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

Structure of English Law

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

This paper covers the basis of law which takes precedent in the UK. Case law, Statute Law and European Law, along with other areas that form the structure of Common Law….

Mutual Trust and Confidence (MTC) in an Employment Contract

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Mutual trust and confidence (MTC) is a central implied term of an employment contract protecting the relationship of confidence and trust between the employer and employee….

Types of Employment Contracts & UK Employment Legislation

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Employment law is highly complex area. There are five forms of employment contracts, these being: Part-time contract, Fixed-term contract, Agency staff, Freelancers & Consultants. Separating legally binding contracts from other agreements requires an identified offer…

Responsibilities Under the Health and Safety at Work Act

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

STUDENT NAME: IP OGOLO INTRODUCTION The purpose of this assignment is to compare and contrast the responsibilities imposed by the duties under sections 2,3,4,7 and 8 of the Health and Safety at Wo…

Adverse Possession: Law and Effect

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Rebecca McKittrick To adequately address the controversy between whether or not adverse possession in England/Wales and positive prescription in Scotland are similar in effect, the law in both juri…

Islamic Finance in Malaysia (Bay Al-Dayn)

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Bay al-dayn is an Islamic financial instrument which was developed and currently practised in Malaysia. Bay al-dayn is considered a controversial issue because some countries practice it and some lea…

Torts and Negligence Case Study

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Sajesh Maharjan Introduction Anna, a café owner, went to the tour “Honey Bee Nature Appreciation Tours” operated by Trevor and had injured her knees after stumbling down the hill side. …

Sale of Goods Act 1979 Section 12 Summary

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, S.12 cannot be subject to an exclusion clause comparable to the other implied terms that can. S6 (1a) obligation for rupture of the commitments emerging under S.12 can’t be avoided or confined by reference to any agreement term, subject to the agreements excepted in that Act….

Should Alternative Dispute Resolution be Made Compulsory?

Essay. Published: 19 September 2017

Introduction. It is a sad fact of life that disputes can and do arise from even the most trivial incidents and activities. They are always totally unexpected and usually highly predictable.[1] For a …

Natural Law and Legal Positivism

Essay. Published: 18 September 2017

In order to answer this question one must assess and consider the concepts of natural law and legal positivism. It is also important to define validity and consequently power. Equally the law needs t…

Breach of Contract and Negligence

Essay. Published: 18 September 2017

Mega will be looking to bring an action in breach of contract and negligence against Super for both their failure to install the cash machines until Dec 2006 and the negligent installation….

Categorising a Quistclose Trust

Essay. Published: 18 September 2017

Mark must find out whether the transaction between himself and Dave is to be regarded as a pure loan or a Quistclose trust. [1] If it is the former, the beneficial interest in the funds passes to Inc…

Analysis of UK Commercial Law

Essay. Published: 18 September 2017

Commercial Law Definition Commercial law in England and Wales is not susceptible to succinct categorisation as a unified body of law such as, for example, criminal law or the law of torts. Goode[1] h…

Analysis of UK Adoption Law

Essay. Published: 18 September 2017

“Critically analyse the law relating to adoption.” Adoption in this jurisdiction is “entirely the creature of statute”[1]. It was introduced by the Adoption of Children Act 1926 and is curren…

Criminal Liability and GBH Problem Question

Essay. Published: 7 September 2017

From a brief review of the facts it seems that Aisling may be charged for criminal liability under non-fatal offences against the following; Charles, Bernadette & Dan….

Validity of Electronic Contracts in the UK

Essay. Published: 7 September 2017

REGULATIONS AND CASE ANALYSIS ON THE VALIDITY OF ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS IN UNITED KINGDOM[1] The validity of Electronic Contracts in United Kingdom Legal background of UK legislations on Electronic c…

English Law and Entrapment

Essay. Published: 7 September 2017

Analyse the approach of the English courts towards entrapment evidence. How far is it consistent with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights? Before we can analyse the English Court…

Harmonization of International Commercial Law

Essay. Published: 7 September 2017

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Introduction The international commercial law has grown and modified in twentieth century. Technological advances made international transactions easy and more efficient for the…

Fantasy Trading and Legality Thereof

Essay. Published: 7 September 2017

ABSTRACT Regulators are at a crossroads. On one hand, innovation in businesses should not be stifled by excessive and outdated regulation. On the other hand, there is a real need to protect the user…

Division of Powers between Shareholders and Directors

Essay. Published: 7 September 2017

The orthodox view in Corporate Law is that the ownership of the company is vested in the shareholders, whereas the management of the company is the exclusive preserve of the directors….