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What is the role of consideration in English contract law?

Pursuant to the common law’s economic view of contracts, the English conception of contracts requires the exchange of reciprocal obligations. It is frequently said that, historically, the fundamental purpose...
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Outline the meaning of term 'parliamentary sovereignty'.

Parliamentary sovereignty is the sum of legal sovereignty and political sovereignty. Legal sovereignty means that the body is the highest body for making law. For instance, in the UK, Parliament can pass law...
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the parliamentary law-making procedure.

There are obvious advantages to the parliamentary law-making procedure, just as there are disadvantages. One of the main advantages of the procedure is that it is democratic; democratically elected MPs can o...
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What is the actus reus of a crime?

The actus reus of the crime translates in latin to 'the guilty act' and is the objective, external element of the crime. For example, the actus reus of a speeding offence would be driving the vehicle over th...
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Identify and explain the tortious issues that might be relevant to a recent house buyer, supporting your answer with reference to relevant case law and statute.

Here are the first two paragraphs of a recently submitted essay I completed. I am happy to discuss it in full. Occupiers’ liability is an area of tort law relating to the duty of care owed by those who occup...
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