Outlines of English law / S.B. Marsh and J. Soulsby
Imprint
London : McGraw-Hill Book Co., c1982
Edition
3rd ed
Descript
xiv, 306 p. ; 25 cm
CONTENT
The Nature and history of English law -- Legislation as a source of law -- Precedent and other sources of English law -- The Criminal courts -- The Civil courts -- Other courts and tribunals -- The Legal profession -- court proceedings -- English law and the European communities -- Legal personality and capacity -- Companies -- Liability for wrongful acts -- Negligence and breach of statutory duty -- Torts against land and goods -- Other specific torts -- The Nature of a contract in English law -- Agreement -- Matters which affect the validity of contracts -- The Terms of the bargain -- Performance, breach, and remedies -- Discharge, limitation, and privity -- Contracts and public policy -- Sale of goods -- Credit and security -- Negotiable instrument s -- Agency, banking, and insurance -- Property and legal estates in land -- Further aspects of property law -- Succession on death -- The Law in practice