Description
Book SynopsisUnlocking the English Legal System will help you grasp the main concepts of the legal system in England and Wales with ease. Containing accessible explanations in clear and precise terms that are easy to understand, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising.
This new edition offers a brand-new chapter on Ethics and Law' which details the duties and responsibilities of lawyers and introduces law students to the kinds of ethical dilemmas that they may encounter when they are lawyers. The up-to-date ongoing debates surrounding UK law are discussed, such as the impact Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic have, and continue to have, upon the English Legal System. Further detail on the devolution settlements in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales is provided as well as looking at the question of Scottish independence. Learn how to read cases and statutes, about career skills and interview preparation, and find out further information on how the new
Table of Contents
1 THE SOURCES OF LAW
2 THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM AND EUROPEAN LAW
3 THE DOCTRINE OF JUDICIAL PRECEDENT
4 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
5 LEGAL REASONING
6 CIVIL COURTS
7 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
8 CRIMINAL COURTS AND PROCEDURE
9 SENTENCING
10 APPEALS
11 FUNDING
12 JURIES
13 LAY MAGISTRATES
14 THE LEGAL PROFESSIONS
15 THE JUDICIARY
16 LEGAL SKILLS AND EXAMINATION PREPARATION
17 ETHICS AND LAW
