economical function of monasteries was to serve as houses of shelter for travellers, as hospitals for the sick, and as centres of relief for the poor. These were their functions all through the Middle Ages; but in the time immediately preceding the Reformation the office of relieving the poor assumed a new character and importance.
Category: Law of England
Dialogus de Scaccario – Dialogue Concerning the Exchequer – 1178
Dialogue concerning the Exchequer (c. 1178 CE) THE DIALOGUE CONCERNING THE EXCHEQUER. Reign of King Henry II (Stubbs' " Charters," p. 168.) Preface It is necessary to subject one's self in all fear to the powers ordained by God, and…
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Statute of Labourers – Edward III – 1349 CE
Let no one, moreover, pay or permit to be paid to anyone more wages, livery, meed or salary than was customary as has been said; nor let any one in any other manner exact or receive them, under penalty of paying to him who feels himself aggrieved from this, double the sum that has thus been paid or promised, exacted or received; and if such person be not willing to prosecute, then it (the sum) is to be given to any one of the people who shall prosecute in this matter
Statute Quia Emptores – Buying and selling of Land- 1290
henceforth it shall be lawful for any free man to sell at will his lands or tenements or a part of them; in such manner, however, that the infeudated person shall hold that land or tenement from the same lord in chief and by the same services and customs by which his infeudator previously held them.
Statute of Mortmain-1279
no person, religious or other, whatsoever lie be, shall presume to buy or sell any lands or tenements, or under colour of gift or lease, or of any other term or title whatever to receive them from any one, or in any other way, by craft or by wile to appropriate them to himself, whereby such lands and tenements may come into mortmain; under pain of forfeiture of the same
Types of prison sentences in UK
Concurrent and consecutive sentences Suspended prison sentences Determinate prison sentences - fixed length of time Indeterminate prison sentences - no fixed length of time Life sentences Sentences for young people
UK’s sanctions regime relating to cyber activity
As required by section 43 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (‘the Sanctions Act’), the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has provided this guidance to assist in the implementation of, and compliance with, the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (the ‘Regulations’), as amended from time to time.
History of the Court of Appeal
Original jurisdiction was primarily civil. It did not gain jurisdiction over criminal appeals until the Court of Criminal Appeal’s jurisdiction was transferred to it under the Criminal Appeal Act 1966.
Promotions of unhealthy foods restricted from October 2022 in U.K
Measures form a key part of the government’s strategy to tackle obesity and get the nation fit and healthy
Promotions on food and drinks high in fat salt or sugar (HFSS) in retailers will be restricted from October 2022,
Review of U.K National policy statement for national networks-Written statement to Parliament
In 2019, U.K roads handled 88% of all passenger travel by distance, the vast majority of it by car or van. Even doubling rail use across the country would only reduce this proportion to 75%, assuming that overall demand did not rise. The roads also carry more than three-quarters of freight traffic, and of course nearly all pedestrian, cycling, bus and coach journeys.
UK Law Commission seek views on corporate criminal liability-09/07/2021
The Law Commission is seeking views on whether, and how, the law relating to corporate criminal liability can be improved so that they appropriately capture and punish criminal offences committed by corporations, and their directors or senior management.
Church of Scotland Act-1921
Whereas certain articles declaratory of the constitution of the Church of Scotland in matters spiritual have been prepared with the authority of the General Assembly of the Church, with a view to facilitate the union of other Churches with the Church of Scotland, which articles are set out in the Schedule to this Act,
