| Assignment Cover Sheet
| Qualification | Unit number and title
| BTEC HND in Business (Level 5) | Unit 7 Business Law
| Student name | Module Tutor
| Bishrul Irshad | Nizam Razzaq
| Learning Outcomes | Date i
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| Assignment Cover Sheet
| Qualification | Unit number and title
| BTEC HND in Business (Level 5) | Unit 7 Business Law
| Student name | Module Tutor
| Bishrul Irshad | Nizam Razzaq
| Learning Outcomes | Date issued | Deadline | Submitted on
| LO 1; LO 2 | Friday 2 December 2016 | Friday 16 January 2017 – before 4:00pm | Friday 16 January 2017
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| Assignment title | Law and the Legal System
| In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found for each criterion.
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| Criteria reference | To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the student is able to: | Evidence
(Page no.)
| P1 | Explain different sources of law and laws that organisations must comply with. | 09 & 10
| P2 | Explain the role of government in law making and how statutory and common law is applied in the justice courts. | 09,11 & 12
| P3 | Using specific examples illustrate how company, employment and contract law has a potential impact upon business. | 13 & 14
| M1 | Evaluate the effective-ness of the legal system in terms of recent reforms and developments. | 11
| M2 | Differentiate and analyse the potential impacts of regulations, legislation and standards. |
| D1 | Provide a coherent and critical evaluation of the legal system and law, with evidence drawn from a range of different relevant examples to support judgements. | 7-16
| Student declaration
| I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged. Student signature: Date:
| Qualification | BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business
| Level | 4 & 5
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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction.. 5
1.1 Law.. 6
1.1.2 Civil Law.. 6
1.1.3 Criminal Law.. 7
1.1.4 Civil law vs Criminal Law.. 8
2.0 Overview of sources of law.. 9
2.1 Common Law.. 9
2.2 Legislation.. 9
2.3 How a law is developed?. 9
2.4 Delegated Legislation.. 10
3.1 Court structure and their jurisdiction.. 11
4.1 Implication of Law on a business. 13
4.2 Contract Law.. 13
4.3 Company Law.. 14
4.4 Employment Law.. 14
5.1 Key legislation relevant to business. 15
5.2 Cyber-Crimes. 15
5.3 Trademarks. 15
5.4 Sale of Goods. 16
Reference. 17
1.0 Introduction
The purpose of the report is to develop a handbook for new companies as a reference guide on the legal system and legislation. Initially, the main two types of law, namely the criminal and civil law will be explained. Next, a brief overview of the sources of law will be analysed. Then, the Sri Lankan court structure will be evaluated. Moving on, the implication of law on the business will be discussed. Finally, the key legislation relevant to business will be examined. Also, many examples will be added to give clear evidence.
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