Law Essays

Some European countries, like Germany and the Netherlands, have decriminalized and /or legalized prostitution and given it the status as any other normal work or profession. It included decriminalizing brothels, the customers, and the pimps.

Moreover, these external influences manifest in the structures and statuses of a country’s judiciary and how the judiciary interconnects with the other arms of government (Waugh, 1996). For example, in the case of the Australian legal system, the formative and original influences came from Great Britain under whose colonial powers Australia fell for more than 150 years.

Marmor (2005) indicates that authorities normally formulate laws, which guide the populace in nations endowed with natural resources. The island of Tagg is a good example of a region that can be governed using a combination of legal structures.  It is expected that the exploration of oil will affect the religion and the value system of the people of Tagg.  

To understand the Death Penalty and how it became, we need to first understand the history and the meaning of the term called “Death Penalty”. The Death Penalty is also known as “Capital Punishment”. It can be explained as the legal or official killing of a person by the state or government as a punishment for serious criminal misconduct.

The vehicle may not be suitable for ferrying seated passengers. It is important to interpret this case in order to highlight the national law in which mandatory motor vehicle liability cover does not encompass damage in connection to personal harm to individuals traveling in a vehicle, which is not suitable for seating passengers.

There are those who believe that in the creative role of judges they make laws. However, there are those who deny any creative role of judges and argue that those judges who make new rules or laws are thwarting people’s will, or are usurping the legislative role.     

As a deliberate attempt to facilitate the regulatory and supervisory functions of the industry, the establishment of the FSA sought to avail elusive authority and mechanisms to an independent body other than the Bank of England. Apparently, reforms in the regulatory function of the financial industry were making a dramatic transformation in the sector, with more changes to the existing institutions. 

While forcefully taking back his bicycle, Donnie gets obstructed by Serena’s sister Verona. The turn of events then resulted in causing fatal injuries to Verona, by Donnie in his temper, who died after two weeks, thereby defining Donnie’s criminal liability.

Unethical business practice is not only bad for business in terms of the economic losses attendant to it but it also has a ripple effect of eroding confidence in the business community business that businesses themselves would hesitate to expand due to its perceived uncertainty of the general economic environment of the US. 

For the formation of a legally binding contract, there must be a valid offer and a valid acceptance. A valid offer is one that is specific, legal in substance, free from ambiguity and is properly communicated to the offeree. An offer might be too vague to comprise a valid offer as seen in Guthing v Lynn. In this case, the buyer of a horse promised to pay the seller an extra £ 5 if the horse proved lucky.

Malcolm, due to his being very busy planning for his trip, was unable to peruse the standard form and merely signed and returned it to Georgia. During Malcolm's absence, Georgia fed the tropical fish with rabbit food and the rabbit with fish food.

Contractual ingredients include; the form, which must be observed for some formalities, the parties should be legally entitled to enter into a contract, the agreement needs to have been entered into freely and not under the influence or duress, and the agreement ought not to be contrary to the policy of the public or illegal.

The juvenile justice system, which is slightly different from that of adults, exists, within the information framework that children might fall prey to developmental challenges. Available information on juvenile delinquency, therefore, presents the juvenile justice system with various important decision-making considerations on the criminal actions or omissions by minors that may amount to a breach of the effective laws.

The Germans have two objections. One is that Nic is a Bulgarian national. The other is that he has not been accepted to any job in Germany at the time of his attempt at entry. There are two sets of laws applicable here, both relating to freedom of movement of persons within the European Union.

Leaping Lizard Coffee Emporium Pty Ltd has been planning to increase its business in Malaysia. Therefore, the existing directors of the company decided to appoint Arrifin, a local individual, as an additional director of the company. The decision was followed because of the local knowledge and expertise possessed by Arrifin.

Indeed, justice would also be denied to those who deserve it and the law will be in the hands of a few people. It is for the sake of all these factors that the need to preserve the continued existence of the police force and their duties thereof is an important segment of society.

