Guide to using the book

The English Legal System contains a number of features designed to support and reinforce your learning. This Guided Tour show you how to make the most of your textbook by illustrating each of the features used by the authors.

Chapter introductions

These introductions are a brief overview of the core themes and issues you will encounter in each chapter.

Diagrams

Visual learners are catered for via a series of diagrams and tables, which help facilitate the understanding of concepts and interrelationships within key topics.

Chapter summaries

The essential points and concepts covered in each chapter are distilled into concise summaries at the end of each chapter in order to provide you with an at-a-glance reference point for each topic.

Food for thought

Key questions are included at the end of each chapter to inform further study and to help deepen your understanding of important topics.

Further reading and useful websites

Selected further reading and useful web-sites are included at the end of each chapter to provide a pathway for further study.

Companion website

Signposts to relevant material available on the book’s popular companion website are included at the end of each chapter.