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| adam_text | Contents
Preface
V
Acknowledgements
vii
Table of cases
XV
Table of statutes
xxxii
Table of statutory instruments
xxx
vii
Table of EC legislation
xxxix
Table of abbreviations
xl
1
An introduction to law
1
1.1
Different approaches to law
1
1.2
The nature of law
2
1.3
The rule of law
2
1.4
Categories of law
9
1.4.1
Common law and civil law
9
1.4.2
Common law and equity
10
1.4.3
Common law and statute law
11
1.4.4
Private law and public law
12
1.4.5
Civil law and criminal law
13
Summary
17
2
Sources of law
19
2.1
Introduction
19
2.2
Legislation
19
2.2.1
The legislative process
20
2.2.2
Types of legislation
24
2.3
Statutory interpretation
25
2.3.1
Problems in interpreting legislation
25
2.3.2
Approaches to statutory interpretation
27
2.3.3
Rules of interpretation
32
2.3.4
Aids to construction
38
2.3.5
Presumptions
40
χ
Contents
2.4
Delegated or subordinate legislation
45
2.4.1
Advantages in the use of delegated
legislation
46
2.4.2
Disadvantages in the prevalence of
delegated legislation
47
2.4.3
The Legislative and Regulatory
Reform Act
2006
48
2.5
Case law
49
2.5.1
Precedent
49
2.5.2
Law reporting
49
2.5.3
Precedent within the hierarchy of the courts
53
2.5.4
Binding precedent
69
2.5.5
Advantages of case law
69
2.5.6
Disadvantages of case law
75
2.5.7
The practical importance of precedent
77
2.6
Books of authority
78
2.7
Custom
79
Summary
80
3
The civil and criminal courts
81
3.1
Introduction
81
3.2
Her Majesty s Courts Service
82
3.3
The civil courts
83
3.3.1
Magistrates courts
83
3.3.2
County courts
83
3.3.3
The High Court of Justice
85
3.3.4
Appeals from the High Court
88
3.3.5
The Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
88
3.3.6
The House of Lords
90
3.3.7
The European Court of Justice
92
3.3.8
The European Court of Human Rights
94
3.3.9
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
95
3.4
The criminal courts
95
3.4.1
Magistrates courts
96
3.4.2
The Crown Court
101
3.4.3
Criminal appeals
102
3.4.4
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
110
3.4.5
Criminal Cases Review Commission
110
3.5
Coroners courts
112
Summary
113
4
The judiciary
117
4.1
Introduction
117
Contents
xi
4.2
The constitutional role of the judiciary
117
4.3
Judicial offices
118
4.4
Appointment of judiciary
119
4.4.1
Qualifications
120
4.5
Training of the
j udiciary
121
4.6
Removal of judges
122
4.6.1
The Constitutional Reform Act
2005
123
4.7
Magistrates
124
4.7.1
Appointment
126
4.8
Legal reasoning
127
4.8.1
Reasoning in general
127
4.8.2
Judicial reasoning
130
4.9
Politics of the judiciary
135
4.9.1
Criticisms
137
Summary
140
5
The criminal law
143
5.1
The general principles of criminal liability
143
5.1.1
The nature and sources of criminal law
143
5.1.2
Classification of crimes
145
5.1.3
The elements of criminal liability
145
5.2
A note on general defences
161
5.2.1
Intoxication
162
5.2.2
Mistake
166
5.2.3
Self-defence/prevention of crime
166
5.3
Offences against the person
169
5.3.1
Introduction
169
5.3.2
Unlawful homicide
170
5.3.3
Non-fatal offences against the person
178
Summary
188
6
The law of contract
189
6.1
The nature and function of contract law
189
6.1.1
Introduction
189
6.1.2
Definition
190
6.1.3
Formalities
190
6.1.4
The legal effect of agreement
190
6.2
The formation of a contract
192
6.2.1
Offer
192
6.2.2
Acceptance
197
6.2.3
Offer, acceptance and the classical
model of contract
200
6.2.4
Consideration
200
кіі
Contents
6.2.5
Privity of
contract
207
6.2.6
Intention to create legal relations
210
6.3
Contents of a contract
211
6.3.1
Contract terms and mere representations
211
6.3.2
Conditions, warranties and
