Law essays

Alarming increase in money laundering and terror activities forced international community to focus and devise methods to tackle this cancerous problem. The magnitude of problem made sure that international community came together and take the problem head on. International organizations along with various nations took initiatives and prescribed certain Rules/ Regulations/Policies/Procedures which the Banks/ Citizens/ … Read more

Law essay question: Has the rise of consumerism and consumer rights recently, been adequately balanced with appropriate redress by the law as it stands? Support your answer with relevant statutory and case law examples. Definitions: CPA1987 – Consumer Protection Act 1987 GPSR2005 – General Product Safety Regulations 2005 SGSA1982 – Supply of Goods and Services … Read more

By now, most of you understand that writing is an integral part of being a lawyer. No matter what area of law you practice, all are writing-intensive, which is why it’s imperative for lawyers to master the ability to communicate effectively through writing. In realising the importance of legal writing, you also should recognise that … Read more

This page explains some important legal principles including ratio decendi, obiter dictum, binding vs. persuasive decisions, overruling and distinguishing cases, and the difference between a civil law system and a common law system. Ratio Decendi/Obiter Dictum The Ratio decendi is the reason or ground upon which a case is decided. It is the key element of … Read more

Under English law, if a contract becomes impossible to perform, or is only able to be performed in a manner substantially different from that envisaged by the Parties at the outset, then the doctrine of “frustration” may apply and the contract terminate. This may not be in the interests of either of the Parties who may … Read more

[2008] EWHC 1252 (Comm), [2008] All ER (D) 73 (Jun) – The Defendant agreed to sell to the Claimant Russian feed barley in bulk. The contract, dated 29th June 2004, provided for shipment during the period of August – 10th October 2005. The contract incorporated the GAFTA (Grain and Feed Trade Association) Forms 48 and Arbitration Rules 125. Form 48 … Read more

Health care in the United States has changed over the years and the federal government saw need to establish regulatory agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure the elderly, disabled and low income receive quality and cost-effective health care. As a result of health care costs sharply increasing, the … Read more

Is Jennifer’s revocation effective? In contract law, revocation can be described as the termination of an offer. Revocation occurred when an offer is nullified by the offeror which he/she has made an offer earlier to the offeree. The general rule of revocation was established in Payne v Cave’s case and it has stated that an offer … Read more

The accession of the European Union (hereafter EU) to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereafter ECHR) is a process that has been lingering on for years. The Court in Luxembourg in 1996 claimed that accession was impossible under the competences at the time and that a Treaty amendment … Read more

‘Parental liability’ refers to a parent’s obligation to pay for the damages caused by their children. It is the legal term to refer when a child makes a damage and the parents are forced by the law to support the financial part of the damages made by the child. Being a parent means a lot … Read more

You can tell a lot about a society by the way it treats its children. If there is one thing which has always existed, it is crime. Whether it was a little boy stealing bread to provide his family in the middle ages, or a gang doing a robbery in this century. It existed for centuries, … Read more

1. Trade register law (10): This law contains all the rules of a base register of companies and legal people of the Netherlands. If you set up your own company you have to give information to the Chamber of Commerce and they have to put this in the trade register. This information contains: Name and … Read more

From 1932 to 1972, scientists working for the United States Government withheld treatment to participants in studies conducted to assess the effects of syphilis in African-American males. Doctors had been looking for treatments for syphilis in African-American males when the government decided that they would fund this study for the Tuskegee Hospital. Early treatments involved … Read more

In chapter 9, the South African Constitution establishes six independent institutions supporting constitutional democracy. This assignment aims to review the chapter 9 institutions of the Constitution in terms of its origin, motivation which is the reason for existence and it will also focus on how these institutions are composed. The chapter 9 institutions referred to … Read more