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The Human Rights Act 1998 25 private nursing homes and private security firms will all be regarded as public authorities for the ...
26 Chapter 1The legal system Civil law and criminal law The distinction between civil and criminal liability is fundamental to E ...
Civil law and criminal law 27 Figure 1.3 An outline of the effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 ...
28 Chapter 1The legal system serious offences of causing death by reckless driving and of driving with excess alcohol. The purpo ...
Features of the English legal system 29 The legal effect of the constitution The English legal system is unlike that of any othe ...
30 Chapter 1The legal system Most other countries have an inquisitorial system of trial, where the judge is the inquisi- tor, de ...
The legal profession 31 Other features Two other features of the English legal system are worth mentioning. First, the legal pro ...
32 Chapter 1The legal system Until 1990, solicitors were allowed to argue cases only in the magistrates’ court and the county co ...
The judiciary 33 will be able to exercise professional, management and ownership roles. As long as an ABS has been licensed by a ...
34 Chapter 1The legal system will be decided by the jury, but the judge will supervise the proceedings. He will also sum up the ...
Essential points 35 accused, but cannot direct them to convict. Juries do not give an explanation for their decisions. If a jury ...
Practice questions 1 What are the three main rules of statutory interpretation? What is the effect of these rules? 2 What is the ...
Chapter 2 Making a contract Definition of a misrepresentation A contract is a legally binding agreement. In order for a contract ...
38 Chapter 2Making a contract with the intention that if the proposed terms are accepted they will create a binding contract bet ...
Offer 39 At first sight it seems as if the defendant in Partridge vCrittendendid make an offer. However, the court reasoned that ...
40 Chapter 2Making a contract Carlill vThe Carbolic Smoke Ball Cothe Smoke Ball Co promised that if Mrs Carlill, or anyone else, ...
Acceptance 41 Acceptance As we have already seen, a contract comes into existence as soon as an offer is validly accepted. Gener ...
42 Chapter 2Making a contract A court may decide that as soon as a person does an act which makes payment for goods or services ...
Acceptance 43 Despite the decision in Holwell Securities Ltdv Hughes, the postal rule is still very much alive and can still app ...
44 Chapter 2Making a contract The decision in this case makes good sense. If a business offers an asset for sale at a certain pr ...
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