A Level Law

• The nature of law and the English legal system. This topic explores the fundamental values of the English legal system, both systematic and theoretical.  It will give you an overview of the functioning of the court structures and the legal personnel that work within it.  We will also look at law making both within Parliament and how law is made in real cases.  This topic is a thread that runs through all the topics within A-Level Law, and covers how he law is intertwined with all our lives and is invaluable knowledge to have at your fingertips.  If you are an aspiring lawyer or not!

• Criminal law.  This is a topic that has an entire section on Netflix dedicated to it!  A-Level law will provide you with an in-depth understanding of how a person is found criminally liable for their actions and will teach you how this is proven in court.  It specifically focuses on fatal and non-fatal offences, such as murder, manslaughter and grievous bodily harm, as well as property offences such as theft and robbery.  We will also assess the many defences that may be raised by a defendant such as insanity and self defence.

• Tort.  Have you had a slip, trip or fall that wasn't your fault?  We've all seen these adverts on the TV, but this topic will give you an understanding of how it can be proven, legally, that someone is liable for losses caused by negligent acts and what the repercussions of breaching a duty of care can be.  It has been one of the fastest growing areas of the law, not to mention very lucrative for practicing lawyers.

• Law of Contract.  Every single time you purchase anything you enter into a contract.  We all enter into contracts but do you know how they work, what makes a contract legal and what you can do if someone breaches their contract?  We will look at what makes a contract legally binding, what can and cannot be put into a contract and what rights you have when a contract is breached.

Themes covered are :

• Civil courts and other forms of dispute resolution
• Criminal courts and lay people
• Legal personnel and the judiciary
• Voluntary manslaughter
• Involuntary manslaughter
• Offences Against the Person : ABH/GBH
• Theft and Robbery

A number of specifications will be changing and prospectus entries are based on information we have to date. This means that course content may be subject to change.