Law

Law: Made Simple, 8TH Edition focuses on the history, elements, and interpretation of English law.

The publication first elaborates on the historical and legal sources of English law and courts. Discussions cover juries, arbitration, civil, criminal, and other courts, administrative tribunals, legislation, textbooks, local custom, equity, and canon law. The book then takes a look at the judiciary, law officers, and the legal profession, outline of the law of persons, and law of contract. Topics include discharge of contract, remedies for a breach of contract, interpretation of a contract, classification of contracts, essentials of a valid contract, marriage, divorce, corporations, adoption, legitimation, guardianship, solicitors, and barristers.

The manuscript examines criminal law, law of succession, law of property, and trusts. Concerns include differences between private and charitable trusts, appointment of trustees, duties and powers of trustees, settlements and trusts for sale, personal representatives, and criminal liability.

The text is a valuable source of information for legal experts and researchers interested in English law.

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Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Eighth Edition
1 Introduction

1. The Nature of Law
2. Custom, Morality and Law
3. Classification of Law
4. Characteristics of English Law
5. Exercises
   2 Historical Sources of English Law
6. The Common Law
   The Norman Conquest
   The Common Law Courts
7. Equity
   Later History
8. Legislation
   European Economic Community Law
9. Canon Law
10. The Law Merchant
11. Local Custom
12. The Nineteenth Century
    Reorganization of the Courts
    The House of Lords
    Reforming the Rules
13. Exercises
    3 Legal Sources
14. Judicial Precedent
    The House of Lords and Precedent
    Case Law: Advantages and Disadvantages
    Law Reports
    Citation of Cases
    Declaratory Theory of the Common Law
15. Legislation
    Statutes
    Stages in Legislation
    Obsolescence
    Consolidation and Codification
    Delegated Legislation
    Forms of Delegated Legislation
    Growth of Delegated Legislation
    Criticism of Delegated Legislation
    Control of Delegated Legislation
    Publication
    Interpretation of Statutes
    Presumptions
    Reference to Statutes
    Reference to Statutory Instruments
    European Economic Community Law
    Law Revision and Reform
16. Textbooks
17. Local Custom
18. Exercises
    4 The Courts Today
19. The Civil Courts
    The House of Lords
    Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
    Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    The High Court of Justice
    County Courts
20. Criminal Courts
    The House of Lords
    Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    The Crown Court
    Magistrates' Courts
21. Other Courts
    Courts-Martial Appeal Court
    Restrictive Practices Court
    Employment Appeal Tribunal
    Coroners' Courts
22. Court of Justice of the European Communities
23. Administrative Tribunals
    Examples of Tribunals
24. Judicial Control of Administrative Tribunals
    Supervision by the Queen's Bench Division
    Tribunals and Inquiries Act, 1971
25. Arbitration
26. Juries
27. Legal Aid and Advice
    Legal Advice and Assistance
    Legal Aid for Representation in Civil Proceedings
    Legal Aid for Representation in Criminal Proceedings
28. Laymen in the Courts
29. Exercises
    5 The Judiciary, Law Officers and the Legal Profession
30. The Lord Chancellor
31. Judges
32. Attorney-General and Solicitor-General
33. Masters
34. Director of Public Prosecutions
35. Solicitors
36. Barristers
37. Queen's Counsel
38. Licensed Conveyancers
39. De-Regulation of Legal Services
40. Legal Services Ombudsman
41. Exercises
    6 Outline of the Law of Persons
42. Legal Persons
43. Nationality and Domicile
    British Nationality
    Loss of Nationality
    British Protected Persons
    Aliens
    Domicile
44. Marriage
45. Divorce
46. Domestic Proceedings in Magistrates' Courts
47. Legitimation
48. Adoption
49. Guardianship
50. Illegitimacy
51. Infants or Minors
52. Corporations
    Classes of Corporations
    Share Structure of a Company
    The 'Ultra Vires' Rule
    Termination of a Company
53. Unincorporated Associations
    Legal Liability of Unincorporated Associations
54. Partnerships
55. Trade Unions and Employers' Associations
56. Crown Proceedings
    The Crown as Employer
    The Crown Proceedings Act, 1947
57. Exercises
    7 The Law of Contract
58. Essentials of a Valid Contract
59. Classification of Contracts
60. Offer and Acceptance
    Rules Regarding Acceptance
61. Intention to Create Legal Relations
62. Consideration
    Rules of Consideration
63. Form
64. The Doctrine of Part Performance
65. Contractual Capacity
    Infants or Minors
    Corporations
    Insane and Drunken Persons
    Married Women
    Aliens
66. Terms of a Contract
    Exemption Clauses
    The Unfair Contract Terms Act, 1977
    Conditions and Warranties
67. Void, Voidable, and Illegal Contracts
    Mistake
    Misrepresentation
    Contracts 'uberrimae fidei'
    Duress and Undue Influence
68. Illegality
    Contracts Declared Illegal by Statute
    Contracts Illegal at Common Law
    Effects of Illegality
69. Discharge of Contract
70. Remedies for Breach of Contract
71. Privity of Contract
72. Assignment
73. Interpretation of a Contract
74. Quasi-Contract
75. Exercises
    8 The Law of Torts
76. The Nature of a Tort
    Definition of a Tort
    Damage and Liability
    Malice
77. General Defences in Tort
78. Capacity of Parties
79. Remoteness of Damage
80. Vicarious Liability in Tort
    Joint Tortfeasors
81. Trespass
82. Interference with Goods
83. Nuisance
84. Negligence
    Contributory Negligence
85. Breach of Statutory Duty
86. Death: Survival of Actions
87. Occupiers' Liability
    Dangerous Premises
    Trespassers
    Children
88. The Rule in 'Rylands v. Fletcher'
89. Defamation
90. Deceit
91. Malicious Falsehood
92. Limitation of Actions
93. Exercises
    9 Trusts
94. Definition of a Trust
95. Private Trusts
96. Public (or Charitable) Trusts
97. Differences Between Private and Charitable Trusts
98. The Rules Against Perpetuities
99. Trustees
100. Trust Corporations
101. Appointment of Trustees
102. Termination of Trusteeship
103. Duties and Powers of Trustees
104. Liability for Breaches of Trust
105. Following the Trust Property (Tracing)
106. Relief from Liability for Breach
107. Exercises
     10 The Law of Property
108. Ownership
109. Possession
110. Property
111. Freehold and Leasehold Land
112. Reform of the Land Law
113. An Estate in Fee Simple Absolute in Possession
114. Future Estates
115. Settlements and Trusts for Sale
     The Settled Land Act, 1925
116. Co-Ownership
117. Leaseholds
     Tenancies
     Creation of Leases
     Duties of Landlord and Tenant
     Express Covenants
118. Servitudes
119. Restrictive Covenants
120. Mortgages
121. The Sale of Land
122. Registered Land
123. Exercises
     11 The Law of Succession
124. Wills
125. Legacies and Devises
126. Specimen Will
127. Family Provision
128. Personal Representatives
     Probate and Letters of Administration
129. Intestacy
130. Gifts'Inter Vivos'
131. 'Donatio Mortis Causa'
132. Exercises
     12 Criminal Law
133. Definition of a Crime
134. Sources
135. Classifications
136. Criminal Liability
     Actus reus
     Mens rea
     Negligence
     Strict Liability
     Vicarious Liability
     Corporate Liability
137. Exemptions from Liability
138. Parties to a Crime
139. General Defences
     Automatism
     Mistake
     insanity
     Intoxicati…