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| Revision Seminars 2008 Syllabuses |
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The courses will cover the subject areas listed below
but please note that topics may not be given equal emphasis.
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| Criminal
Law |
Homicide:
Murder and manslaughter including voluntary manslaughter Offences contrary to the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978 Fraud Criminal damage General defences including self-defence, necessity and consent Conspiracy, attempt and incitement Accomplice liability Non fatal offences: Offences contrary to the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
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| English Legal System (CLRI) | The doctrine of precedent Statutory interpretation The jury Civil and criminal justice systems including the Woolf civil justice reforms/ The judiciary Elements of PACE |
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| Law
of Contract |
Formation of contracts: offer and acceptance, consideration and
estoppel Contents: terms; conditions/ warranties/innominate terms Exclusion and limitation clauses Misrepresentation and mistake Restraint of trade Discharge, particularly frustration. Remedies for breach of contract, particularly damages. |
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| Public
(Constitutional) Law |
Rule of Law Separation of Powers Sovereignty of Parliament The impact of EU Law. Human Rights Act 1998 and Civil Liberties Prerogative powers / aspects of judicial review | ||||
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Land Law |
Land Registration and the Land Registration Act 2002 Unregistered land Leases - tenants and landlord obligations and remedies. Transferability of leasehold obligations. Mortgages Restrictive covenants Easements |
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| European
Union Law |
EU Constitutional Reform Supremacy and Direct Effect of EC Law Damages for Breach of EC Law Free Movement of Goods and Workers EC Competition Law |
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Law
of Trusts |
The three certainties Constitution of a trust, including formalities Secret trusts Resulting trusts and constructive trusts, including breach of fiduciary duties Private purpose trusts and charitable trusts in outline Breach of trust and remedies |
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| Law
of Tort |
Negligence - duty, including
nervous shock, pure economic loss, breach and causation. Defences Vicarious liability Nuisance & Rylands v Fletcher Manufacturers Liability at Common Law and statute Occupiers Liability Defamation |
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| Commercial Law | Implied terms SGA 1979 SG&SA 1982 |
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| Intellectual Property |
Categories of intellectual property rights : brief resume. |
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