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Learning Legal Rules

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I bought this coupled with another "The English Legal System" book and found this one to outweigh the other one i bought both in content and concise information. It is well written and one of the most readable law books i've seen. I actually enjoy reading some of the chapters in this book - they are accessible and to the point. It clearly has an edge on basic european legal principles and institutions and allows you to get a good grasp of the essential parts of the English legal system. Would highly recommend for any law undergraduate. I would be keeping it throughout my degree for reference.

I bought this book 3 years ago before starting my LLB, and bought it again last week as I hope to study for an LLM next year and wanted to brush up on my legal skills.

The book is very good at getting a prospective law student to think like a lawyer. It sets out very well the areas that a student needs to know about, such as judicial precedent, statutory interpretation and the now unavoidable influence of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights on English law.

Two minor criticisms. Firstly, I think the authors do not clarify or explain certain topics enough, especially as this is aimed at students who have not yet studied Law. Secondly, there are countless typing and printing errors in the 6th edition. This can be very distracting and means that perhaps the book does not convey the professionalism you would expect from a legal text.

This book provides a clear well-ordered overview of legal reasoning. You quickly find yourself thinking like a lawyer. The 6th Edition would benefit from further proof-reading - the 'typos' are quite distracting at times.

Proffesser Holland is a lecturer at the University of the West of England and this book is an excellent aid to the course he teaches. It is a clear, concise and informative piece of legal literature that no student should be without. It covers the ins and outs of the legal system of the country and helps the reader to think like a lawyer.

I am shortly embarking on a law degree course. I have tried to grasp the rudiments in trying to understand our past & current legal process's via reading books & other data (Acts), but have failed to grasp the precise method/reasoning which is essential to undertake such a course.... up until I bought this book. It has expanded & improved my method for learning which has also given me so much confidence! This book is rather like a manual for a car, so it has proved invaluable for someone like me! It clearly explains everything covered, into an understandable clear format. I know that this book will foremostly be referenced again & again throughout my degree course. Simply a credit to the Authors.

I am not a law student! I purchased this book, as a lay person, with the intent to get an insight into how the law works and I am not disappointed.

Twelve chapters describes what the law is, who makes it, and how. In the opening chapters it details the court system in the Uk and their function.
It then goes on to tell how the law changes over time by decisions made by judges interpreting the primary and secondary legislation as it applies to the facts of the case in hand, mindfull at all times of what decisions have been made by other judges in other past cases (case law) which may restrict them.
It shows, as a law student, how to find the law relevant to a problem and how to read it. The next three chapters are more relevant to a student of law than a lay person. For me, chapters 8-9 (reading and making sense of statutes)was well worth the cost of purchase. The last three chapters deal with European Law

The book is liberally sprinkled with actual cases (unfortunately only the title is given so that any interested party can research it for themselves)to illustrate a legal point, with an index of them at the front. There is also an excellent eleven-page index at the back to guide the reader.

All told a thoroughly good read and well worth the price.

Maybe it's just my personal style but I ended up getting another book for my studies of the English Legal System as the text of this book did not stick with me. In my view this book is simply lacking in pedagogics.

structure of the book is not as great as it could be and the wording can be quite complicated. the law itself is handy but not as good as it could be.

I'm a law student in Hong Kong and this is an additional book suggested by the Legal Research, Analysis and Writing course. This book, however, is useful in more than the Legal Research course. It is also good for any students with interest in getting to know of the UK court structure and legal system.

The book is equipped with up-to-date information and the flow is easy to follow. Authors made an assumption that the readers have only limited knowledge in the subject and provide clear explanation in even the elementary matters. It saves your time to cross reference from different book and provides you with a pleasure read.

A good book. Highly recommended for beginners in law. Gives precise and clear illustrations and is well laid out and easy to follow.