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The latest edition of Smith and Keenans English Law cannot fail to impress once again. This comprehensive introductory law text is a dependable companion for every non-law student and layman alike. The new authors are to be commended for successfully carrying on the tradition upon which the book's excellent reputation was built.

Andrea Cerevkova, Senior Lecturer in Law, Edge Hill University. 

 

Smith and Keenan's English Law is the most comprehensive text on English law available on the market. Suitable for students at all levels.

Lachmi Singh, University of the West of England

  

Have you ever wondered what exactly constitutes an unwritten constitution? What your rights are as an employee? When a contractual agreement is binding?

 

Well-known for its uniquely comprehensive coverage of the legal system and the main, substantive areas of English law, Smith and Keenans English Law is the definitive introduction to the law of the land and an all-purpose reference guide for students and professionals alike.   
Preface xiii
The book at a glance xv
Law Report abbreviations xvi
Table of cases
xviii
Table of statutes
xlvii
Part 1 THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
1 The nature and development of English law
3(17)
Classification of English law
3(2)
The study of law
5(1)
The development and sources of English law -- generally
6(1)
The common law
6(3)
Equity
9(4)
Relationship of common law and equity
13(2)
Legislation
15(2)
Delegated legislation
17(1)
Custom
17(1)
Canon law
18(1)
Legal treatises
19(1)
2 The unwritten constitution
20(7)
Key events in the development of the constitution
20(3)
Fundamental principles underpinning the constitution
23(4)
3 The law-making process: legislation and case law
27(28)
The United Kingdom
27(7)
Delegated legislation
34(4)
Interpretation of statutes by the judiciary
38(5)
Case law or judicial precedent
43(12)
4 The courts of law
55(38)
The Senior Court of Judicature (formerly the Supreme Court of Judicature)
55(1)
The courts today
56(2)
Magistrates' Courts
58(7)
Youth courts
65(1)
The County Court
65(8)
The Crown Court
73(2)
The Central Criminal Court
75(1)
The High Court -- generally
75(2)
The Commercial Court
77(1)
The Companies' Court
78(1)
The Bankruptcy Court
78(1)
The Court of Protection
78(1)
The Technology and Construction Court
78(1)
Restrictive practices
79(1)
The Court of Appeal -- generally
79(1)
Appeals up to the Civil Division
79(3)
The Criminal Division
82(3)
Assistance for transaction of judicial business in the Supreme Court
85(3)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
88(1)
The Court of Justice of the European Communities
89(1)
The role of the European Court at Luxembourg
90(2)
The International Criminal Court
92(1)
The European Court of Human Rights
92(1)
5 Tribunals and judicial review
93(20)
Administrative tribunals
94(1)
Employment tribunals
95(4)
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
99(1)
Administrative inquiries
99(1)
Advantages of tribunals
99(1)
The Tribunals and Inquiries Acts
100(1)
Domestic tribunals
101(1)
Judicial control over inferior courts and tribunals
102(8)
Other controls on decision making
110(3)
6 Alternative dispute resolution
113(9)
When is ADR appropriate?
114(1)
Types of ADR
115(1)
Written offers
115(1)
Negotiation
115(1)
Mediation
116(1)
Conciliation
117(1)
Arbitration
117(5)
7 The main legal professions
122(17)
Background
122(3)
Barristers
125(3)
Solicitors
128(1)
Lawyers' practising certificates
129(1)
Disciplining the legal profession
130(1)
Legal executives
130(1)
Notary public
130(1)
Law centres
131(1)
The Judicial Appointments Commission
131(3)
Removal and retirement of judges
134(1)
Other important judicial offices
135(4)
8 Legal services
139(7)
Legal Services Board
139(1)
Alternative business structures
140(1)
Reserved legal activities
140(1)
