Subjects:

English Legal System

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Historical sources of English law

Legal sources

The courts today

The judiciary, law officers and the legal profession

Outline of the law of persons

The law of contract

The law of torts

Trusts

The law of property

The law of succession

Criminal law

Procedure

Appendices

Table of cases

Table of statutes

Index.

This well-known text provides the ideal introduction and reference book for the general reader and students studying the law as part of A-Level, BTEC and GNVQ courses. It covers all aspects of the English legal system and provides an overview of both the legislation and case law relating to all major law topics including contract, torts, property and criminal law. The book acts as a manageable guide for the student studying law at any level and presents the complex areas of law in a readable form.