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  • Criminal Law

    General Principles Crime and sentence There is a main entry about this section in the Encyclopedia. The definition of a crime There is a main entry about this section in the Encyclopedia. The classification of offences There is a main entry about this section in the Encyclopedia. The […]

  • Laboratory Animal Law

    Laboratory Animal Law Contents The Legal Protection of Animals The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) was created in June 2001 from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and from the environmental and countryside business areas of the then Department […]

  • Consumer Sales Law

    Resources Further Reading ARNOKOUROUS, G. I.,“The transposition of the Consumer Sales Directive into the Greek legal system”, ERPL, 2001, n.º 2-3, pp. 259 y ss. BEALE, H./HOWELLS, G., “EC Harmonisation of Consumer Sales Law – A missed opportunity?”, Journal of Contract Law, 1997, n.º […]

  • Contentious Business

    Definition of Contentious Business In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Contentious Business : Business of a solicitor when there is a contest between the parties involved, especially litigation. It is important in relation to *costs, since different rules […]

  • Consumer-Hire Business

    Definition of Consumer-Hire Business In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer-Hire Business : Any business that comprises or relates to the bailment of goods under *consumer-hire agreements regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974. With certain […]

  • Ancillary Credit Business

    Definition of Ancillary Credit Business In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Ancillary Credit Business : A business involved in credit brokerage, debt adjusting, debt counselling, debt collecting, or the operation of a credit-reference agency. Credit […]

  • English Trusts Law

    History of Trust Deeds When the amount borrowed by a company is large, the company commonly executes a trust deed by way of further security. The object of such a trust deed is twofold: it conveys specific property to the trustees of the deed by way of legal mortgage (the charge […]

  • English Trusts Law

    History of Trust Deeds When the amount borrowed by a company is large, the company commonly executes a trust deed by way of further security. The object of such a trust deed is twofold: it conveys specific property to the trustees of the deed by way of legal mortgage (the charge […]

  • Misrepresentation in English Law

    Resources See Also Further Reading Misrepresentation in English Law in the Encyclopedia of Britain Misrepresentation in English Law in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Misrepresentation in English Law in the Halsbury's Laws of England Misrepresentation in English Law in the […]

  • Small Businesses

    Resources See Also Further Reading Small Businesses in the Encyclopedia of Britain Small Businesses in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Small Businesses in the Halsbury's Laws of England Small Businesses in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Small Businesses […]

  • Business Support

    Resources See Also Further Reading Business Support in the Encyclopedia of Britain Business Support in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Business Support in the Halsbury's Laws of England Business Support in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Business Support […]

  • Business Liability

    Definition of Business Liability In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Business Liability : Liability (contractual or tortious) for a breach of obligations or duties arising in the course of a business (which can include the activities of a government […]

  • Business Tenancy

    Definition of Business Tenancy In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Business Tenancy : A *tenancy of premises that are occupied for the purposes of a trade, profession, or employment. Business tenants have special statutory protection. If the landlord […]

  • English Poor Laws

    History of Welfare: The English Poor Laws Introduction to English Poor Laws The English Poor Laws, a system set up by the government of England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, attempted to establish a clear public responsibility for care of the poor. Under these laws, government […]

  • List of Encyclopedia britannica´s articles related to Law

    2007 Macropedia: Business law: The body of rules, whether by convention, agreement, or national or international legislation, governing the dealings between persons in commercial matters. Computer crime Constitutional law Crime and Punishment Criminal law Environmental […]