English Legal System

by David Kelly (Author), Gary Slapper (Author), David Kelly (Author), Gary Slapper (Author)

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  Textbook Binding
  1999

  $5.89

  The English legal system has undergone extensive change since the last edition of this book. As with previous editions of the text, the new edition presents the law in a clear style and also, where appropriate, puts the law in social, economic, political and historical contexts. The new edition includes the following: The 1999 Civil Justice Reforms - the new Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions (effective from April 1999), the detail of how they change civil process and the significance of these changes for the public and for lawyers; The Access to Justice Act 1999 - the replacement of the legal aid system, the Legal Services Commission, the Criminal Defence Service, changes to the conditional fee arrangements, changes to the magistrates' court system, and the appeals system, and changes to rights of audience; The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 - youth crime and parenting orders, abolition of doli incapax rule, the Youth Justice Board, the abolition of committal proceedings for indictable offences only, and bail provisions; The Human Rights Act 1998 - what effect it has had, and will be having in the future; The House of Lords' decisions concerning In Re Pinochet (1999); recent developments in Alternative Dispute Resolution; and the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam and its effect on the Treaty of Rome.

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  Paperback
  1997

  $23.22

  The Principles of Law aims to provide the law student with texts on the major areas within the law syllabus. Each text is designed to identify and expound upon the content of the syllabus in a logical order, citing the main and up-to-date authorities. This work covers the English legal system. The Principles of Law books are the new edition of the Lecture Notes series.

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  Hardcover
  1995

  $4.02

  Suitable for undergraduate, CPE and vocational courses, the Questions and Answers series gives knowledge on how examiners would answer exam questions. Each book contains 50 questions on topics commonly found on exam papers, with emphasis on a logical approach to answering, stressing not only the content but also the form. The books are organized by topic, with the introduction to each chapter outlining the main points of knowledge needed before the questions in that chapter can be answered. This work aims to help students studying the English legal system. It covers the subject in detail and offers helpful revision sections.