues."
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Drugs and the Criminal Law, 2001.
A look at illegal drug use in the UK and how UK law deals with offenders.
4,635 words (approx. 18.5 pages), 15 sources, $ 119.95
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This paper talks about UK drug laws and how they are inconsistent, with some quite harmful substances freely available, and others that are prohibited. The focus of the paper is on illegally produced drugs, rather than prescribed medicines.
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"In 1992, over 49 000 people were convicted or cautioned for drug offences. Of these, 43 500 were convicted of personal possession of drugs. About 41 000 of this total were cannabis offences."
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Fundamental Health Law in the United Kingdom, 2004.
In-depth analysis of United Kingdom case law regarding mental health.
24,888 words (approx. 99.6 pages), 39 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper outlines the history of mental health law in the UK, identifying a number of key principles of health care economics and ethics, with a focus on the particular incentives and trade-offs that are raised by these principles at three levels of the mental health system: government and society; purchasers and providers; and users and caretakers. The paper then suggests that there is a need to move towards a more open, accountable, and evidence-based mental health care system, which would be fully supported by UK law.
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History of UK Case Law
Draft Mental Incapacity Bill
The Fundamental Principle Behind Medical Law in the UK
Capacity Law
Problems in Mental Health Systems in the UK
A Right to Health Care: The Libertarian Objection
Whom to Sacrifice
The Struggle Between Ethics and Economics in Mental Healthcare
Four Principles of Healthcare Economics
Four Principles of Healthcare Ethics
Tensions in Healthcare Decision-Making
Government and Society
Purchasers and Providers
Economic Incentives
Ethical Trade-offs
Users and Caretakers
Linking the Past to the Present
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"In the United Kingdom, a debate has surfaced in recent years regarding existing mental health laws . This debate raises important questions about human rights, duty of care, individual responsibility, the nature of mental illness and the purpose of mental health services. The focus of this debate revolves around the libertarian principles of autonomy and self-determination. In basic terms, stakeholders in the debate, including mental health professionals, insurance companies, patients and family members, have varying ideas regarding whether or not we can justify the legalized use of force by mental health services on individuals diagnosed with a mental disorder who have not committed a crime."
History of UK Case Law
Draft Mental Incapacity Bill
The Fundamental Principle Behind Medical Law in the UK
Capacity Law
Problems in Mental Health Systems in the UK
A Right to Health Care: The Libertarian Objection
Whom to Sacrifice
The Struggle Between Ethics and Economics in Mental Healthcare
Four Principles of Healthcare Economics
Four Principles of Healthcare Ethics
Tensions in Healthcare Decision-Making
Government and Society
Purchasers and Providers
Economic Incentives
Ethical Trade-offs
Users and Caretakers
Linking the Past to the Present
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Corporate Manslaughter Law, 2008.
A comparison of the previous corporate manslaughter laws in the UK and the problems associated with it, with the current Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act of 2007.
2,356 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper discusses corporate manslaughter law in the United Kingdom. It looks at the causes of corporate manslaughter, such as gross negligence or failure of management to introduce and maintain basic safety standards. The paper discusses the previous laws and their regular failure to protect the worker. It then looks at the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act of 2007 and the harsher penalties that it dictates.
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Introduction
Previous Laws
Controlling Mind
Corporate Manslaughter & Homicide Act 2007
Duty of Care
Harsher Penalties
Conclusion
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"The new legislation serves to highlight and re-enforce the importance of addressing health and safety issues at a high level. Directors and other "senior management" should take the opportunity to review the management of, and responsibilities for, health and safety in their own organizations and ensure they have appropriate and effective health and safety processes. The good news is that the explanatory notes to the Bill state: "There is no question of liability where the management of an activity includes reasonable safeguards and a death nonetheless occurs". With the provisions of the Act not due to come into force until April of next year, there is time yet for organizations to address any shortcomings in their governance structure, policies and systems. It must be recognized, however, that company-wide attitudes and accepted practices may take more time to change."
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UK Equity And Trusts, 2004.
This paper examines the distribution of an estate under UK Law.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The paper explains the distribution of an estate under British Law.
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"UK Equity and Trusts: The Distribution of Lord Amstrad's Estate. Lord Amstrad, the well-known socialist billionaire, died in April. His will executed on 1st February states; "Everything I own is to be sold by my trustees. The resulting fund is to be distributed subject to paying a reasonable income to my niece Josephine during her lifetime to underpaid nurses and ancillary staff working in the National Health Service."
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Contract Theory, 2007.
This paper explores the issue of contract law and whether contracts are required for an efficient marketplace.
7,833 words (approx. 31.3 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 169.95
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This paper discusses the theory of contract and provides a review of contemporary legal contract theories, the relation between contract law and trust and how important lawyers are in contract law for promoting trust in commerce. The paper shows how contracts are the primary business instrument used to transact commercial exchanges in the United States and abroad today. The paper concludes that contract law serves as a bastion of last resort because people will tend to behave in ways that maximize their self-interests at the expense of others.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Conclusion
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"Before examining any regulation of contracts, though, Collins (1999) suggests that it is important to gain some concept of a typical contractual relation itself: "This relation plainly differs from other types of human association, such as those found between friends, neighbors, members of a club, and between members of a family. Such an investigation of the social institution of contract presents a considerable problem, because the idea of contract possesses a confusing surplus of meanings" (p. 13). On the one hand, Black's Law Dictionary (1990) defines a contract as "An agreement between two or more parties which creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing. As defined in Restatement, Second, Contracts, Section 3, 'A contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty'" (p. 322)."
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Comparative Company Law, 2005.
