A-Level Law in Action

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The nature of law in society....Pages 13-29
Law in the making....Pages 30-51
Front Matter....Pages 73-77
Legal personnel....Pages 52-72
Legal aid....Pages 78-82
Civil courts: pre-trial to trial and after....Pages 83-103
Criminal courts: from arrest to trial and after....Pages 104-133
Tribunals and other means of seeking remedies....Pages 134-138
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
The European dimension....Pages 139-152
General principles of criminal liability....Pages 155-171
The substantive offences....Pages 172-193
Front Matter....Pages 201-210
Theories of Punishment....Pages 194-200
Tort of negligence....Pages 211-230
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Other torts....Pages 231-256
Making the contract....Pages 259-272
The contract itself — terms and parties....Pages 273-289
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Ending contractual obligations — vitiating factors and discharge....Pages 290-305
The case of Robert....Pages 311-313
The purchases of the Parsons....Pages 314-327
The wedding of Miriam and Maurice....Pages 328-331
Front Matter....Pages 345-348
The case of Kashaf....Pages 332-344
The case of Jonathan....Pages 349-356
The cases of Kulbinder and Charles....Pages 357-373
Front Matter....Pages 387-390
The cases of Molly and Maurice....Pages 374-385
Marriage and the breakdown of marriage....Pages 391-411
Back Matter....Pages 421-425