Smith, Bailey & Gunn on The Modern English Legal System

This edition provides a clear and comprehensive account of the English legal system, covering the institutions, personnel and procedures, and the handling of case law and statutes.

Courts, Personnel and Sources of Law; Introduction; Courts and Tribunals; Lawyers; Judges; Legislation; Statutory Interpretation; Judicial Precedent; The Human Rights Act 1998; Solving Legal Problems; Problems about Problems; Information and Advice Services; Pre-Trial Procedure; Features of Litigation and other methods of Dispute Resolution; Pre-Trial Civil Procedure; Pre-Hearing: Tribunals; Pre-Trial Criminal Procedure; The Hearing; The Civil Trial; The Tribunal Hearing; The Criminal Trial; Appeals and Judicial Review.