English Legal System 1 – Overview: Sources, Courts, and Interpretation
Update: 2025-04-06
Description
In this foundational episode of SQE1 Essentials, we explore the structure and sources of the English Legal System, including how laws are created, interpreted, and applied.
🎓 You’ll learn:
- The historical development of English law: from the Norman Conquest to the Magna Carta
- The different sources of law: Acts of Parliament, delegated legislation, and case law
- The structure of the courts and how precedent works: ratio decidendi and obiter dicta
- Key interpretive approaches: the literal rule, golden rule, mischief rule, and purposive approach
- The UK’s uncodified constitution and key constitutional principles
- Legal professionals in the UK: judges, barristers, solicitors, juries
- Overview of criminal and civil procedure
- New content: The role of Welsh law and devolved legislation in modern UK law
📘 This episode provides essential context for many other areas of English law and is especially helpful for international SQE1 candidates.
📲 Study smarter with the full textbook, MCQs, and lecture notes via the PASS SQE App or at celetraining.com
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