English legal system
By: Penny Darbyshire
Edition: 10th [revised] edition.
Series: Nutshells; Nutshells
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell, Thomson Reuters
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780414052437
Subjects: Law
Other titles: Nutshells English legal system
Work titles: English legal system in a nutshell
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: What Is the English legal system?; title: What Is special about the ELS?; title: The worldwide spread of common law; title: Characteristics shared by common law countries; title: Further reading; title: 2. Sources of Law; title: Introduction; title: Domestic legislation; title: European Union legislation; title: Applicability and Enforcement; title: The European Convention on Human Rights 1950; title: Statutory interpretation; title: Case law (precedent); title: Prerogative power; title: Custom; title: Books of authority; title: International law; title: Revision Checklist; title: Further reading/updating; title: Question and answer; title: 3. The Court Structure; title: Introduction; title: Criminal courts; title: Civil courts; title: The Family Court; title: Court management; title: Open courts; title: Revision Checklist; title: Further reading/updating; title: Question and answer; title: 4. Civil Procedure; title: Introduction; title: Civil litigation from 1999, following the Woolf reforms; title: Background to the "Woolf Reforms"; title: Are the Woolf Reforms working? Evaluative comments and research; title: The Jackson Review of Costs; title: Evaluating the Jackson Reforms In 2015; title: Civil appeals; title: References to the Court of Justice of the EU requesting a preliminary ruling; title: Revision checklist; title: Further reading; title: Question and answer; title: 5. Alternatives to the Civil Courts; title: Introduction; title: Tribunals; title: Arbitration; title: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); title: Revision checklist; title: Further reading/updating; title: Question and answer; title: 6. Criminal Procedure; title: Introduction; title: Background: reform bodies; title: Legal framework; title: The pre-trial criminal process; title: The criminal and civil trial process; title: The criminal trial; title: Young offenders; title: Criminal appeals; title: The post-appeal stage: re-examining alleged miscarriages of justice; title: The Effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights on Criminal Procedure; title: Revision checklist; title: Further reading/updating; title: Question and answer; title: 7. Lawyers; title: Introduction; title: Legal Services Act 2007; title: Solicitors; title: Barristers; title: Legal executives and paralegals; title: Legal education; title: Background: The gradual abolition of lawyers' monopolies and restrictive practices; title: The Clementi Report on restructuring the legal professions and the Legal Services Act 2007 ("Tesco Law"); title: Impact of the LSA 2007 on lawyers' business structures and the rise of the paralegal law firm; title: Clementi and the LSA 2007 on complaints; title: Fusion; title: Revision checklist; title: Further reading/updating; title: Question and answer; title: 8. Judges; title: Introduction; title: Types of judge; title: The five heads of division; title: Independence; title: Neutrality; title: Qualifications; title: New appointments system from 2006; title: Promotion; title: Training; title: Removal; title: Complaints; title: Research; title: Revision checklist; title: Further reading/updating; title: Question and answer; title: 9. Magistrates; title: Introduction; title: Lay justices; title: District judges (magistrates' courts), formerly known as stipendiary magistrates; title: Comparing lay justices and district judges (magistrates' courts) and suggestions for a mixed bench; title: Magistrates' clerks; title: Revision checklist; title: Further reading/updating; title: Question and answer; title: 10. The Jury; title: Introduction; title: Eligibility; title: Controversies surrounding the jury; title: Revision checklist; title: Further reading/checklist; title: Question and answer; title: 11. Legal Aid; title: Introduction; title: Legal Aid under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, in force since 2013; title: Labour's LA Scheme under the Access to Justice Act 1999-2013; title: Why was the Pre-1999 Legal Aid Scheme defective?; title: Evaluation of the 1999-2013 Labour Scheme; title: Evaluation of the post-LASPO setup, 2013-15; title: Revision checklist; title: Further reading/updating; title: Question and answer; title: 12. Handy Hints and Useful Websites; title: Essays; title: Exam checklist; title: English legal system websites.