The course offers a good understanding of the basic principles around the English legal system and provides a well structured presentation that allows the reader to absorb information easily and efficiently. Prokopis Krikris
Focus on Legal Learning
This course focusses on content and what you need to learn which appealed to me. I liked the delivery of the tone and course clarity, particularly the Instructor who is a lawyer, Yasmine Lupin. I liked her reviews
EXCELLENT
Very, very good. Very clear easy to follow. Excellent to refresh your memory!
The course offers a good understanding of the basic principles around the English legal system and provides a well structured presentation that allows the reader to absorb information easily and efficiently. Prokopis Krikris
This course focusses on content and what you need to learn which appealed to me. I liked the delivery of the tone and course clarity, particularly the Instructor who is a lawyer, Yasmine Lupin. I liked her reviews
Very, very good. Very clear easy to follow. Excellent to refresh your memory!
Yasmine Lupin
Lawyer/Trainer & Founder of LCATE
About the Instructor
Yasmine is the founder of the 'London Centre for Advanced Training & Education' (LCATE), an educational establishment which provides legal Education to students all over the world. The following only applies to customers that have purchased an online course from this website!
- Upon completion a certificate is automatically issued if the course is advertised as a 'certificate course'. Make sure you complete the course 100%. All the boxes on the left hand side must be ticked off. If there are any issue(s) contact info@lcate.co.uk and a certificate will be issued.
- Partial refunds are discretionary. There is no right to a refund if it is clear that the student has completed the course.
An additional fee of £15 is payable if:
- you have purchased the course from a third party platform;
- if you have been offered the course at a discounted price.
- This online course is designed for law students and international lawyers who want to improve their knowledge of the English legal system.
- This course may also be useful as a revision guide to university students who are studying a law degree, students studying the CILEX and students studying the 'Graduate Diploma in Law' (GDL) and need support with the English legal System.
- Upon successful completion of the English legal system module students will be awarded with 'the English Legal System - Certificate'.
- - Good knowledge of English
- - An interest in the English legal system
Course Contents
Course Curriculum
- LESSON 1 - SOURCES OF LAW
- READING MATERIAL - Sources of Law
- Review 1 - How Common Law was created
- Review 1.1 - Common Law
- Review 1.2 - Case-law
- Review 2 - Equity
- Review 2.1 - Equity Maxims
- Review 2.2 - Equity - Remedies
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - COMMON LAW & EQUITY (OPTIONAL)
- SAMPLE ANSWER - COMMON LAW & EQUITY - (OUTLINE ONLINE)
- Review 3 - Legislation
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - CASE-LAW & STATUTES
- SAMPLE ANSWER - CASE-LAW & STATUTES (OUTLINE ONLY)
- Review 4 - Delegated Legislation - Part 1
- Review 4.1 Statutory Instruments
- Review 4.2 - Orders in Council
- Review 4.3 - Bye-laws
- QUIZ 1 - Common law & Precedent
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - DELEGATED LEGISLATION (OPTIONAL)
- SAMPLE ANSWER - DELEGATED LEGISLATION (OUTLINE ONLY)
- Review 5 - European Law (Overview only)
- QUIZ 2 - Legislation & Delegated Legislation
- LESSON 2(a) - JUDICIAL PRECEDENT
- READING MATERIAL - Judicial Precedent & Hierarchy of Courts
- Review 1 - Judicial Precedent
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING 1 - AVOIDING PRECEDENT
- SAMPLE ANSWER - AVOIDING PRECEDENT (OUTLINE ONLY)
- QUIZ 1 - Judicial Precedent
- LESSON 2(b) - JUDICIAL PRECEDENT
- Review 2 - Courts & Precedents
- Review 3 - Court of Appeal & Precedents
- Review 4 - Supreme Court (formerly HOL) & Precedents
- QUIZ 2 - HIERARCHY OF COURTS
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING 2 - COURT OF APPEAL & THE SUPREME COURT (OPTIONAL)
- SAMPLE ANSWER - COURT OF APPEAL & SUPREME COURT (OUTLINE ONLY)
- QUIZ 3 - Application of Precedents
- LESSON 3(a) - STATUTORY RULES OF INTERPRETATION
- READING MATERIAL - Statutory Rules of Interpretation - Pt 1
- Review 1 - Overview of Statutory Interpretation
- Review 1.1 - The Literal Rule
- Review 1.2 - The Golden Rule
- Review 1.3 - The Mischief Rule
- Review 1.4 - Language - ejusdem generis
- Review 1.5 - Language - expressio unius est exclusio alterius
- Review 1.6 - Language - noscitur a sociis
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - (OPTIONAL)
- SAMPLE ANSWER - RULES OF STATUTORY INTERPRETATION (OUTLINE ONLY)
- QUIZ 1 - Statutory Rules of Interpretation
- LESSON 3(b) - STATUTORY RULES OF INTERPRETATION
- Review 1.7 - Presumption
- Review 1.8 - Internal/Intrinsic Aid
- Review 1.9 - External/Extrinsic Aid
- Review 1.9 - Hansard
- Review 1.10 - Purposive Approach
- Review 1.11 - Interpretation Act 1978
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING -LANGUAGE RULES - (OPTIONAL)
- SAMPLE ANSWER - LANGUAGE RULES - (OUTLINE ONLY)
- QUIZ 2 - Statutory Rules of Interpretation
- LESSON 4 - HOW LEGISLATION IS MADE IN THE UK
- READING MATERIAL - How Legislation is Made
- Review 1 - Pre-Bill Stage
- Review 2 - Types of Bills
- Review 3 - Stages of the Bill
- Review 4 - Delaying Powers of House of Lords
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - BILLS (OPTIONAL)
- SAMPLE ANSWER - BILLS (OUTLINE ONLY)
- QUIZ - How Legislation is made
- LESSON 6 - THE CRIMINAL COURTS
- READING MATERIAL - The Criminal Law Courts
- Review 1 - Magistrates Courts
- Review 2 - Crown Court
- Review 3 - Youth Offenders Court
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - HIERARCHY OF UK COURTS (OPTIONAL)
- SAMPLE ANSWER - HIERARCHY OF UK COURTS (OUTLINE ONLY)
- QUIZ - The Criminal Law Courts
- READING MATERIAL - European Union, Institutions & Sources
- LESSON 1 - Primary Sources of EU Law
- LESSON 2 - Secondary Sources of EU Law
- LESSON 3 - General Principles applied by ECJ
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS (OPTIONAL)
- SAMPLE ANSWER - EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS (OUTLINE ONLY)
- QUIZ - European Union, Institutions & Sources
- LESSON 10
- READING MATERIAL - Effect of EU Membership
- Review 1 - EC Law - Supremacy
- Review 2 - Direct Applicability
- Review 3 - Doctrine of Direct Effect
- Review 4 - Doctrine of Indirect Effect
- Review 5 - Treaties
- Review 6 - Regulations
- Review 7 - Directives
- Review 8 - Damages
- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - EUROPEAN LAW (OPTIONAL)
- SAMPLE ANSWER - EUROPEAN LAW (OUTLINE ONLY)
- QUIZ - Effect of EU Membership