Elliott & Quinn's, English Legal System, 21th Edition

Emily Allbon / Sanmeet Kaur-Dua  

An introduction to the complexities of law, with clarity

Elliott & Quinn's English Legal System by Allbon and Kaur Dua has been relied upon by generations of students as an explanation of the English legal system and how it works in practice, being renowned for its wide-ranging coverage and signature writing style.

New to this Edition

Updated annually with all major case law and legislative developments, this 21st Edition includes coverage of:

●   Debate of recent cases such as Miller in relation to constitutional law and Brexit

●   Uber and Deliveroo ‘gig’ economy cases on employee status

●   Modernisation of the administration of civil justice system

●   Owens v Owens divorce case and resulting Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill enabling no-fault divorce

• recent recommendations regarding the promotion of ADR

●   Review of LASPO by MOJ and implications for criminal justice

Introduction

Part 1 Sources of law

1 Case law

2 Statute law

3 Statutory interpretation

4 Delegated legislation

5 European law

6 Custom

7 Equity

8 Treaties

9 Law reform

Part 2 People working in the legal system

10 The judges

11 The legal professions

12 The jury

13 Magistrates

14 Administration of justice

15 Paying for legal services

Part 3 Human rights

16 Introduction to human rights

17 Remedies for infringement of human rights

Part 4 Criminal justice system

18 The police

19 The criminal trial process

20 Sentencing

21 Youth justice

22 Criminal appeals

Part 5 Civil justice system

23 The civil trial process

24 Tribunals

25 Alternative methods of dispute resolution

26 Civil appeals and judicial review

Part 6 Concepts of law

27 Law and rules

28 Law and morals

29 Law and justice