innominate terms
212
6.3.3
Implied terms
214
6.3.4
Exemption or exclusion clauses
215
6.4
Vitiating factors
221
6.4.1
Mistake
221
6.4.2
Misrepresentation
225
6.4.3
Duress
230
6.4.4
Undue influence
233
6.5
Discharge of a contract
235
6.5.1
Discharge by agreement
235
6.5.2
Discharge by performance
235
6.5.3
Discharge by frustration
236
6.5.4
Discharge by breach
239
6.6
Remedies for breach of contract
240
6.6.1
Damages
240
6.6.2
Equitable remedies
244
Summary
245
7
The tort of negligence
247
7.1
Introduction
247
7.2
Elements of the tort
248
7.2.1
Duty of care
248
7.2.2
Nervous shock
253
7.2.3
Economic loss
257
7.2.4
Negligent misstatements
259
7.3
Professional negligence
260
7.3.1
Accountants and auditors
260
7.3.2
Lawyers
262
7.3.3
Surveyors
263
7.4
Breach of the duty of care
264
7.4.1
The likelihood of injury
265
7.4.2
The seriousness of the risk
265
7.4.3
Cost and practicability
266
7.4.4
Social utility
266
7.4.5
Common practice
266
7.4.6
Skilled persons
267
7.4.7
Res ipsa loquitur
267
7.5
Resultant damage
268
Contents xiii
7.5.1
The but for test
268
7.5.2
Novus actus interveniens
271
7.5.3
Remoteness of damage
273
7.6
Defences
275
7.6.1
Contributory negligence
275
7.6.2
Volenti non
fit
injuria
275
7.7
Limitation of claims
276
Summary
276
277
277
278
278
279
280
280
282
284
286
287
287
287
288
290
291
291
291
292
293
293
293
293
293
293
The criminal process
297
9.1
Introduction
297
9.2
The Crown Prosecution Service
298
9.2.1
The Code for Crown Prosecutors
300
9.2.2
The discretion to prosecute
300
9.2.3
Police cautioning of offenders
300
The civil process
8.1
Introduction
8.2
The process
8.2.1
The Civil Procedure Rules
8.2.2
The overriding objective (CPR Part
1)
8.2.3
Practice directions
8.2.4
Pre-action protocols
8.3
Case control (CPR Part
3)
8.3.1
Stays for settlement (CPR Part
26)
and settlements (CPR Part
36)
8.3.2
Applications to be made when claims
come before a judge (CPR Part
1)
8.3.3
Witness statements (CPR Part
32)
8.3.4
Experts (CPR Part
35)
8.4
Court
and track allocation (CPR Part
26)
8.4.1
The small claims track (CPR Part
27)
8.4.2
The fast track (CPR Part
28)
8.4.3
The multitrack (CPR Part
29)
8.5
Remedies
8.6
Damages
8.6.1
Types of damages
8.7
Court
fees
8.8
Costs (CPR Parts
44-48)
8.8.1
Fixed costs (CPR Part
45)
8.8.2
Assessment (CPR Part
47)
8.8.3
Summary assessment
Summary
xiv Contents
9.2.4 CPS
guidelines
303
9.2.5 State
prosecutors in the
Crown Courts
305
9.3
The sentencing process, the separation of powers and
the
HRA
306
9.3.1
Automatic life sentence under
s
2
of the Crime
(Sentences) Act
1997
306
9.3.2
Mandatory life sentences in relation to murder
309
9.3.3
Sentence tariffs
314
Summary
316
10
Legal services
319
10.1
Introduction
319
10.1.1
The Legal Services Act
2007
320
10.2
The legal profession
322
10.3
Solicitors
322
10.3.1
Training
323
10.3.2
The Law Society
324
10.3.3
Solicitors Regulation Authority
(SRA)
325
10.3.4
The new Code of Conduct
326
10.3.5
Legal Complaints Service (LCS)
326
10.3.6
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)
329
10.3.7
The Institute of Legal Executives
329
10.4
Barristers
330
10.4.1
Training
331
10.4.2
The Inns of Court
331
10.4.3
The General Council of the Bar
331
10.4.4
Education
332
10.4.5
Queen s Counsel
332
10.4.6
The barrister s chambers
333
10.5
The Courts and Legal Services Act
1990
333
10.5.1
Section
17
334
10.5.2
Solicitors rights of audience
335
10.5.3
The Access to Justice Act
1999
and rights of
audience
337
10.5.4
Partnerships and transnational firms
338
10.5.5
Law firms
339
10.5.6
Employed solicitors
340
10.5.7
The Legal Services Ombudsman
340
Summary
342
Index 345
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