• Dispute solving in civil law

• Criminal law and the legal system

• Applying the law

• Aspects of Tort

In year one you will learn about:

• The hierarchy of the court system and how it works; the roles undertaken by the personnel of the courts, for example, barristers, solicitors, judges and legal executives as well as lay people such as magistrates and juries. You will also look at alternative methods of solving disputes and ways in which individuals can fund their cases.

• Sources of law, in other words where the law comes from. This will include influences on Parliament, how an Act of Parliament is made, how judges create and interpret law and the impact of European Law on English Law.

• The tort of negligence and principles of criminal liability, together with the knowledge of damages and the aims of sentencing.

In your second year you will:

• Gain the skills and knowledge to apply the law on murder, an understanding of the law on manslaughter, together with knowledge of police powers with respect to arrest and detention.

• Learn about the law relating to property offences such as theft, robbery and burglary, fraud, criminal damage, together with further knowledge on police search powers.

• Learn about the four main areas of family law: marriage and relationships, divorce and ending relationships, children and maintenance.