THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION
THE LEGAL SYSTEM
1 Legal systems
2 Sourees of law: legislation
3 Sources of law:common law
4 The court system
5 Criminal justice and criminal proceedings
6 Civil procedure
7 Tribunals
8 European Union law
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
9 Solicitors
10 Barristers
11 Working lives
12 Judges
13 A law firm's structure and practice
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN PRACTICE
14 Client care procedures
15 Money laundering procedures
16 Client correspondence
17 Explanations and clarification
18 Legalese
LAW IN PRACTICE
19 Business organisations
20 Formation of a company
21 Raising capital by share sale
22 Debt financing:secured lending
23 Company directors and company secretaries
24 Insolvency and winding up
25 Alternative dispute resolution
26 Corporation Tax
27 Mergers and acquisitions
28 Anti-competitive behaviour
LIABILITY
29 Tort 1: personal injury claim
30 Tort 2: clinical negligence
CONTRACT
31 Forming a contract 1
32 Forming a contract 2
33 Structure of a commercial contract
34 Express and implied terms
35 Exclusion, limitation and standard clauses
36 Privity of contract, discharge, and remedies
37 Standard terms in the sale and supply of goods
38 Licensing agreements and computer programs
39 Commercial leases
40 Buying and selling commercial property
41 Employment law
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
42 Copyright and patent
43 Trade marks, domain names, and remedies for IP infringement
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
44 Information technology law and cybercrime
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
45 Environmental law
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