1.The Nature of Law 1
WHAT IS MEANT BY LAW 1
DIVISION OF LAW 4
HOW THE LAW HAS GROWN 6
THE WRIT SYSTEM 8
EQUITY 9
2. Sources of Law 11
JUDICIAL PRECEDENT 11
STARE DECISIS (THE STANDING OF DECISIONS) 12
BINDING AND PERSUASIVE PRECEDENTS 14
THE LAW REPORTS 16
LEGISLATION 20
DELEGATED LEGISLATION 28
EUROPEAN CIMMUNITY LAW 29
SUBSIDIARY SOURCES OF LAW 32
3. The Administration of the Law 37
THE COURTS 37
THE CIVIL COURTS 37
THE CRIMINAL COURTS 49
OTHER COURTS 57
TRIBUNALS 59
ARBITRATION 60
THE JUDICIARY AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION 61
SANCTIONS AND REMEDIES 69
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE 75
JURY 78

4. Legal Personality 93
CHILDREN 93
BANKRUPTS 96
PERSONS OF UNSOUN MIND 97
THE CROWN 97
CORPORATION 98
UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS 101
PARTNERSHIPS 101
TRADE UNIONS 102
NATIONALITY 102
5. Civil Liberties 105
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL 105
FREEDOM OF THE PERSON 105
FREEDOM OF SPEECH 106
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION 107
FREEDOM TO WORSHIP 108
FREEDOM OF MEETING AND PROCESSION 108
PUBLIC ORDER RESTRICTIONS 109
PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 111
THE OMBUDSMAN 113
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND COURTS 115
6. Contract 119
ESSENTIALS OF A CONTRACT 119
A. OFFER 120
ACCEPTANCE 123
B. CONSIDERATION 126
C.CAPACITY 129
D.LEGAL RELATION 132
E. LEGALITY 133
F. CONSENSUS AD -IDEM (AGREEMENT) 135
DISCHARGE OF A CONTRACT 140
REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT 143
LIMITATION ON BRINGING AN ACTION 146
7. Consume Law 155
SALE OF GOODS ACT 1979 155
SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES ACT 1982 160
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1987 161
NEMO DAT QUOD NON HABET 163
RIGHTS OF ACTION BY THE SELLER AND BUYER 164
UNFAIR CONTRACT TERMS ACT 1977 164
THE UNFAIR TERMS IN CONSUMER CONTRACT REGULATIONS 165
CONSUMER CREDIT ACT 1974 166
8. Contracts of Employment 171
THE NATURE OF THE CONTRACT 171
FROM OF CONTRACT 172
DUTIES OF EMPLOYER 172
DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE 174
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 174
SEX DISCRIMINATION 177
RACE DISCRIMINATION 178
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION 178
HARASSMENT 179
9. The Law of Torts 181
STRICT LIABILITY 182
NEGLIENCE 183
TRESPASS 190
NUISANCE 194
LIABILITY OF PARENTS FOR THE TORTS OF CHILDREN 198
DEFAMATION 198
VICARIOUS LIABILITY 202
GENERAL DEFENCES IN TORT 203
10. Criminal Law 211
DEFINITION 211
ELEMENTS OF A CRIME 212
SPECIFIC CRIMES 214
THE POWERS OF ARREST 226
BAIL 229
GENERAL DEFENCES 230
11. Family Law 237
MARRIAGE 237
THE CHILDREN ACT 1989 242
DIVORCE 243
JUDICIAL SEPARATION 245
THE FAMILY LAW ACT 1996 245
MAINTENANCE 246
12. Law of Succession and Property 251
WILLS 252
FAMILY PROVISION 256
LEGACIES 257
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES 258
INTESTACY 259
13. Examination Technique 265
REVISION BEFORE THE EXAMINATION 265
DAY OF EXAMINATION 267
THE EXAMINATION 267