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Unlocking the English Legal System will help you grasp the main concepts of the legal system in England and Wales with ease.

Containing accessible explanations in a clear and logical structure, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising. Key features include:

• Clear learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you will need to get to grips with the subject
• Key Facts summaries throughout each chapter allow you to progressively build and consolidate your understanding
• End-of-chapter summaries provide a useful checklist for each topic
• Cases and judgments are highlighted to help you find them and add them to your notes quickly
• Frequent activities and self-test questions and sample essay questions are included so you can put your knowledge into practice and prepare you for assessment
• A new ‘Critiquing the Law’ feature is designed to foster essential critical thinking skills

The 8th edition has been fully updated throughout to reflect recent developments and changes in the law, including significant updates to the legal implications of the UK’s exit from the European Union and the running of the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). The book is also supported by updated digital learning resources. Part of the Unlocking the Law series, it is essential reading for all core modules on the English Legal System.

Tom Frost is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Kent.

Rebecca (Becky) Huxley-Binns is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost at Canterbury Christ Church University. She was previously Pro- Vice-Chancellor (Education) at the University of Hull. She was Law Teacher of the Year in 2010. Becky became a National Teaching Fellow in 2012 and Principal Fellow of the HEA in 2017.

Jacqueline Martin practised as a barrister for ten years before becoming a law lecturer. She was also chief examiner for a major awarding body for ten years, and has written and edited many law textbooks.

Shaneez Mithani holds degrees in Law from University College London and the University of Sussex and in Human Biology from the University of Birmingham. She has experience in project management and has worked as a paralegal and a Research Assistant for several years. She is currently working for the Cabinet Office and is pursuing a career as a barrister.