ABSTRACT

Cavendish Lawcards are complete, pocket-sized guides to key examinable areas of the law for both undergraduate and PGDL courses. Their concise text, user-friendly layout and compact format make Cavendish Lawcards the ideal revision aid for identifying, understanding, and committing to memory the salient points of each area of the law.

part |1 pages

PART 1 SOURCES OF LAW/ LAW MAKING

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|2 pages

Legislation

chapter |1 pages

The passing of a Government Bill

chapter |1 pages

Advantages of statute law

chapter 2|1 pages

Delegated Legislation

chapter |3 pages

Types of delegated legislation Control of delegated legislation

Parliamentary control

chapter 3|1 pages

Influences on Parliament

Party policy

chapter |3 pages

Public opinion

chapter |1 pages

Royal Commissions

Examples of Royal Commissions

chapter |1 pages

European Community

chapter 4|6 pages

Statutory Interpretation

chapter |2 pages

Summary of aids to interpretation

chapter 5|2 pages

Judicial Precedent

chapter |3 pages

English court structure How the courts are bound

House of Lords

chapter |1 pages

To what extent do judges make law?

chapter 6|1 pages

The Law of the European Community

Background

chapter |5 pages

Institutions of the European Community

part |1 pages

PART 2 DISPUTE SOLVING/ MACHINERY OF JUSTICE

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

Some distinctions between civil and criminal proceedings

chapter 7|3 pages

Criminal Process from Arrest to Trial

Police powers

chapter |3 pages

Bail

chapter 8|3 pages

The Criminal Courts

The magistrates’ court

chapter 9|1 pages

The Civil Courts

chapter |3 pages

The county court

Small claims track

chapter |1 pages

The House of Lords

chapter |2 pages

Reform of the civil justice system

chapter 10|4 pages

Alternative Dispute Resolution

part |2 pages

PART 3 DISPUTE SOLVING/ LEGAL PERSONNEL

chapter 11|5 pages

Lay Persons

chapter |1 pages

Lay members of tribunals

chapter 12|7 pages

Professionals

Judges

chapter |4 pages

Barristers

Degree + vocational training + pupillage = practising barrister Training

chapter |5 pages

Regulation of the professions

Barristers

chapter 13|1 pages

Legal Advice and Representation

Legal advice

chapter |1 pages

Legal representation

chapter |4 pages

The Community Legal Service

part |1 pages

PART 4 THE LAW OF TORT

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter 14|8 pages

The Tort of Negligence

chapter |1 pages

Contributory negligence

chapter |1 pages

Overview of negligence

chapter |4 pages

Remedies in tort

Damages

part |2 pages

PART 5 CRIMINAL LAW

chapter 15|8 pages

The Elements of an Offence

chapter |2 pages

Crimes of strict liability

chapter 16|1 pages

Non-fatal Offences Against the Person

chapter 17|1 pages

Sentencing

chapter |3 pages

Factors influencing sentence (examples)

chapter |3 pages

Factors influencing sentencing