Smith and Keenan's English Law.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- The book at a glance -- Law Report abbreviations -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Part 1 THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM -- Chapter 1 The nature and development of English law -- Classification of English law -- The study of law -- The development and sources of English law - generally -- The common law -- Equity -- Relationship of common law and equity -- Legislation -- Delegated legislation -- Custom -- Canon law -- Legal treatises -- Chapter 2 The unwritten constitution -- Key events in the development of the constitution -- Fundamental principles underpinning the constitution -- Chapter 3 The law-making process: legislation and case law -- The United Kingdom -- Delegated legislation -- Interpretation of statutes by the judiciary -- Case law or judicial precedent -- Chapter 4 The courts of law -- The Senior Court of Judicature (formerly the Supreme Court of Judicature) -- The courts today -- Magistrates' Courts -- Youth courts -- The County Court -- The Crown Court -- The Central Criminal Court -- The High Court - generally -- The Commercial Court -- The Companies' Court -- The Bankruptcy Court -- The Court of Protection -- The Technology and Construction Court -- Restrictive practices -- The Court of Appeal - generally -- Appeals up to the Civil Division -- The Criminal Division -- Assistance for transaction of judicial business in the Supreme Court -- The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council -- The Court of Justice of the European Communities -- The role of the European Court at Luxembourg -- The International Criminal Court -- The European Court of Human Rights -- Chapter 5 Tribunals and judicial review -- Administrative tribunals -- Employment tribunals -- Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) -- Administrative inquiries -- Advantages of tribunals -- The Tribunals and Inquiries Acts -- Domestic tribunals.

Judicial control over inferior courts and tribunals -- Other controls on decision making -- Chapter 6 Alternative dispute resolution -- When is ADR appropriate? -- Types of ADR -- Written offers -- Negotiation -- Mediation -- Conciliation -- Arbitration -- Chapter 7 The main legal professions -- Background -- Barristers -- Solicitors -- Lawyers' practising certificates -- Disciplining the legal profession -- Legal executives -- Notary public -- Law centres -- The Judicial Appointments Commission -- Removal and retirement of judges -- Other important judicial offices -- Chapter 8 Legal services -- Legal Services Board -- Alternative business structures -- Reserved legal activities -- Rights of audience -- Overriding duties of advocates and litigators -- Rights of audience and employees of the Crown Prosecution Service -- Conveyancing services -- Probate services -- Administration of oaths and the taking of affidavits -- Payment for legal services -- Chapter 9 Civil procedure -- Initial considerations -- Funding the claim - generally -- Conditional fee agreements (CFAs) -- Alternatives to a claim in court -- The commencement of proceedings -- The defendant's response to the claim -- Reply to the defence -- Requests for further information -- Case management and allocation of cases -- Court enforcement of timetables -- The trial -- Appeals -- Enforcing a judgment -- Chapter 10 Criminal procedure -- Criminal procedure - generally -- The prosecutor -- Getting the accused into court -- Procedure at the police station -- The trial of criminal proceedings -- Commencing the prosecution -- Funding the defence - legal aid -- Financial eligibility -- Bail -- Criminal trials and the Human Rights Act 1998 -- Summary trial before magistrates (other than in a youth court) -- Proceedings in the youth court -- Trial on indictment in the Crown Court.

What is an indictment? -- Reporting -- Alibi -- Place and time of trial -- The offence and indictment -- Arraignment -- Jury trial -- Committal to the Crown Court for sentence -- Appeal in criminal cases -- Contempt of Court Act 1981 -- Sentencing -- Custodial sentences - generally -- Community orders -- Prison sentences of less than 12 months -- Suspended sentences -- Deferred sentences -- Release of offenders from custody -- Fines -- Absolute discharge -- Conditional discharge -- Binding over to keep the peace -- Binding over of a parent or guardian -- Travel restriction orders -- Compensation orders -- Anti-social behaviour orders -- Youth crime and disorder: sentencing -- Youth community orders -- Restitution of property in criminal cases -- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - non-disclosure of sentence -- Chapter 11 The Human Rights Act -- The scope of the Convention -- The European Court of Human Rights -- Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 -- The European Court of Justice and Human Rights -- Chapter 12 Persons and the Crown -- Natural persons -- Juristic persons -- Unincorporated associations -- Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) -- The Crown -- Part 2 EUROPEAN UNION LAW -- Chapter 13 The legislative organs of the European Union -- The European Union -- The Treaty on European Union 1992 (Maastricht Treaty) -- The Treaty of Amsterdam 1997 -- The Treaty of Nice 2001 -- The Treaty of Lisbon 2007 (The European Reform Treaty) -- Subsidiarity and its application -- The institutions of the European Union -- Chapter 14 Sources of European Union law -- Introduction -- Sources of European Union law -- Direct effect in the United Kingdom -- Vertical and horizontal effect of EU law -- National courts and the European Court of Justice -- Chapter 15 Jurisdiction in personam: the Brussels regime -- The meaning of jurisdiction.

