2. The significance of courts
Fiona Cownie, Anthony Bradney, and Mandy Burton
in English Legal System in Context (6th edn)
This chapter discusses the nature of courts in the English legal system. It covers the definition of courts; the importance of courts; the function of courts; the centrality of courts; ...
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12. Private security and other non-police agencies
Fiona Cownie, Anthony Bradney, and Mandy Burton
in English Legal System in Context (6th edn)
This chapter begins with a discussion of private security, an increasingly important form of social control that has hitherto been largely ignored by those writing about the English legal ...
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1. Introduction to the English criminal process
Liz Campbell, Andrew Ashworth, and Mike Redmayne
in The Criminal Process (5th edn)
This chapter starts by presenting a brief sketch of the key stages and decisions of the criminal process which forms part of the English criminal justice system. The significance of those ...
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4. Tribunals
Fiona Cownie, Anthony Bradney, and Mandy Burton
in English Legal System in Context (6th edn)
This chapter begins with a review of the Franks Report into tribunals and inquiries of 1957. It then distinguishes tribunals from courts, followed by discussions of tribunal reform, the new ...
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10. The Future of the English Legal System
Mark Thomas and Claire McGourlay
in English Legal System Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide
Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. This concluding chapter assesses the future of the English legal system ...
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2. Law, the Constitution, EU Membership, and Human Rights
James Marson and Katy Ferris
in Business Law (5th edn)
This chapter, in discussing the English legal system and its features, begins by outlining what the law is and some important constitutional principles. The discussion is primarily based on ...
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2. The English Legal system, Constitution, and Human Rights
James Marson and Katy Ferris
in Business Law (6th edn)
This chapter, in discussing the English legal system and its features, begins by outlining what the law is and some important constitutional principles. The discussion is primarily based on ...
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1. Aims, themes, and structure
Martin Partington
in Introduction to the English Legal System 2019-2020 (14th edn)
This chapter sets out the basic aims, themes, and structure of this book. The book provides an introductory account of the English legal system, how it has developed in recent years, and ...
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5. English legal reasoning: the use of case law
Fiona Cownie, Anthony Bradney, and Mandy Burton
in English Legal System in Context (6th edn)
This chapter discusses the following: the legal system as legal reasoning; the idea of precedent; the advantage and disadvantages of precedent; the problem of the concept of precedent; the ...
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First Steps in the Law (7th edn)
Geoffrey Rivlin
First Steps in the Law travels through the quirks of English law, offering a wealth of interesting detail. The work includes lively descriptions of the workings of the legal ...
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Introduction to the English Legal System 2019-2020 (14th edn)
Martin Partington
Introduction to the English Legal System 2019–2020 has been fully updated to consider the latest developments in the English legal system. The underlying theme is ...
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2. Legal systems and sources of law
Scott Slorach, Judith Embley, Peter Goodchild, and Catherine Shephard
in Legal Systems & Skills (3rd edn)
This chapter focuses on the sources of law in England and Wales, and is organised as follows. Section 2.1 describes the key jurisdictions relevant to lawyers in England and Wales. Section ...
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2. Legal systems and sources of law
Scott Slorach, Judith Embley, Peter Goodchild, and Catherine Shephard
in Legal Systems & Skills: Learn, Develop, Apply (4th edn)
This chapter focuses on the sources of law in England & Wales, and is organised as follows. Section 2.1 describes the key jurisdictions relevant to lawyers in England and Wales. Section 2.2 ...
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7. The university law school and law students
Fiona Cownie, Anthony Bradney, and Mandy Burton
in English Legal System in Context (6th edn)
This chapter argues that university law schools are intimately tied up with ‘the English legal system’, and thus, an understanding of the latter is possible only with an understanding of ...
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6. English legal reasoning: reading statutes
Fiona Cownie, Anthony Bradney, and Mandy Burton
in English Legal System in Context (6th edn)
This chapter examines how the courts approach the difficult task of making sense of statutes. The discussions cover the statute as a text; enacting coalitions; ‘the words which Parliament ...
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1. Introduction to the English Legal System
Mark Thomas and Claire McGourlay
in English Legal System Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide
Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. This introductory chapter provides an overview of the English legal ...
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1. The English legal system
James Marson and Katy Ferris
in Business Law Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide (4th edn)
Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are ...
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Card & James' Business Law (4th edn)
Lee Roach
Card & James’ Business Law provides analysis of the English legal system, contract law, the law of torts, company law, and employment law, with online chapters providing ...
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1. What is law?
Lee Roach
in Card & James' Business Law (4th edn)
This chapter aims to provide a rounded conception of what law is. It discusses the theoretical conceptualizations of law and the principles of the English legal system. It explains the ...
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14. The tort of negligence
Lee Roach
in Card & James' Business Law (4th edn)
This chapter focuses on the tort of negligence. It explains that under the English legal system, negligence can be defined as a breach of a legal duty to take care which results in damage ...
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