English Law and Terminology

Claudina Richards; Viviana Mollica

doi:10.5771/9783845265179

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Copyright year: 2016
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-2201-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-6517-9
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: NomosStudium
Language: German
Pages: 159
Product type: Educational Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 1: Characteristics of Legal Language No access Pages 15 - 16
1. I. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1. The Time Before The Norman Conquest No access
  2. 2. The Time Following the Norman Conquest No access
  3. 3. The Common Law Courts No access
3. III. Is Common Law Judge-Made Law? No access
4. IV. The Spread of the Common Law No access
5. V. Terminology No access
6. VI. Review and Discussion No access
1. 1. 1. Custom No access
  2. 2. Law Merchant No access
  3. 3. Canon Law No access
  4. 4. Books of Authority No access
2. 1. 1. a) Statute Law No access
    2. b) Delegated Legislation No access
    3. c) Statutory Interpretation No access
  2. 1. a) The Rule of Stare Decisis No access
    2. b) Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dicta No access
    3. c) Distinguishing and Overruling No access
3. III. Law of the European Union No access
4. IV. Terminology No access
5. V. Review and Discussion No access
1. I. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1. Magistrates’ Courts No access
  2. 2. County Courts No access
  3. 3. Crown Court No access
  4. 1. a) The Queen’s Bench Division No access
    2. b) The Chancery Division No access
    3. c) The Family Division No access
  5. 1. a) The Civil Division No access
    2. b) The Criminal Division No access
  6. 6. The Supreme Court and the House of Lords No access
  7. 7. Privy Council No access
3. III. Simplified Diagram of the Current Court Structure No access
4. IV. Terminology No access
5. V. Review and Discussion No access
1. I. The Adversarial System No access
2. 1. 1. Origins of the Jury System No access
  2. 2. Composition of the Jury No access
  3. 3. Challenging of Jurors and Jury Vetting No access
  4. 4. Use of the Jury No access
  5. 5. The Role of the Jury No access
3. III. Terminology No access
4. IV. Review and Discussion No access
1. 1. 1. Appointment No access
  2. 2. Tenure No access
  3. 3. Judicial Independence No access
2. 1. 1. a) Education and Training No access
    2. b) Work No access
    3. c) The Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Law Society No access
  2. 1. a) Education and Training No access
    2. b) Work No access
    3. c) The Bar Standards Board and the Bar Council No access
3. III. Law Officers No access
4. IV. Crown Prosecution Service No access
5. V. Terminology No access
6. VI. Review and Discussion No access
1. I. Introduction No access
2. II. Case Management No access
3. 1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 2. Small Claims Track No access
  3. 3. Fast Track No access
  4. 4. Multi-Track No access
4. 1. 1. Initiating a Claim No access
  2. 2. Responding to a Claim No access
  3. 3. Statement of Truth No access
5. V. Disclosure No access
6. VI. Evidence No access
7. 1. 1. Default Judgment No access
  2. 2. Summary Judgment No access
8. VIII. Legal Aid No access
9. IX. Terminology No access
10. X. Review and Discussion No access
1. 1. 1. The Unwritten Constitution No access
  2. 2. Constitutional Conventions No access
2. 1. 1. The Rule of Law No access
  2. 2. The Royal Prerogative No access
  3. 3. Parliamentary Sovereignty No access
  4. 4. The Doctrine of Separation of Powers No access
3. 1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 2. The House of Commons No access
  3. 3. The House of Lords No access
  4. 4. Government No access
  5. 5. The Legislative Process No access
4. IV. Devolution No access
5. V. Terminology No access
6. VI. Review and Discussion No access
1. 1. 1. Development of the Court of Chancery No access
  2. 2. The Fusion of Law and Equity No access
2. 1. 1. Nature of Equitable Maxims No access
  2. 2. Examples of Equitable Maxims No access
3. 1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 2. Specific Performance No access
  3. 1. a) Prohibitory and Mandatory Injunctions No access
    2. b) Final and Interim Injunctions No access
    3. c) Without Notice Injunctions No access
    4. d) Freezing Injunctions and Search Orders No access
  4. 4. Rescission No access
  5. 5. Rectification No access