The liberality and simplicity of the common law of jurisdiction -- The development of the Brussels regime -- Actions in personam where the defendant is 'domiciled' in the EU -- The interpretation of the Regulation -- The scope of the Brussels I Regulation -- The concept of 'domicile' under the Brussels regime -- The central jurisdictional rules under the Regulation -- Exclusive jurisdiction -- Prorogation of jurisdiction -- Special jurisdiction -- Contract: Article 5(1) -- Tort: Article 5(3) -- Insurance contracts: Articles 8-14 -- Consumer contracts: Articles 15-17 -- Employment contracts: Articles 18-21 -- Part 3 THE LAW OF CONTRACT -- Chapter 16 Making the contract I: offer and acceptance -- Overview of contract law -- Freedom of contract -- The essentials of a valid contract -- Classification of contracts -- The formation of a contract -- Agreement -- Offer and invitation to treat -- Acceptance - generally -- Termination of offer -- Trading electronically -- Chapter 17 Making the contract II: consideration and estoppel -- Consideration -- Consideration in relation to formation of a contract - generally -- Consideration viewed in relation to the discharge or variation of a contract -- Common law - the rule of accord and satisfaction -- Equity - the rule of promissory estoppel -- Discharge of contract by performance - relevance of theHigh Trees case -- Equitable estoppel - other applications -- Intention to create legal relations -- Chapter 18 Making the contract III: formalities and capacity -- Formalities -- Capacity to contract -- Minors -- Consequences of the defective contracts of minors -- Mental disorder and drunkenness -- Corporations -- Chapter 19 Reality of consent: mistake, misrepresentation and duress -- Introduction -- Mistake -- Unilateral mistake -- Non-identical bilateral (or mutual) mistake.

Bilateral identical (or common) mistake -- Documents mistakenly signed -- Rectification -- Misrepresentation -- Meaning of representation -- Types of actionable misrepresentation and remedies in general -- Remedy of rescission -- Damages -- Duress -- Chapter 20 Contractual terms -- Inducements and terms - generally -- Inducements and terms distinguished -- Conditions and warranties -- Innominate or intermediate terms -- Implied terms - generally -- Implied terms in consumer law - sale of goods -- Title -- Sales by description -- Implied conditions as to fitness -- Satisfactory quality -- Fitness and satisfactory quality -- Sale by sample -- Implied terms in consumer law - the supply of goods and services -- Supply of goods other than by sale -- Contracts for the transfer of property in goods -- Contracts for work and materials -- The terms implied -- Remedies -- Exchange and barter -- Contracts for the hire of goods -- The terms implied -- Exclusion clauses - supply of goods -- The supply of services -- Exclusion clauses - supply of services -- The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations -- Chapter 21 Exclusion clauses and other unfair terms -- Exclusion clauses - the issue of communication -- Construction of exclusion clauses -- The doctrine of fundamental breach -- The approach of Parliament to exclusion clauses -- Exclusion clauses applicable if reasonable -- Reasonableness -- Provisions against evasion of liability -- Unfair contract terms regulations -- Chapter 22 Illegality, public policy and competition law -- Introduction -- Public policy - the contribution of the judiciary: illegal contracts -- Consequences -- Public policy and the judiciary - void contracts -- Contracts in restraint of trade - generally -- Voluntary contractual restraints of trade on employees generally.

Contractual restraints on employees through the period of notice.

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