Unlocking The English Legal System

  • Unlocking The English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns

    The first case for our consideration is the House of Lords' decision in Smith (Morgan) [2000] 4 All ER 289. The defendant (D) had killed his friend after an argument. There was evidence that D suffered from serious clinical depression ...

  • Unlocking the English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns, Tom Frost

    ... Salomon v Commissioners of Customs and Excise [1967] 2 QB 116 Sander v United Kingdom [2000] 31 EHRR 1003 Saunders (Executrix of Estate of Gallie) v Anglia Building Society [1970] 3 All ER 961 Scott v Avery [1843–1860] All E.R. Rep.

  • Unlocking the English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns

    ... Hazel 130,149 Glidewell Report160 golden rule, of statutory interpretation 76,78 Goodhart'stheory 41 Goodyear rules162 Goriely, T. 130–132 Halliday Report 338 Hansard 99–102 Heads of Division 318 High Court164; appeals 187; ...

  • Unlocking the English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns, Tom Frost

    In 1971 the Faulks Committee was set up to consider the role of the jury in defamation cases. In its report, 'The Laws of Defamation', Cmnd 5709 (1974), it concluded that juries should no longer be allowed as of right in defamation ...

  • Unlocking the English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns, Tom Frost

    ... To the array For cause s 5 Juries Act 1974 Prosecution right of stand by Attorney General's guidelines (1988) 11.4.1 Defamation cases In 1971 the Faulks Committee was set up to consider the role of the jury in defamation cases.

  • Unlocking The English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns

    Knowledge of the English legal system is the cornerstone to every law degree in England and Wales. Unlocking the English Legal System will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease, providing you with this essential foundation.

  • Unlocking the English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns

    This fourth edition is fully up to date with changes to the law and all the latest developments, including: the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 changes to sentencing All recent cases Interactive resources ...

  • Unlocking the English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns, Tom Frost

    DOI: 10.4324/9781003263678-2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES A er reading this apter you should be able to: • Identify the main sources of European law whi influence the English Legal System; • Recognise how European Union law anged domestic ...

  • Unlocking the English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca, Rebecca Huxley-Binns

    This new edition offers a brand-new chapter on 'Ethics and Law' which details the duties and responsibilities of lawyers and introduces law students to the kinds of ethical dilemmas that they may encounter when they are lawyers.

  • Unlocking the English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns, Tom Frost

    Extensively updated, the 6th edition contains four new chapters, and considers the legal consequences of 'Brexit'; the proposed 2021 Solicitors Qualifying Examination; the Lammy Review of BAME representation in the Criminal Justice System; ...

  • Unlocking the English Legal System
    By Jacqueline Martin, Rebecca Huxley-Binns

    Knowledge of the English legal system is the cornerstone to every law degree in England and Wales. Unlocking the English Legal System will ensure that you grasp the main concepts...