4. 1. 1. Historical Development of the Trust No access
  2. 2. Definition of the Trust No access
  3. 3. The Private Express Trust No access
  4. 4. Purpose Trusts No access
  5. 5. Charitable Trusts No access
  6. 6. Constructive and Resulting Trusts No access
  7. 7. Fiduciary Duties No access
  8. 8. Tracing No access
5. V. Terminology No access
6. VI. Review and Discussion No access
1. I. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1. Freedom of Contract No access
  2. 2. Offer and Acceptance No access
  3. 3. Consideration No access
  4. 4. Intention to Create Legal Relations No access
  5. 5. Form No access
3. 1. 1. Express and Implied Terms No access
  2. 2. Conditions, Warranties and Innominate Terms No access
  3. 3. Standard Form Contracts No access
4. 1. 1. Privity of Contract and the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 No access
  2. 2. Agency No access
5. 1. 1. Meaning of ‘Void’ and ‘Voidable’ No access
  2. 2. Capacity No access
  3. 3. Illegality No access
  4. 4. Mistake No access
  5. 5. Misrepresentation No access
  6. 1. a) Duress No access
    2. b) Undue Influence No access
6. 1. 1. Performance No access
  2. 2. Breach No access
  3. 3. Frustration No access
7. 1. 1. Damages No access
  2. 2. Specific Performance No access
  3. 3. Restitution No access
8. VIII. Terminology No access
9. IX. Review and Discussion No access
1. I. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 2. Causation No access
  3. 3. Remoteness No access
  4. 4. Contributory Negligence No access
3. 1. 1. Defamation No access
  2. 1. a) Private Nuisance No access
    2. b) Public Nuisance No access
  3. 3. Trespass No access
  4. 4. Strict Liability: The Rule in Rylands v Fletcher No access
  5. 5. Negligence No access
4. 1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 2. Damages No access
5. 1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 2. General Defences No access
  3. 3. Special Defences No access
6. VI. Terminology No access
7. VII. Review and Discussion No access
1. I. Commercial Law No access
2. 1. 1. Definition of Contract of Sale No access
  2. 1. a) Definition of ‘Goods’ No access
    2. b) Classification of Goods No access
3. 1. 1. Duty to Pass Good Title No access
  2. 2. Duty to Deliver No access
  3. 3. Duty to Deliver Goods at the Right Time No access
  4. 4. Duty to Supply the Right Quantity of Goods No access
  5. 5. Duty to Supply Goods of the "Right" Quality No access
4. 1. 1. Duty to Pay the Price No access
  2. 2. Duty to Take Delivery and Accept the Goods No access
5. 1. 1. Transfer of Property No access
  2. 2. Passing of Risk No access
6. 1. 1. Remedies of the Seller No access
  2. 2. Remedies of the Buyer No access
7. VII. Terminology No access
8. VIII. Review and Discussion No access
1. I. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1. Nature of Registered Companies No access
  2. 2. Classification of Companies No access
  3. 3. Formalities and Documentation No access
3. 1. 1. Promoters No access
  2. 2. Directors No access
  3. 3. Secretary No access
4. IV. Membership No access
5. 1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 2. Types of Shares No access
6. VI. Capital No access
7. VII. General Meetings No access
8. VIII. Shareholder Remedies No access
9. IX. Winding-up No access
10. X. Terminology No access
11. XI. Review and Discussion No access
1. I. Background No access
2. 1. 1. The Commission No access
  2. 2. The Council No access
  3. 3. The European Parliament No access
  4. 4. The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions No access
  5. 5. The Court of Auditors No access
3. 1. 1. The Ordinary Legislative Procedure No access
  2. 2. The Special Legislative Procedures No access
4. 1. 1. The Court of Justice No access
  2. 2. The General Court No access
  3. 3. The Specialised Courts No access
5. 1. 1. Sources of EU Law No access
  2. 2. EU Legislation No access
  3. 3. General Principles of Law No access
6. 1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 2. Direct Effect No access
  3. 3. Preliminary References No access
7. 1. 1. Free Movement of Goods No access
  2. 2. Free Movement of Workers No access
  3. 3. Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services No access
  4. 4. Free Movement of Capital No access
8. VIII. Terminology No access
9. IX. Review and Discussion No access
1. I. Classifications of Law No access
2. II. Other Areas of Law No access
3. III. Terminology No access
Index No access Pages 149 - 159