Rights of audience
141(1)
Overriding duties of advocates and litigators
142(1)
Rights of audience and employees of the Crown Prosecution Service
142(1)
Conveyancing services
142(1)
Probate services
143(1)
Administration of oaths and the taking of affidavits
143(1)
Payment for legal services
143(3)
9 Civil procedure
146(20)
Initial considerations
146(1)
Funding the claim -- generally
147(2)
Conditional fee agreements (CFAs)
149(3)
Alternatives to a claim in court
152(2)
The commencement of proceedings
154(1)
The Defendant's response to the claim
155(1)
Reply to the defence
156(1)
Requests for further information
156(1)
Case management and allocation of cases
157(2)
Court enforcement of timetables
159(1)
The trial
160(2)
Appeals
162(1)
Enforcing a judgment
162(4)
10 Criminal procedure
166(51)
Criminal procedure -- generally
166(1)
The prosecutor
167(2)
Getting the accused into court
169(2)
Procedure at the police station
171(6)
The trial of criminal proceedings
177(1)
Commencing the prosecution
177(3)
Funding the defence -- legal aid
180(1)
Financial eligibility
180(1)
Bail
181(4)
Criminal trials and the Human Rights Act 1998
185(1)
Summary trial before magistrates (other than in a youth court)
186(4)
Proceedings in the youth court
190(1)
Trial on indictment in the Crown Court
190(1)
What is an indictment?
191(1)
Reporting
191(1)
Alibi
191(1)
Place and time of trial
192(1)
The offence and indictment
193(1)
Arraignment
193(1)
Jury trial
194(8)
Committal to the Crown Court for sentence
202(1)
Appeal in criminal cases
202(1)
Contempt of Court Act 1981
202(1)
Sentencing
203(1)
Custodial sentences -- generally
203(4)
Community orders
207(1)
Prison sentences of less than 12 months
208(1)
Suspended sentences
208(1)
Deferred sentences
208(1)
Release of offenders from custody
209(1)
Fines
209(1)
Absolute discharge
210(1)
Conditional discharge
210(1)
Binding over to keep the peace
210(1)
Binding over of a parent or guardian
211(1)
Travel restriction orders
211(1)
Compensation orders
211(1)
Anti-social behaviour orders
211(1)
Youth crime and disorder: sentencing
212(1)
Youth community orders
212(2)
Restitution of property in criminal cases
214(1)
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 -- non-disclosure of sentence
215(2)
11 The Human Rights Act
217(10)
The scope of the Convention
217(1)
The European Court of Human Rights
218(1)
Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998
218(7)
The European Court of Justice and Human Rights
225(2)
12 Persons and the Crown
227(36)
Natural persons
227(19)
Juristic persons
246(3)
Unincorporated associations
249(5)
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs)
254(1)
The Crown
255(8)
Part 2 EUROPEAN UNION LAW
13 The legislative organs of the European Union
263(8)
The European Union
263(1)
The Treaty on European Union 1992 (Maastricht Treaty)
264(1)
The Treaty of Amsterdam 1997
264(1)
The Treaty of Nice 2001
265(1)
The Treaty of Lisbon 2007 (The European Reform Treaty)
265(1)
Subsidiarity and its application
265(1)
The institutions of the European Union
266(5)
14 Sources of European Union law
271(9)
Introduction
271(1)
Sources of European Union law
271(1)
Direct effect in the United Kingdom
272(2)
Vertical and horizontal effect of EU law
274(2)
National courts and the European Court of Justice
276(4)
15 Jurisdiction in personam: the Brussels regime
280(21)
The meaning of jurisdiction
280(1)
The liberality and simplicity of the common law of jurisdiction
280(1)
The development of the Brussels regime
281(2)
Actions in personam where the defendant is 'domiciled' in the EU
283(1)
The interpretation of the Regulation
283(1)
The scope of the Brussels I Regulation
284(1)
The concept of 'domicile' under the Brussels regime
285(2)
The central jurisdictional rules under the Regulation
287(2)
Exclusive jurisdiction
289(1)
Prorogation of jurisdiction
290(2)
Special jurisdiction
292(1)
