Keenan and Riches’BUSINESS LAW

■The current system of a six-month rotating presid- ency would be replaced by the appointment by the Council of a permanent Pres ...

Chapter 2Law making or other general emergency and which must not be balanced with any public interest; ■limited rights(i.e. Art ...

compensation or other ‘just satisfaction’ of the case. The court has no powers of enforcement and in prac- tice it relies on the ...

Chapter 2Law making central and local government, the armed forces, the police, immigration and prison officers. However, there ...

Part 1Introduction to law 40 Figure 2.7European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights Title I Dignity Art II-1 Human dignity must ...

Chapter 2Law making 41 Figure 2.7(continued) Title IV Solidarity Art II-27 Worker’s right to information and consultation within ...

Part 1Introduction to law 42 1 Identify four sources of legal change and explain what objectives these organisations are seeking ...

Chapter 2Law making 43 The following links are a useful resource for students to gain an appreciation of law making in the UK an ...

Human rights http://www.justice.gov.uk/whatwedo/humanrights.htm This part of the Ministry of Justice website provides a range of ...

Every facet of modern business life is governed by the law. Today’s businessperson needs to be alert to the legal implications o ...

services of a barrister had to be obtained). The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, however, introduced new arrangements for de ...

Chapter 3Resolving disputes principle, the barrister must accept the work subject to his availability and the negotiation of a p ...

Other legal personnel Public notaries A notary public is an officer of the law who is authorised, among other things, to draw up ...

Chapter 3Resolving disputes Development) perform a similar service for members employed in business. Information and advice for ...

Crown Court. Cases are distributed between these two courts according to the seriousness of the offence. There are three types o ...

Chapter 3Resolving disputes the Magistrates Division would deal with summary offences and less serious either-way offences. ■The ...

■As noted above, defendants should lose the right to elect trial by judge and jury. Although jury trial would continue to be the ...

Chapter 3Resolving disputes ■There should be a thorough review of the law of crim- inal evidence, including reform of the rules ...

a ‘paper committal’. If there was a prima faciecase, the accused was committed for trial in the Crown Court. One magistrate coul ...

Chapter 3Resolving disputes faces the danger that he may receive a more severe sen- tence on appeal. High Court The High Court i ...