Contents

Acknowledgements viii
Guided tour ix
Guided tour of the companion website ix
Table of cases and statutes xii
What you need to do for every question on the English
Legal System xiii
Chapter 1: Sources of law 1
Chapter 2: Judicial precedent 39
Chapter 3: Statutory interpretation 55
Chapter 4: Human rights and the constitution 79
Chapter 5: Personnel in the English legal system 99
Chapter 6: Appeals and judicial review 133
Chapter 7: The criminal law process 157
Chapter 8: The civil law process 201
Chapter 9: Alternative dispute resolution 221
Bibliography 241
Index 245