Contract: Article 5(1)
292(2)
Tort: Article 5(3)
294(1)
Insurance contracts: Articles 8--14
295(1)
Consumer contracts: Articles 15--17
296(1)
Employment contracts: Articles 18--21
297(4)
Part 3 THE LAW OF CONTRACT
16 Making the contract I: offer and acceptance
301(18)
Overview of contract law
301(1)
Freedom of contract
301(1)
The essentials of a valid contract
302(1)
Classification of contracts
302(3)
The formation of a contract
305(1)
Agreement
305(1)
Offer and invitation to treat
306(2)
Acceptance -- generally
308(6)
Termination of offer
314(3)
Trading electronically
317(2)
17 Making the contract II: consideration and estoppel
319(19)
Consideration
319(1)
Consideration in relation to formation of a contract -- generally
320(10)
Consideration viewed in relation to the discharge or variation of a contract
330(1)
Common law -- the rule of accord and satisfaction
330(2)
Equity -- the rule of promissory estoppel
332(2)
Discharge of contract by performance -- relevance of the High Trees case
334(1)
Equitable estoppel -- other applications
334(1)
Intention to create legal relations
334(4)
18 Making the contract III: formalities and capacity
338(9)
Formalities
338(3)
Capacity to contract
341(1)
Minors
341(1)
Consequences of the defective contracts of minors
342(1)
Mental disorder and drunkenness
343(1)
Corporations
344(3)
19 Reality of consent: mistake, misrepresentation and duress
347(14)
Introduction
347(1)
Mistake
347(1)
Unilateral mistake
348(1)
Non-identical bilateral (or mutual) mistake
348(1)
Bilateral identical (or common) mistake
349(1)
Documents mistakenly signed
350(1)
Rectification
351(1)
Misrepresentation
351(1)
Meaning of representation
352(3)
Types of actionable misrepresentation and remedies in general
355(2)
Remedy of rescission
357(1)
Damages
358(1)
Duress
359(2)
20 Contractual terms
361(22)
Inducements and terms -- generally
361(1)
Inducements and terms distinguished
362(2)
Conditions and warranties
364(1)
Innominate or intermediate terms
364(1)
Implied terms -- generally
365(1)
Implied terms in consumer law -- sale of goods
366(1)
Title
366(1)
Sales by description
367(1)
Implied conditions as to fitness
368(2)
Satisfactory quality
370(2)
Fitness and satisfactory quality
372(1)
Sale by sample
373(1)
Implied terms in consumer law -- the supply of goods and services
373(1)
Supply of goods other than by sale
373(1)
Contracts for the transfer of property in goods
374(1)
Contracts for work and materials
374(1)
The terms implied
374(2)
Remedies
376(1)
Exchange and barter
376(1)
Contracts for the hire of goods
377(1)
The terms implied
377(1)
Exclusion clauses -- supply of goods
378(1)
The supply of services
379(1)
Exclusion clauses -- supply of services
380(1)
The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations
380(3)
21 Exclusion clauses and other unfair terms
383(13)
Exclusion clauses -- the issue of communication
383(3)
Construction of exclusion clauses
386(1)
The doctrine of fundamental breach
386(1)
The approach of Parliament to exclusion clauses
387(1)
Exclusion clauses applicable if reasonable
388(1)
Reasonableness
389(3)
Provisions against evasion of liability
392(1)
Unfair contract terms regulations
392(4)
22 Illegality, public policy and competition law
396(21)
Introduction
396(1)
Public policy -- the contribution of the judiciary: illegal contracts
397(2)
Consequences
399(1)
Public policy and the judiciary -- void contracts
400(1)
Contracts in restraint of trade -- generally
401(1)
Voluntary contractual restraints of trade on employees generally
401(1)
Contractual restraints on employees through the period of notice
402(1)
Non-contractual restraints on employees: confidential information
403(2)
Employee restraints arising from agreements between manufacturers and traders
405(1)
Restraints imposed on the vendor of a business
405(1)
Restrictions on shareholder-employees
406(1)
