Law essays

Marcus v. Elsie: In this scenario, concerns past consideration, due to the promise of £300 Elsie made to Marcus after he repaired the smoking chimney, and later refused to pay him. The definition of consideration was established by Lord Lush CJ, where he portrayed consideration as ”some right, interest, profit or benefit, accruing to the one … Read more

There are different aspects of Bitcoin, which have presented problems for the regulators as they try to come up with measures of regulation. These aspects are as follows: (1) the decentralized nature of Bitcoin, (2) easy access of Bitcoin through the internet, and (3) Bitcoin unlike any other form of currency was designed for multiple … Read more

The word ‘agreement’ is central to a contract. Broadly, a contract is a legally enforceable agreement giving rise to obligations for the parties to it. ‘The agreement is often said to require a meeting of minds between the contracting parties, which is sometimes described as consensus ad idem. The law is not concerned with what … Read more

‘Efforts were made during the sixth National Assembly to pass a cyber-crime law. Before now six private member bills were introduced at both chambers of the National Assembly seeking to provide a legal framework to combat cyber-crime and other related offences. These include the Computer Security and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Bill 2005; Cyber Security … Read more

Modern trends in criminal justice over the past few decades exhibit the need for some criminal penalties amid the extremes of imprisonment and regular probation. Usually, increases in crime have been retorted with increases in imprisonment. This has developed a counterproductive model that often lead to overcrowded prisons and jails, early release of potentially dangerous … Read more

The Personal Protective Equipment at Work are an established rules under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The guidelines place a responsibility on employers to make sure that appropriate personal protective equipment is given to the workers who may come in contact to a risk while being in the workplace. Personal Protective Equipment … Read more

The conditions that determine the validity of the contract are complex and require considerable analysis to avoid breach of regulations that govern the law of contract. It is therefore important that a definition of what a contract is, should be outlined to guide the course of advice that may be extended to Muchimba Company Limited. … Read more

The United States v. Nixon was a historic United States Supreme Court decision. The Court resulted in a unanimous 8’0 ruling against President Richard Nixon and was important to the later stages of the Watergate affair. It is considered a crucial precedent limiting the power of any US president. Having this major political affair happen … Read more

The Supreme Court insists that political money is equal to speech and allows unlimited amounts of unrestricted money through the Citizens United ruling proposed in January 2010 (Mark Lewis, The Atlantic Magazine, 2014). However, the flow of secret money distorts electoral processes and threatens the very basis of our democracy. Our elections are being outsourced … Read more

A) During the Constitutional Convention, it was decided that the new nation would have a representative democracy, where citizens elect individuals to represent their ideas. Throughout history however, it has often been questioned whether those representatives represent the people or themselves. The government is split up into three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative. The executive … Read more

The legal skills that law students are expected to have developed to study the LLB course include being able to obey all general regulations as well as assessment requirements. Additionally they are expected to be able to reference appropriately, acknowledging the sources they had used to complete a task or assignment. They are expected to … Read more

The ”veil of incorporation” is a term used when a company separates legal responsibility from its directors and shareholders. This partition protects directors from being personally liable for a companies bad debts and obligations. In 1862 this law was established and has rarely been lifted in UK company law. The ‘veil of Incorporation’ was used … Read more

In this scenario, Jack is guilty for Pratt murder and attempted murder of Bert. Jack’s attorney fails to understand that jack was really determined to kill Bert. If the gun had not malfunctioned, Jack would have killed Bert on the spot. He attempted twice to kill him with no success. What if the gun did … Read more

For many years, gaining equality has been an objective of many blacks in America. Having endured slavery, discrimination, and constant denial of their fundamental rights by white Americans, blacks began standing up for their rights and demanding those freedoms delegated in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The Declaration of Independence affirms that all … Read more