This course introduces you to principles such as negligence, fault, vicarious liability and duty of care. You will also examine concepts such as adverse possession and discover secrets about mortgages. You will learn about the various interests that can exist in land and the principles govern how property rights are created and extinguished. Upon completion of Year 1, students must complete two compulsory modules and must select two other modules from a list of optional courses. Taught in Semester 2 of Year 1, this course builds on what you have learned in your first semester, giving you hands on practical experience in the methods and skills of legal research. You will explore concepts such as privity of contract and look at the remedies available to parties who have suffered the consequence of a contractual breach. In this course, you will learn essential principles of contract, including how contracts are formed, who may enter into a contract and what happens if a party is to breach a contract.
You will also consider matters such as criminal attempts, secondary liability and will learn the various defences available to defendants in criminal proceedings. You will learn several basic legal principles relating to the criminal law, before moving on to explore various offences such as murder, manslaughter, rape and theft. You will learn about the constitutional and administrative system of the UK, with an emphasis on the relationship between citizens and the state, the concept of sovereignty and the division of powers between the legislature, executive and the judiciary. This course will expose you to the inner workings of politics in the UK.
You will also learn practical legal research skills and refine your legal thinking reasoning. You will learn about the English Legal System and the legal methodology of the common law system.