Barclay Littlewood, LL.B

Barclay Littlewood
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Barclay Littlewood is a British lawyer and legal entrepreneur. After training at Gray’s Inn, he was called to the Bar before founding UK Essays in 2003 – the UK’s first online essay support service aimed at supporting and educating students. Drawing on his legal training, Barclay personally authored many of the early model essays and set the high standards that continue to guide UKEssays.com and its sister site, LawTeacher.net. Under his leadership, the business expanded to offer resources and academic support across disciplines, now supported by more than 500 UK-qualified writers. Barclay remains a proponent of ethical academic assistance, emphasising transparency, legal integrity, and professional accountability in student support services.

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Articles by Barclay Littlewood

British Concepts of the ‘Rule of Law’

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Brief 211716 The Rule of Law: Write an essay critiquing the concept of the “rule of law”. To what extent does today’s British state reflect the ideals at its core? Outlined below is…

Tenancy Agreement Problem Question

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

The primary scope of this paper is to consider whether parties who enter into an agreement that purports to be a licence can be said to have entered into a lease agreement….

Land Law Cases Analysis

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

The case law involving both unregistered and registered land before the 2002 Act suggests that proper enquiries were considered necessary….

Family Law Problem Question

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

In order to answer this question one must assess and consider the law relating to family matters and the access to justice for a foreign national. This will require an in-depth analysis of the rules …

Problem Question on Negligence and Duty of Care

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

This question is on negligence and it involves the following: duty of care; delictual liability in contractual relationship; duty owed by sellers and designers of a house to purchaser and defective d…

Effects of the Children Act 1989

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

The Children Act 1989 has put in place a set of principles which are designed to ensure that children’s needs in situations such as this are cared for appropriately. This means that children should…

Critical Assessment of the Merits of Arbitration

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

A critical assessment of the respective merits of arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA and ICSID rules….

History of Contract Law

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

The development of contract law into its modern conception is fundamentally based on the Latin principle of ‘pacta sunt servanda’ (‘all pacts must be kept’) dating back to when trade first began in earnest….

What is Law?

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Law, in its widest sense, means and involves a uniformity of behavior, a constancy of happenings or a cause of events, rules of action, whether in the phenomena of nature or in the ways rational huma…

The Elements of a Contract

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

1.0 Introduction I am the Human Resource Manager for a recording company. My director who name Mr. Abu requested me to rent an apartment accommodation for three employees who came from oversea to sta…

Fiduciary Duties

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

1.0 Introduction Fiduciary duty refers to a legal duty for an individual to act on behalf of another particular in order to make a relationship of confidence and trust (Davies, 2007). It consists of …

Case Note MORRISON v JENKINS (1949) 80 CLR 626

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

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Company Law and the Corporate Veil

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

In this assignment, details about the doctrine of separate legal entity will be analysed. The veil of incorporation will be lifted and analysed with reference to some cases….

Decision of Ex Parte Datafin plc Analysis

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

A critical analysis of the manner in which the decision in R v Panel on Takeovers and Mergers; Ex parte Datafin plc [1987] 1 QB 815 is being dealt with under Australian law. Introduction The case of …

Problem Answer to Law of Evidence Question

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Coursework paying particular attention on the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (YJCEA), Criminal Justice Act 2003, Code D of PACE 1984 Code of Practice and relevant cases….

Impact of the Land Registration Act 2002

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

A registration scheme far more comprehensive than land charges is found today in the Land Registration Act 2002. The principle significance of this is that the register tells the purchaser who owns the legal estate….

Anti-money Laundering Systems in the UK

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Introduction Money laundering is the term used to describe the process that disguises the (usually criminal) source of money.[1] The process of money laundering involves three recognisable stages. Th…

Family Law Answers to Problem Questions

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Family Law Introduction The law of divorce is governed under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 where it provides the sole ground for divorce, namely that the marriage between Jason and Sandra has broke…

Evidence Law – Burden of Proof

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

The legal or persuasive burden of proof is defined as the ‘burden of persuading the tribunal of fact, to the standard of proof required and on the whole of the evidence, of the truth or sufficient …

ULTRA VIRES DOCTRINE OF COMPANY LAW IN ZAMBIA

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

This assignment examines the debate on the legal issues surrounding the abolition of the requirement to submit a Memorandum of Association when applying to incorporate a company under the Zambian Companies Act 1994….