Those who play consign bets on credit card accounts to pay for the winner when playing the game. There are various activities of Internet gambling, but the most common is online casinos, which features available games in casinos. The operators of this business are supposed to obtain licenses in order to conduct their business.

With respect to contract law, two conflicting policies are consumer-welfarism and market individualism. In view of the courts’ intervention in regaining normalcy in unfair practices, market fair dealings and contractual terms may face difficulties with the appropriateness of the interpretations thereon.    

In case of breach of contract, the law enforces the agreement. This is on condition that the terms of the contract are fair to the consumer. Domestic consumers of financial services need protection against losses. A bank can become bankrupt and this leads to the customers served by the institution suffering losses.

An act of state, as articulated in Underhill versus Hernandez, is the principle that “…..the courts of one country will not sit in judgment of the acts of the government of another done within its territory”. There have been various attempts to make exemptions for cases where the government itself is engaged in the commercial activity in question.

The trustee in a discretionary trust to whom the legal ownership of trust property is not only vested with but also has a dispositive discretion. A trustee under discretionary trust has the authority to decide the exact value of the benefit which the beneficiary is entitled to receive or even to decide whether to negate their entitlement.

It was a dialogue of Caroline, one of the characters in Pride and Prejudice. She tries her best to attract Mr. Darcy’s attention but Darcy is not showing any interest in her. The protagonist Elizabeth Bennett was her arch-rival, because of Darcy’s attraction toward Elizabeth. She was very eager to marry Mr. Darcy as he was the landowner and one of the wealthiest persons.

There are many types of contracts signed by individuals and companies (Cheeseman 48). These contracts include different processes that must be followed in order for a contact to be fully executed. One of these processes is offer and acceptance.

The court’s ruling may lead to different interpretations of the judgment and it may raise more questions about the justice system. To avoid such conflicts after judgments, the courts ensure that they make judgments that can be backed up with factual scripts on the law.

The public servants can be sued in the courts of law for giving wrongful information and causing suffering and distress to their clients. However, they receive protection from the law when carrying out constitutional duties such as protecting the children. To provide better health and safety services to the children require all stakeholders to work together according to the laid down policies.

Generally, the UK is known to have unwritten constitutions like in the USA and Germany. However, much of the law passed in parliament is always in writing. This type of law is known as statue law. The principle or policy of the UK’s parliamentary sovereignty is frequently presented to be a unique legal arrangement with no parallels in the comparative constitutional law.

Corruption is an economic crime that entails abuse of public office. This is because it involves the breaching of one’s duty. Moreover, corruption has been linked with money laundering. This is because money laundering entails concealing funds that have been generated through illegal means.

In other instances, most states in the US will declare assault or battery shall have been committed in a gracious manner if an individual or group causes severe injury to the others or the individual or group causes severe injury using a fatal weapon or deadly weapon. Throughout, the law treated the threat of physical injury as assault while the battery was considered the complete contact to cause harm.

Employee and independent contractor are terms used in the contract of employment. An employee is a person who gives service in place of another in exchange for a salary. Independent contractors resemble employee’s contracts but extend service to another.

The liabilities imposed on the spouses in the matrimonial system were intended to accord support to the members of the family. To accomplish this aim, the courts made judgments that fundamentally relied on fairness and equality, while deciding financial matters.

Thus, trusts can arise under any circumstances apart from the “conscious creation of it by the settlor, which are legally significant but are not however exhaustive and hence not specified to come within a definition. An example of the conscious creation of a trust can be illustrated as follows.

The parliament has legislative supremacy and hence ultimate power over all political bodies in the UK. In addition, the parliament has two divisions including the upper house or the house of lords and the lower house or the house of the Commons.

While many consider the submission of cases to the courts for resolution as the most effective way to resolve a dispute, it is undeniable that arbitration is currently gaining popularity in the country in view of the capacity of the United Arab Emirates to establish itself as a regional hub for international business (Price & Al Tamimi).

