Table of Cases.
Table of Statutes.
Table of Secondary Legislation/ Statutory Instruments.
1. Methods of Learning.
2. Examination Techniques.
Part 1 The English Legal System.
3. Introduction – What is Law?
4. The Main Sources of English Law.
5. Origins of Common Law and Equity.
6. The Courts.
7. Tribunals and Arbitration.
8. The Personnel of the Law.
9. Procedure and Evidence.
10. The Law of Persons.
11. Property Law.
REFLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION 1.
Part 2 The Law of Contract.
12. What is a contract?
13. The Capacity to Contract.
14. The Form of Contracts.
15. The Contents of Contracts.
16. Invalidating Factors.
17. Discharge of Contracts.
18. Remedies.
19. Privity of Contract.
REFLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION 2.
Part 3 The Law of Torts.
20. The Nature of Tort.
21. General Defences.
22. Capacity in Tort.
23. Negligence.
24. Strict Liability.
25. Nuisance.
26. Trespass and Conversion.
27. Defamation.
28. Remedies and Limitation Periods.
REFLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION 3.
Part 4 Commercial Law.
29. Agency.
30. Sale of Goods.
31 Consumer Protection.
32. Competition Policy.
33. Consumer Credit.
34. Insurance.
35. Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks, and Passing Off.
36. Data Protection.
37. Regulatory Bodies.
REFLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION 4.
Part 5 Company Law and Partnerships.
38. Non-Corporate Bodies.
39. Corporate Bodies – the Company.
40. The Articles of Association.
41. Share Capital.
42. Loan Capital.
43. Membership and Minority Protection.
44. Directors and the Secretary.
45. Auditors and Investigations.
46. Meetings, Resolutions and Publicity.
47. Reconstructions, Mergers and Takeovers.
48. Liquidation, Administration (and Administration Orders), Receivership, and Voluntary Arrangements.
REFLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION 5.
Part 6 Employment Law.
49. Employees and the Self Employed.
50. The Contract of Employment.
51. The Common Law Duties of an Employee.
52. Duties of an Employer.
53. Wages.
54. Maternity Rights.
55. Equality.
56. Termination of the Contract of Employment.
57. Redundancy.
58. Industrial Injuries: Employer Liability.
59. Health and Safety At Work.
60. Institutions and Tribunals.
61. Trade Unions.
REFLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION 6.
Appendix 1. Answers to Self Assessment Exercises.