Restrictions accepted by distributors of merchandise
406(1)
Involuntary restraints of trade
406(1)
Consequences where the contract is contrary to public policy: severance
407(1)
Public policy: the contribution of Parliament
408(1)
Wagering contracts: insurance and dealing in differences
409(1)
Competition law
409(6)
The European Community approach to restrictive practices
415(2)
23 Discharge of contract
417(13)
Discharge by performance
417(1)
Construction of the contract as entire
417(1)
Substantial performance
418(1)
Acceptance of partial performance
418(1)
Full performance prevented by the promisee
418(1)
Time of performance
419(1)
Tender
419(1)
Appropriation of payments
420(1)
Discharge by agreement
421(1)
Discharge by frustration
422(1)
Contracts for personal service
422(1)
Government interference
423(1)
Destruction of the subject matter of the contract
423(1)
Non-occurrence of an event
423(1)
Illegal
424(1)
Commercial purpose defeated
424(1)
Situations in which the doctrine does not apply
424(1)
Consequences of frustration
425(1)
The Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943
425(1)
Discharge by breach
426(1)
Anticipatory breach and supervening events
427(1)
Effect of breach on a contract
427(1)
Other matters relevant to breach
428(1)
Affirming or discharging the contract
428(2)
24 Remedies and limitation of actions
430(15)
Common-law remedies
430(8)
Equitable remedies
438(3)
Remedies agreed by the parties
441(4)
Part 4 THE LAW OF TORTS
25 The law of torts: general principles
445(19)
The nature of a tort
445(1)
Damage and liability
446(1)
Parties in the law of torts
447(7)
Vicarious liability
454(1)
Who is an employee?
454(4)
Rights of non-employees
458(1)
Nature of vicarious liability
458(4)
Liability for torts of independent contractors
462(2)
26 Tort of negligence
464(36)
Negligence -- generally
464(1)
The duty of care -- generally
464(4)
Economic loss
468(8)
Product liability
476(3)
Consumer Protection Act 1987
479(1)
Occupiers' liability
480(5)
Highway authorities
485(1)
Defective Premises Act 1972
485(1)
Employer's liability
486(3)
Nervous shock
489(3)
Professional liability
492(8)
27 Torts relating to property
500(22)
Trespass to land
500(6)
Nuisance
506(1)
Public nuisance
506(1)
Private nuisance
507(7)
The Rule in Rylands v Fletcher
514(3)
Wrongful interference with goods
517(5)
28 Miscellaneous torts
522(24)
Trespass to the person
522(4)
Arrest and the tort of trespass to the person
526(1)
Remedies available against false imprisonment
527(1)
Defamation
527(4)
Publication
531(11)
Remedies for defamation
542(1)
Passing off
543(3)
29 Defences and remedies in tort
546(25)
Contributory negligence
546(3)
Volenti non fit injuria
549(7)
Remedies
556(1)
Damages -- generally
557(6)
Damage after successive accidents
563(2)
Cessation of liability
565(6)
Part 5 THE LAW OF PROPERTY
30 The law of property
571(60)
The nature of property
571(1)
Ownership
572(1)
Possession
573(3)
Bailment
576(4)
Land law
580(4)
Equitable interests
584(2)
Co-ownership
586(3)
A leasehold or a term of years
589(5)
Privity of contract
594(2)
Tenants' rights to acquire the freehold of houses and blocks of flats
596(4)
Servitudes
600(6)
Restrictive covenants
606(2)
The transfer of land
608(3)
Personal property
611(1)
Mortgages of land
611(8)
Registration of land charges
619(4)
Mortgages of personal chattels
623(1)
Mortgages of choses in action
624(1)
Other forms of security
624(1)
Lien
624(3)
Assignments of choses in action
627(4)
Part 6 CRIMINAL LAW
31 Criminal law: general principles
631(13)
Crime and civil wrongs distinguished
631(1)
Terminology and outcome of criminal and civil proceedings
631(1)
Nulla poena sine lege -- no punishment unless by law
632(1)
Constituent elements of a criminal offence
632(1)
The actus reus
633(1)
Omissions or failure to act
634(1)
The mens rea -- generally
635(3)
Mens rea in statutory offences
638(2)
The mental element -- corporations
