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

Contract Law Problem Questions: Breach of Contract and Contract Termination

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Case Study #1  Lamar Smunt contacted a famous artist named Casimir Roginsky so that Smunt could have a portrait of his mother painted. Smunt offered Roginsky $500,000 to paint the p…

How Do Sources of Law Adjust to Changing Values and Needs in Society?

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

How do sources of law adjust to changing values and needs in society? Discuss with reference to at least one example.   Nowadays, there is a continuing concern if there has…

Case of Excessive Force: Graham v Connor

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Graham v. Connor  When a person is arrested there are times when the arrestee is yelling or trying to get the attention of others.  This attention seeking is generally due to e…

Case Studies: False Imprisonment and Neglect

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Case Study #1  The leader of SFT (Students for Fair Tuition), Steve Steel, led a group of students into Dunfee Hall. Once inside the Hall, Prudence Pimply attempted to call campus p…

Case Studies of Business Law and Corporations Law

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Case Studies of Business Law and Corporations Law PART A Contract law questions [Option 1] ISSUE: SOO Burgers is a prestigious brand in Australia which starte…

International Criminal Law and Failings of the ICC

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

International criminal law and the failings of the icc Historically, International criminal law viewed accountability almost purely through ‘the lens of the state’.[1] Today, institu…

Features of Approaches to Subject to Contract Cases

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Contracts: Research Assignment i)                    Introductory Statement The fo…

Equity and Trusts Law in Australia

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Unconscionable conduct relates to conduct that goes against good conscience. The legal definition is non-existent as over the years it has been determined on a case-by-case basis by the Courts. …

NSW Offensive Language Laws and Impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

The main objective of this essay is to highlight the effect of the NSW offensive language provision with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people….

Effect of Bad Character Evidence on Juries

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Does Bad Character evidence have an effect on Juries? Introduction: The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA) was introduced to allow more defendants’ bad character evidence to be i…

Evaluation of Tort of Negligence in Queensland

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Current legislation within Queensland attempts to protect the rights and responsibilities of individuals in their actions towards others. This is supported through the Civil Liability Act 2003 (Q…

Elements of Tort Negligence with Reference to Specific Cases

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Consider the elements of tort of negligence with references to cases     Negligence is most commonly perceived as failure to take reasonable care not to cause someone harm…

Importance of Tort Law in Business Operations

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Introduction  Tort under the jurisdiction of the common law can be described as a civil wrong that can cause a person to be suffering loss or injury which could be seen as resulting…

Advantages and Disadvantages of Arbitration in Disputes

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

This memo will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration as compared to the standard litigation….

The Role and Relevance of the ICC in the International System

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Introduction: With the International Criminal Court (ICC) having such limited power, there has been ongoing debate among scholars of the importance of the organization. Scholars such as …

Case Note: Sawyer-Thompson v The Queen [2018] VSCA 161

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Case Citation: Sawyer-Thompson v The Queen [2018] VSCA 161 Judges: Maxwell ACJ, Tate JA and Beach JJA Names of Parties: Bonnie Katie Sawyer-Thompson – Applicant …

Law of Mistake in Contract Law

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

The rigid approach to finding a common mistake undermines the purpose of the law of mistake. Both parties are at fault, however one party will use this claim in defence….

Who is the ‘Ideal Rape Victim’? Challenges to Rape Prosecutions in the UK Justice System

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

The criminal justice system of England and Wales has long been treated as one of the most well organised and effective systems in comparison to those of other jurisdictions. It is characterised b…

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Evaluation

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Assessment question: The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) was created with the aim of preventing public sector corruption and police misconduct. How does IBAC meet its in…

Duties and Role of the Director

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Contents Definition of the so called “director” Duties and Role of Director DIRECTORS’ DUTIES UNTIL 2006 Directors’ duties after 2006 CONSIDER…