THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 2
INTRODUCTION 6
THE LEGAL SYSTEM
1 Legal systems 8
A The structure of the law
B The constitution
C Jurisdiction
2 Sources of law: legislation 10
A Background to making new law
B Early development of a Bill
C Passing an Act
3 Sources of law:common law 12
A Common law in the UK
B Law reports
4 The court system 14
A Civil courts
B Criminal courts
5 Criminal justice an ciinal proceedings 16
A Criminal justice
B Categories of criminal offence
C Criminal court proceedings
6 Civil procedure 18
A Civil Procedure Rules
B Proceeding with a claim
7 Tribunals 20
A The status and range of tribunals
B Coition of tribunals and procedure
8 European Union law 22
A What is the EU?
B How does the EU impact on Member States?
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
9 Solicitors 24
A Legal practitioners
B Training
C A partner in a law fifi rm
10 Barristers 26
A Organisation
B Training an qafifi cations of practising barristers
11 Working lives 28
A A company commercial lawyer
B A legal secretary
12 Judges 30
A Judicial appointments in England and Wales
B The training of judges
C Civil courts: sentencing and court orders
13 A law fifi rm’s structure and practice 32
A A law fifi rm’s structure and practice
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN PRACTICE
14 Cliencreprcedures 34
A Explaining cliencreprcedures
15 Money laundering procedures 36
A Money laundering procedures
16 Client correspondence 38
A Client correspondence
B Standard phrases for starting and ending letters and emails
17 Explanations and clarififi cation 40
A Explaining a procedure
B Approximating and comparing
C Rephrasing and clarifying
18 Legalese 42
A Legal language
B Latin terms
C Older words and modern equivalents
LAW IN PRACTICE
19 Business organisations 44
A Sole trader
B Partnerships
C Limited Companies
20 Formation of a company 46
A Incorporation
B Memorandum and Articles of Association
21 Raising capital by share sale 48
A Share capital
B Share value
C Rights attaching to shares
22 Debt fifi nancing:secured lending 50
A Granting security
B The terms of a charge
Company directors and company secretaries 52
A lififi cations and duties of a company director
B lififi cations and duties of a company secretary
24 Insolvency and winding up 54
A Insolvency
B Insolvency scenarios
25 Alternative dispute resolution 56
A Alternative dispute resolution
B ADR procedures
26 Corporation Tax 58
A Corporation Tax liability in the UK
B Word combinations with ‘tax’
27 Mergers and acquisitions 60
A Mergers and acquisitions
B Dealing disclosure requirements
28 Anti-competitive behaviour 62
A Competition law
B Competition inquiry
C Information gathering, hearings, an eedies
LIABILITY
29 Tort 1: personal injury claim 64
A Tort
B Client briefifi ng notes – personal injury claims
30 Tort 2: clinical negligence 66
A Clinical negligence practice
CONTRACT
31 Forming a contract 1 68
A Basic principles
B Formation of a contract
32 Forming a contract 2 70
A Form of contract
B Void or voidable or unenforceable contracts
33 Structure of a commercial contract 72
A Structure of a commercial contract
34 Express and implied terms 74
A Express terms
B Implied terms
35 Exclusion, limitation and standard clauses 76
A Exclusion and limitation clauses
B Standard clauses
36 Privity of contract,discharge, an eedies 78
A Privity of contract
B Discharge of contract
C Remedies for breach of contract
37 Standard terms in the sale and supply of goods 80
A Using standard terms
B Incorporating terms
38 Licensing agreemensndcmputer programs 82
A Licences and software products
B Exclusion and limitation clauses
39 Commercial leases 84
A Interest in property
B Terms of a commercial lease
C Obtaining leasehold interest
40 Buying and selling commercial property 86
A Commercial conveyancing
B Sale by auction
C Sale by private treaty
41 Employment law 88
A Employment law
B Contract of employment
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
42 Copyright and patent 90
A Copyright
B Patent
43 Trade marks, domain names, an eedies for IP infringement 92
A Trade marks and domain names
B Remedies for IP infringement
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
44 Information technology law and cybercrime 94
A Computer security
B Cybercrime
C Data protection
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
45 Environmental law 96
A International environmental law
B National environmental law
C Application of environmental law
Answer key 98
Index 113
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