The field of law is one of the most important fields both historically and in the contemporary environment. This is from the fact that for any given setting to run appropriately, laws should exist to govern and thus serve as the ultimate authority. One of the most common laws practiced is contract law which has had avid effects on the British population over time.

The verdicts given by the jurors cannot be challenged, but the reasons of the judge may be challenged. This implication is at times related to the independence of the judiciary yet many believe that it does not. The independence of the juries and judges is not questioned when they are asked to give reasons.

In this case, the main question to attend to was as to whether the claimants were actually workers, by taking into consideration the already existing regulations such as the 1998 working time regulation (WTR) and the 1999 national minimum wage regulation (NMWR).

The current immigration regime mandates that unauthorized entrants who are intercepted at sea are typically detained at Christmas Island and other offshore locations while their statuses are investigated. In the meantime, the Migration Act 1958 and its subsequent amendments increasingly limited the courts’ oversight of immigrant and refugee statuses of detainees.    

Megan has a right to claim for financial relief. Due to the fact that they can’t agree on the matter, there is a need for the court to step in and decide on the amount of spousal support based on conditions established by the law.

The basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to are referred to as human rights. They compose of such rights as freedom of expression, equal treatment before the law, and the right to life, among others. There is freedom of expression which thus gives people the right to protest as long as they do not infringe on other people’s rights or break the law.

LV had argued that Google acted illegally in allowing other entities to bid for and utilize as key words its brand names when triggering ads on their websites. The case was viewed as critical to the search engine’s business model that had been built around the system. The ECJ also added that the Cour de Cassation, France’s highest court would have finality on other cases, case-by-case.

Richard is a singer and a performer while John has been his manager for three years. The issue that arises here is the role of John as a manager and the roles of Richard as his employer.  The manner in which the two are supposed to relate to each other without conflict of interest is a big issue.

Generally, remedies that are available during the interim of the case are equitable remedies. There are less evidential burdens for these remedies and are obtained quicker because they are necessary to stop the defendant from doing something – disposing of assets, leaving the country, selling things illegally, etc.

Terrorism poses serious threats to national security and, therefore, many countries have opted to adopt various legislative measures and policies that will be able to protect all the citizens. For instance, the EU adopted a counter-terrorism strategy and action plan, which has enhanced cooperation between the police, judicial, and other government organs.

Marxists associate contemporary capitalism with general global industrialization. Contemporary capitalism entails the periodization of capitalism and the evolution of capitalism. Contemporary capitalism was attributed to the alteration of economic dynamics. The society was forced to conform to the current organizational imperatives. 

Other people make money through the internet by using unlawful ways of cheating others. The Internet has to be used by the young or old people in a responsible manner and not as a ground to make others suffer. This paper will discuss Amanda Todd – cyber attack and bullying that made a 15-year-old girl commit suicide. 

Under the Modern Slavery Bill, the legal authorities also intend to introduce Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders as well as Slavery and Trafficking Risk Orders. The bill also aims to introduce Anti – Slavery Commissioner, since having a senior figure will help in increasing the power of fight against the modern-day slavery in the UK.

According to Mallor (933), a Limited Liability Partnership is a partnership whose partners have applied and qualified for limited liability status. The best business entity for Aric, Jorge, Virginia, and Jackie’s partnership is the Limited Liability Company. LLCs have a number of advantages which will guarantee the success of the firm.

If any partner may wish to transfer or sell his shares, he may do so only according to the decision and agreement of other partners, in case he goes ahead to do so without due regard of the laid down procedure, the other partners have a right to restrain him according to the provisions in this section or the laid down statues of the state. 

The introduction of the Deasy’s Act by the Commission of Northern Ireland is a huge step towards the other countries that use common laws, these countries are namely; England, Wales, Scotland and Republic of Ireland. The law in these countries is modernized since they are reformed from those that Northern Ireland has been using.   

The discussion of crime and security of the citizens continues to emerge as a significantly notable issue of public concern. Further, as the public seeks redress from the concerned offices, the debates continue to rage. The concerns of the citizens reach public officers with the responsibility of guarding and protecting the citizens.