Subjects:

English Legal System

Contents:

1 'Knowledge', themes and structure

Part I: Law, society and authority

2 Law and society: The purposes and functions of law

3 Law-making: Authority and process

Part II: The institutional framework

4 Shaping the institutional framework: The role of Government

5 The criminal justice system

6 The administrative justice system

7 The family justice system

8 The civil and commercial justice system

Part III: The delivery and funding of legal services

9 Delivering legal services: Practitioners, adjudicators and legal scholars

10 The funding of legal services

11 Is the legal system fit for purpose?

The third edition of Introduction to The English Legal System is an ideal foundation for all those coming new to the study of law. It introduces readers to the purposes and functions of law and the law-making process, and explains what is happening, why it is happening, and considers what the future may bring.

Introduction to The English Legal System covers recent developments in the law and their influence on matters of public interest, including human rights, crime control, compensation culture, and access to justice. This third edition considers the impact of new approaches to the regulation of the legal profession and of the continuing reform of the criminal and family justice systems.

• The impact of constitutional reform on the legal system, including the transformation of the role of the Lord Chancellor, and the creation of a Supreme Court.
• The continuing reform of the criminal justice system, including creation of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and new approaches to the delivery of Community Justice.
• The reform of administrative justice and the redress of citizens' grievances.
• Reforming the family justice system.
• Responding to the 'compensation culture'.
• New approaches to the regulation of the legal profession and others offering legal services.
• New strategies for the provision of legal advice and assistance.
• Includes a new introduction by the Lord Chief Justice