Offers an approach to the study of law. This book has been specifically tailored to the AQA syllabus, providing students with the major topics in their A-level study. It covers crime, tort, contract, and more, and guides to connecting various concepts to the law.

This is a major new textbook covering the main modules of the AQA A2 syllabus within a single resource. The book is specifically designed to help students of all learning styles understand the subject. The colour design and pedagogical devices such as key case boxes, example boxes, diagrams and tables bring the subject to life and make study interesting. The book includes summaries, task boxes and self-test questions to help students to remember the law. It integrates into each module exam-tip boxes, essay and exam questions, and guidelines for answers, as well as a chapter of examination advice, to help students succeed in exams and assignments.

• Prelims Preface Guided Tour List of Abbreviations List of Cases List of Statutes Part 1: Module 4 Contract law Study Block 1: Formation of contract Unit 1: Offer Unit 2: Acceptance Unit 3: Consideration Unit 4: Intention to create legal relations Study block 1 summary Study Block 2: Contract terms Unit 5: Express and implied terms Unit 6: Conditions, warranties and innominate terms Unit 7: Exclusion clauses Study block 2 summary Study Block 3: Vitiating factors Unit 8: Mistake Unit 9: Misrepresentation Study block 3 summary Study Block 4: Discharge & remedies Unit 10: Discharge by agreement and performance Unit 11: Discharge by frustration Unit 12: Discharge by breach Unit 13: Remedies Study block 4 summary Part 1 conclusion and exam question practice PART 2: Module 4 Crime: Offences against the person Study Block 5: actus reus, mens rea and murder Unit 14: Actus reus 1: conduct and circumstances Unit 15: Actus reus 2: consequences and causation Unit 16: Mens rea Unit 17: Murder Study block 5 summary Study Block 6: Voluntary manslaughter Unit 18: Voluntary manslaughter under Homicide Act s3: Provocation Unit 19: Voluntary manslaughter under Homicide Act s2: Diminished responsibility Unit 20: Voluntary manslaughter under Homicide Act s4: Suicide pact, and summary of all 3 special defences Study block 6 summary Study Block 7: Involuntary manslaughter Unit 21: Constructive or unlawful act manslaughter Unit 22: Gross negligence manslaughter Study block 7 summary Study Block 8: Non-fatal offences against the person Unit 23: Common assault: assault and battery Unit 24: Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) under s 47 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 Unit 25: Grievous bodily harm (GBH) and wounding under s 20 and s 18 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 Study block 8 summary Study Block 9: Defences Unit 26: Consent Unit 27: Insanity and automatism Unit 28: Intoxication Unit 29: Self-defence and mistake Study block 9 summary Part 2 conclusion and exam question practice PART 3: Module 5 Crime: Offences against property Study Block 10: Theft, robbery and burglary Unit 30: Theft: actus reus Unit 31: Theft: mens rea Unit 32: Robbery Unit 33: Burglary Study block 10 summary Study Block 11: Deception offences, making off without payment and criminal damage Unit 34: Deception offences Unit 35: Making off without payment Unit 36: Criminal damage Study block 11 summary Study Block 12 Defences Unit 37: Necessity, Duress and Duress of circumstances Study block 12 summary Part 3 conclusion and exam question practice Part 4: Module 5 Tort Study Block 13: Negligence Unit 38: Duty of care 1: physical harm Unit 39: Duty of care 2: economic loss Unit 40: Duty of care 3: psychiatric harm Unit 41: Breach of duty Unit 42: Causation Study block 13 summary Study Block 14: Occupier's liability Unit 43: Occupier's liability 1: lawful visitors Unit 44: Occupier's liability 2: non-visitors Study block 14 summary Study Block 15: Nuisance, strict and vicarious liability Unit 45: Nuisance Unit 46: Rylands v Fletcher Unit 47: Vicarious liability Study block 15 summary Study Block 16: Defences & remedies Unit 48: Contributory negligence and Consent Unit 49: Remedies Study block 16 summary Part 4 conclusion and exam question practice Part 5 : Module 6 Concepts of Law Study Block 17: concepts of law Unit 50: Law and Morals Unit 51: Law and Justice Unit 52: Balancing Conflicting Interests Unit 53: Fault Unit 54: Judicial Creativity Study block 17 summary End matter: Websites Glossary Index