English Legal System (2nd ed)

This work provides comprehensive coverage of the main areas of the English legal system in practice - such as the sources of law, the legal professions, lay participation in the legal system, and legal aid and advice.

This text has been revised to take account of developments crucial to an understanding of the English legal system.

Coverage includes the impact of the 1997 Labour government, the Intergovernmental Conference of the EC, findings of the Judicial Appointment Procedures in relation to the background of the judiciary, and the impact of the Criminal Procedure and Investigation Act 1996 in relation to the criminal justice system.