Course Description

  • 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 to university students who are studying a law degree and need support with the English legal System.
  • This is the second module forms part of the Diploma in Law certificate (see below).
  • If you have purchased this course on a third party platform such as 'Reed' etc to help you with your CILEX, law degree or GDL, you do not have to complete the assignment(s), nor do you have to submit the SMART charts.  All you need to do is attain above 60% for each quiz in order to attain 'the English legal System Certificate'.
  • Upon successful completion of the English legal system module students will be awarded with 'the English Legal System - Certificate'.

The Diploma in Law Certificate will require students to also successfully complete the following modules:

  • Contract law;
  • communication & Legal Terminology; and
  • Academic Research Skills.

The Diploma in Law is a 60 credit Ofqual regulated qualification.

  • Upon completion of the Diploma in Law, students have the option to:
    • study a law degree at a university in England (terms & conditions apply); or
    • study Level 4 Extended Diploma in Management.

The Diploma in Law is a 60 credit Ofqual regulated qualification. 

Upon completion of the Diploma in Law, students have the option to:

  • study a law degree at a university in England (terms & conditions apply); or
  • study Level 4 Extended Diploma in Management.

Contact [email protected] for more details.

Entry requirements for the Diploma in Law:

  • 5 GCSE's including maths & English at grades C or above; or
  • provides a letter from their employer to LCATE demonstrating their knowledge and competence of English.
  • SFA Funding:
    The Complete Diploma in Law Course is eligible for Advanced Learner Loans
    Contact: [email protected]


Lawyer/Trainer & Founder of LCATE

Yasmine Lupin

Yasmine Lupin is the director of the London Centre for Advanced Training & Education (LCATE). LCATE delivers online training to students all over the world. The centre specialises in providing useful CPD legal English and law courses. LCATE is also a provider of some of the Solicitors Examination Qualification (SQE). Yasmine also is a practising solicitor and GDPR practitioner as a consultant solicitor for Maddox Legal.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    ESSENTIAL VIEWING

    • Essential Viewing for Diploma Law students

  • 2

    RECOMMENDED READING MATERIAL

    • Recommended Reading Material

  • 3

    SMART CHARTS

    • SAMPLE SMART CHART COMPLETED - HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO COMPLETE THE CHART

    • BLANK SMART CHART - PRINT OFF AND COMPLETE FOR EACH LESSON & ASSIGNMENT
  • 4

    LESSON 1 - SOURCES OF LAW

    • 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

  • 5

    LESSON 2 - JUDICIAL PRECEDENT

    • 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

  • 6

    LESSON 3 - STATUTORY RULES OF INTERPRETATION

    • 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

  • 7

    ASSIGNMENT 1

    • ASSIGNMENT 2 - The English Legal System
  • 8

    LESSON 4 - HOW LEGISLATION IS MADE IN THE UK

    • 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

  • 9

    LESSON 5 - THE CIVIL COURTS

    • LESSON 5 - THE CIVIL COURTS

    • READING MATERIAL - The Civil Courts

    • Review 1 - Civil Courts

    • Review 2 - Disadvantages of Civil Courts

    • RESEARCH - ROLE OF THE COUNTY COURT & HIGH COURT

    • SAMPLE ANSWER (OUTLINE ONLY)

    • QUIZ - The Civil Courts

  • 10

    LESSON 6 - THE CRIMINAL LAW COURTS

    • 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

  • 11

    LESSON 7 - CRIMINAL & CIVIL LAW

    • LESSON 7 - Civil & Criminal Law

    • Review 1 - Civil Law

    • Review 2 - Criminal Law

    • READING MATERIAL - CIVIL & CRIMINAL LAW

    • TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING - CIVIL & CRIMINAL LAW (OPTIONAL)

    • SAMPLE ANSWER - CIVIL & CRIMINAL LAW (OUTLINE)

    • QUIZ - Civil & Criminal Law

  • 12

    LESSON 8 - PUBLIC & PRIVATE LAW

    • LESSON 8 - PUBLIC & PRIVATE LAW

    • READING MATERIAL - Public & Private Law

    • QUIZ - Public v Private Law

  • 13

    ASSIGNMENT 2

    • ASSIGNMENT 2 - The English Legal System

  • 14

    LESSON 9 - EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS & SOURCES

    • 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

  • 15

    LESSON 10 - THE EFFECT OF EU MEMBERSHIP

    • 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

  • 16

    ASSIGNMENT 3

    • Assignment 3 - The English Legal System

  • 17

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