This paper explores comparative company law, comparing the United Kingdom (UK) to France.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper looks at comparative company law that compares the United Kingdom (UK) to France. The paper describes the primary governing laws for business in each country; The Principal Act and legislation in UK and a unified law in France. The paper also provides a definition of terms.
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"This paper reviews company law in the United Kingdom, UK, and France. Basic structures, similarities and differences are reviewed. Company law in France is governed by a unified law. Company law in the UK is governed by a principal Act, however, the principal act is supplemented by several other pieces of legislation. The primary governing laws for companies in the UK are the Companies Acts: The principal Act and the Companies Act amended some sections of the Act."
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Analysis of a Contract: eBay, 2005.
Applies the fundamentals of a contract to an online contract, eBay's user agreement.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper applies the four fundamentals of contracts to an online contract. It incorporates statutes geared towards contracts, more specifically, statutes dealing with online commerce. The paper uses the online retailer, eBay, as an example.
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"The last contractual qualification is capacity. eBay states in section 1 of the agreement that the user must be of legal contractual age which usually means 18. If the user is under 18, he may only use the service in conjunction with a parent or guardian. On the internet it is easy to misrepresent one's age because there is no way to really verify age outside of a valid credit card account - which can be misrepresented as well. Minors can use whatever birthday they so choose during sign-up. Liability for misrepresentation of age lies within the state's statutes."
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United Kingdom Mental Health Law, 2004.
This extensive research paper analyzes U.K. case law regarding mental health to develop a set of recommendations to be used as a guideline for creating an improved legal system for mental health.
24,780 words (approx. 99.1 pages), 39 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper outlines the history of mental health law in the U.K., identifying a number of key principles of health care economics and ethics, with a focus on the particular incentives and trade-offs that are raised by these principles at three levels of the mental health system: government and society; purchasers and providers; and users and caretakers. The author points out that self-determination theory (SDT) is based on the belief that innate psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness are important bases for human motivation. The paper suggests that there is a need to move towards a more open, accountable, and evidence-based mental health care system, which would be fully supported by U.K. law.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Literature Review
History of UK Case Law
Draft Mental Incapacity Bill
The Fundamental Principle Behind Medical Law in the UK
Capacity Law
Problems in Mental Health Systems in the UK
A Right to Health Care: The Libertarian Objection
Whom to Sacrifice
The Struggle Between Ethics and Economics in Mental Health Care
Four Principles of Health Care Economics
Four Principles of Health Care Ethics
Tensions in Health Care Decision-Making
Government and Society
Purchasers and Providers
Economic Incentives
Ethical Trade-offs
Users and Caretakers
Linking the Past to the Present
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions and Hypothesis
Methodology
Results
Discussion, Recommendations and Conclusion
Explicitness
Evaluation
Accountability
Recommendations
Bibliography
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"In a perfectly competitive market, the supply and demand for a particular good achieves equilibrium, and no more and no less of the good is produced or consumed than is necessary. In reality, markets are not perfectly competitive, resulting in failures due to unfair competition, uncertainty and externality effects. The market for mental healthcare is no exception. These failures are so common that some form of government intervention is necessary. The extent of government involvement is influenced by both economic and political considerations and by the existing model of social choice. In the United Kingdom, a careful balance of both individualistic (autonomy and consumer sovereignty) and collective (justice and welfare maximization) principles must be considered."
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Human Rights Law, 2003.
An analysis of the protections of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as they apply to human rights law in the United Kingdom.
3,065 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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The paper reviews the history of the Council of Europe and The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, commonly known as the ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights). The paper analyzes the history of human rights in the UK beginning with the Magna Carta of the 13th century, and continuing into the 20th century, when legislation was developed to coordinate British law with the original ECHR of 1949 and its subsequent charters and protocols expanding European protections of civil rights. The paper reviews various sections of the ECHR and compares them to English Common Law and provisions of the UK's Human Rights Act of 1998. The paper discusses the difference between non-derogable rights and derogated rights, citing several relevant sections of the ECHR. It also examines several points of the ECHR and considers their acceptability under UK law. In conclusion, the paper finds that the ECHR laws are quite complex and that new British legislation only furthers the dissonance with their applicability to the UK.
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Introduction
Analysis
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"The Council for Europe had been originally established at the end of the Second World War and had an objective of the protection of Europe against totalitarianism and atrocities that were witnessed during the war. This council had the convention as a treaty within the actions it took. (European Convention on Human Rights) The United Kingdom was one of the founder members of this convention and also involved in the design of the law. It was also one of the first countries to approve the treaty. It has also appeals to be made to the European Commission for Human Rights since 1966. The influence of the Convention has been growing in the UK during the past ten years as the European Court of Human Rights are now taking quicker action about the appeals that are being made to it. (The European Convention on Human Rights)"
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Contract, 2002.
A discussion of the legal issues involved in contracts.
2,354 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper examines the steps taken to transform an agreement into a contract. A contract's essential, natural and accidental elements are described, and the issues which are necessary for a valid contract, and for a contract to be legally binding, are outlined. The paper presents an overview of the necessary provisions written contracts must have. The stages a contract goes through are illustrated. Limitations of contracts are provided, and compensatory damages for a breach of contract are discussed.
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"A contract exists when two parties agree to exchange property, money or service. It is an agreement to do or not to do something. An agreement is, therefore, the most important prerequisite of a contract, whereby the parties assent mutually to the terms of the agreement or understanding. It is a promise made by the parties to each other (Legal Information Institute). Contracts, at times, are used interchangeably with covenant and stipulation, but not every agreement is a contract: only agreements, which are legally enforceable are considered contracts."
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