As the name suggests, McBride’s book is broken up into a digestible collection of ‘letters’ which are addressed to a fictional student. It means that politicians must govern within their powers, and Law should apply equally to all and be easy to understand for it to be followed by the majority. Tony Honoré is a very well-renowned legal academic, who has managed to condense his knowledge to provide an introduction to the law that is both simple and interesting. These resources have been written to support the Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Levels (IAL) which are globally recognised qualifications which open doors to top local and international universities worldwide. We revise our qualifications regularly to make sure that they continue to meet the needs of learners, schools and higher education institutions around the world and reflect current thinking.

The work concentrates on those topics common to the majority of undergraduate law courses such as sale of goods, consumer credit and agency.Book 2 includes the second section of all mandatory units and both the Human Rights Law and Contract Law optional units.

A comprehensive, witty, and easy-to-read law book for beginners, Gary Slapper’s How Law Works is a refreshing but reliable guide to the modern legal system here in the UK. Join our online Law course to explore Law, prepare for your future and make friends from around the world. His ideas are therefore directly opposed to those of Hart, and the two authors argued about this for many years (the question remains unresolved). Resources align to the syllabus they support, and have been through a detailed quality assurance process.Furthermore, any cumulative updates to Stroud or Jowitt are incorporated into the full text of the content online and reflected in the revision date for that source. It’s really aimed at teens preparing for their LLB, but almost all of McBride’s advice is equally relevant to GDL students. com you agree to their terms and conditions, privacy notice and acknowledge they may use cookies and pixels for information and analytics gathering.

We think it’s really important to keep it simple and interesting when you’re beginning to explore a subject, so we’ve kept away from dry, dense and convoluted texts. Westlaw is a large database of UK, US and international legal materials including cases, legislation and journal articles. Having an understanding of current legal issues is crucial for prospective law students as it helps them to inculcate a deeper perspective and derive a keen eye for legal details. The first reason for studying Law at university is that doing a Law degree is great at helping you learn how to think carefully, imaginatively, and sensibly. Halsbury's Laws (and related services) are available in hard copy at KZ1 to KZ3 on Level 2 of the Law Library, and via Lexis +UK for holders of an Oxford SSO.Having defended some notable figures through history, including the famous Christine Keeler, Great Train robber Charlie Wilson, as well as Kempton Bunton (the only man to have ever successfully ‘stolen’ a picture from the National Gallery), Case Stories provides entertaining, vivid, and deeply revealing insights into what really took place in these celebrated courtroom dramas that defined a period, all while painting a picture of a truly remarkable life. I recommend this book to anyone, law student or not; but you must read it if you are considering criminal law. While many English judges have been wealthy or even aristocratic, Lord Denning worked his way from humble beginnings to the position of Master of the Rolls (the second-highest judge in the land, and the master of the Court of Appeal).

Providing both interesting yet comprehensive coverage of UK law, Slapper’s book avoids the legal jargon, providing an accessible entry point to the different types of law and legal techniques used within the system.

Dickens was arguably one of the greatest storytellers to have lived, and Bleak House is often cited as his very best work. We have consulted and worked with subject experts who recommended that we updated the topics and introduced English law in a broader context. The main focus is on telling you how to study effectively, and McBride gives all kinds of sensible and useful advice, from general topics like how much work you should be doing, to more specific things like how to make notes on a case.