A foundation in English law
A foundation in English law
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Edition Details
- Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Geoffrey Whitehead
- Language: English
- Jurisdiction(s): England
- Publication Information: Leckhampton : Thornes, 1992
- Type: Book
- Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/a-foundation-in-english-law/ (Stable identifier)
Short Description
XXIII, 539 pages ; 24 cm
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, A foundation in English law is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Bibliographic information
- Publisher: Thornes
- Responsable Person: byGeoffrey Whitehead and Abdul Kadar.
- Publication Date: 1992
- Country/State: England
- Number of Editions: 3 editions
- First edition Date: 1992
- Last edition Date: 1992
- General Notes: Includes index.
- Languages: English
- Library of Congress Code: KD610
- Dewey Code: 344.2
- ISBN: 0748713670 9780748713677
- OCLC: 60109481
Main Contents
The nature of law; the development of English law – common law and equity, the nation state and legislation; the courts system; arbitration; the personnel of the law; criminal law; the law of persons; contract law – the nature of contract, formation of a contract, offer, acceptance and valuable consideration, the validity of a contract, the terms of the contract, more about contracts; introduction to the law of tort (or torts); trespass, nuisance, negligence and defamation; miscellaneous torts; the law of property; the law of succession; law of trusts; constitutional and administrative law; employment law.
Summary Note
Aimed at students on a wide variety of courses, from GCSE upwards, as well as offering the general public a comprehensive introductory text, this book offers an outline of how English law began, what threads run through its development, and the current position in the main branches of law today.
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