Smith & Keenan's English Law
Text & Cases. 15th Edition
By Denis Deenan
December 2007
Pearson / Longman
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN: 9781405846189 
936 pages, Illustrated, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2"
$110.00 Paper original
Uniquely comprehensive in its coverage, this textbook examines the English legal system and main areas of substantive law including contract, tort, criminal, property and employment law in one volume.
ContentsPreface
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Law Report Abbreviations
Glossary of commonly used legal terms and phrases
PART 1: THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM.
1. The nature and development of English law
2. The courts of law
3. Other courts and tribunals, Judicial review, Human Rights and Legal services
4. Criminal procedure
5. Civil procedure
6. The law-making process I - UK Legislation
7. The law-making process II - case law and the legislative organs of the European Union
8. Persons and the Crown
PART 2: THE LAW OF CONTRACT
9. Making the contract I
10. Making the contract II
11. Making the contract III
12. Reality of consent I
13. Reality of consent II
14. Contractual terms
15. Exclusion clauses and other unfair terms
16. Illegality, public policy and competition law
17. Discharge of contract
18. Remedies and limitation of actions
19. Employment rights
PART 3: THE LAW OF TORTS.
20. The Law of Torts: general principles
21. Specific torts
PART 4: THE LAW OF PROPERTY
22. The law of property
PART 5: CRIMINAL LAW
23. Criminal law: general principles
24. Specific offences
25. Age and responsibility: general defences
PART 6: CASES AND MATERIALS
Glossary
Index
Features
- Closely cross-referenced casebook section allows students to read the facts and decisions of over 500 cases in depth
- Attractive, two colour text design that doesn’t overwhelm the student and allows easy navigation throughout the text
- Boxed examples of relevant cases clearly distinguished from the main body of the text
- Companion website with regular updates to the law. Lecturer resources include instructor's manual
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