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No reliance should be placed on the content as the basis for any investment or other decision or in connection with any advice given to third parties. Please consult your appropriate professional adviser as necessary. Kaplan Publishing Limited and all other Kaplan group companies expressly disclaim all liability to any person in respect of any losses or other claims, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or otherwise arising in relation to the use of such materials.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this examination may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission from Kaplan Publishing.  \nCONTENTS  \nPage  \nChapter 1 English legal system 1  \nChapter 2 Contract law 29  \nChapter 3 The law of torts 83  \nChapter 4 Employment law 111  \nChapter 5 Agency law 143  \nChapter 6 Types of business organisation 161  \nChapter 7 Corporations and legal personality 175  \nChapter 8 Capital and financing 209  \nChapter 9 Directors 237  \nChapter 10 Corporate administration 261  \nChapter 11 Insolvency 275  \nChapter 12 Corporate and fraudulent behaviour 293  \nChapter 13 Answers 317  \nLW (ENG) Corporate and Business Law  \nIntegrated Workbook Icons  \nAdvantage  \nDefinition  \nDisadvantage  \nKey point  \nOverview  \nPer requirements  \nQuestion  \nIllustration  \nIcons  \nNotes  \n Additional Question Practice / Reading  \nQuality and accuracy are of the utmost importance to us so if you spot an error in any of our products, please send an email to [mykaplanreporting@kaplan.com](mykaplanreporting@kaplan.com) with full details, or follow the link to the feedback form in MyKaplan.  \nOur Quality Coordinator will work with our technical team to verify the error and take action to ensure it is corrected in future editions.  \nLW (ENG) Corporate and Business Law  \nChapter 1  \nEnglish legal system  \nChapter learning objectives  \nUpon completion of this chapter you will be able to:  \n􀂃 explain the difference between civil and criminal law  \n􀂃 explain the structure and operation of the civil courts and tribunal systems  \n􀂃 explain the meaning of judicial precedent, ratio decidendi and obiter dicta  \n􀂃 illustrate how the doctrine of judicial precedent works in relation to the civil courts  \n􀂃 explain how legislation is made and the doctrine of sovereignty  \n􀂃 set out the rules and presumptions used by the courts in interpreting statutes  \n􀂃 identify the concept of human rights.  \nThe underpinning detail for this chapter in your Workbook can be found in Chapter 1 of your Study Text  \nChapter 1  \nOverview  \nSources of law  \n| Judicial precedent |\n| --- |\n| |\n| Hierarchy of courts |\n\n\n| Statute |\n| --- |\n| |\n| Interpretation of statutes |\n\nEnglish legal system  \nDefinition of law  \nThe principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.  \nChapter 1  \nTypes of law  \nThe English legal system distinguishes several types of law. The ones we will look at are:  \n􀂾 Common law and equity  \n􀂾 Private law and public law  \n􀂾 Criminal law and civil law","cbCairtyMpoqu6mi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairtyMpoqu6mi","pdf",5531247,332,"English","# Chapter 1 English legal system\n## Chapter learning objectives\n## Overview\n## Sources of law\n## Judicial precedent\n## Statute\n## Interpretation of statutes","[{\"question\":\"What topics does Chapter 1 English legal system cover?\",\"answer\":\"It covers the civil vs criminal law distinction, the structure and operation of civil courts and tribunals, judicial precedent concepts, and how judicial precedent works in civil courts. 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