640(4)
32 Specific offences
644(21)
Homicide
644(1)
Murder
644(1)
Manslaughter
645(1)
Voluntary manslaughter
645(5)
Involuntary manslaughter
650(3)
Causing death by dangerous or careless driving
653(1)
Violent offences which are not fatal
654(1)
Assault and battery
654(1)
Statutory offences against the person
655(6)
The Fraud Act 2006
661(1)
The Computer Misuse Act 1990
662(3)
33 Age and responsibility: general defences
665(14)
Liability of minors
665(1)
Insanity
666(2)
Automatism
668(1)
Drunkenness and drugs
669(1)
Duress
670(3)
Necessity
673(1)
Mistake
674(1)
Consent
674(1)
Self-defence
675(1)
Preventing crime
676(1)
Genuine religious belief
676(3)
Part 7 EMPLOYMENT LAW
34 The contract of employment
679(5)
Employee
679(1)
Worker
680(1)
Self-employed
680(1)
What constitutes an employment relationship?
680(1)
Specific occupations with special status
681(2)
Contractual terms of employment
683(1)
35 Workplace discrimination
684(51)
Statutory controls on contract
684(1)
Recruitment and selection of employees
685(13)
Protection during employment
698(1)
The contract of employment
698(8)
Pay
706(5)
Equal treatment in terms and conditions of employment as between men and women in the same employment
711(2)
Part-time workers
713(2)
Workers on fixed-term contracts
715(1)
Discrimination once in employment
716(3)
Guarantee payments
719(1)
Suspension from work on medical grounds
720(1)
Family-friendly provisions
720(6)
Flexible working
726(1)
Time off
726(2)
Insolvency of employer
728(1)
Health and safety at work
729(1)
Health and safety in the office
730(2)
Trade union membership and activities
732(3)
36 Termination of contract of employment
735(25)
Unfair dismissal -- generally
735(13)
Discriminatory dismissal
748(1)
Redundancy
748(6)
Written statement of reasons for dismissal
754(1)
The employment contract and shop workers
755(2)
Taking a dispute to the Employment Tribunal after 6 April 2009
757(3)
Part 8 CASES AND MATERIALS
1 The nature and development of English law
760(1)
3 The law-making process: legislation and case law
761(4)
4 The courts of law
765(1)
5 Tribunals and judicial review
766(4)
7 The main legal professions
770(2)
10 Criminal procedure
772(3)
12 Persons and the Crown
775(3)
14 Sources of European Union law
778(2)
15 Jurisdiction in personam: the Brussels regime
780(3)
16 Making the contract I: offer and acceptance
783(12)
17 Making the contract II: consideration and estoppel
795(14)
18 Making the contract III: formalities and capacity
809(2)
19 Reality of consent: mistake, misrepresentation and duress
811(12)
20 Contractual terms
823(8)
21 Exclusion clauses and other unfair terms
831(6)
22 Illegality, public policy and competition law
837(9)
23 Discharge of contract
846(7)
24 Remedies and limitation of actions
853(7)
25 Law of torts: general principles
860(12)
26 Tort of negligence
872(10)
27 Torts relating to property
882(10)
28 Miscellaneous torts
892(8)
29 Defences and remedies in tort
900(12)
30 The law of property
912(12)
31 Criminal law: general principles
924(8)
32 Specific offences
932(6)
33 Age and responsibility: general defences
938(5)
35 Workplace discrimination
943(4)
36 Termination of contract of employment
947(3)
Glossary of commonly used legal words and phrases 950(2)
Index 952
Professor Charles Wild (PhD, MBA, LLM) is Dean of the School of Law and Head of the Centre for International Law at the University of Hertfordshire. He teaches Company Law to LLB and LLM students, undertakes postgraduate research supervision and is widely published in the area.

 

Stuart Weinstein (JD, MBA) is Associate Dean (Research & Commercial Enterprise) of the Law School at the University of Hertfordshire and is also a practising solicitor/attorney with over twenty years practice experience in the US, UK and Korea. He regularly teaches accountants and non-lawyers in the UK and on overseas programmes throughout the world.