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AQA A-Level Law 7162
The Nature of Law
Topic overviewDistributive and Corrective JusticeTheories of Justice: Rawls, Nozick and MarxWhat Law Does in SocietyHow Law and Morality Are EnforcedMoral Diversity in a Pluralist SocietyThe Hart-Devlin DebateProcedural Justice and UtilitarianismThe Rule of Law: Core RequirementsLaw, Rights and the Resolution of DisputesFault and Strict LiabilityWhere Law and Morality OverlapWolfenden and R v BrownAristotle on JusticeJustice through Civil and Criminal LawCriminal and civil law comparedCustom, statute and common law as sourcesEquality, Fairness and Clarity before the Law
The European Union and English Law
Legal Personnel and the Judiciary
Access to Justice and Funding
Parliamentary Law Making
Delegated Legislation
Statutory Interpretation
Judicial Precedent
Law Reform
The Civil Courts and Dispute Resolution
The Criminal Courts and Sentencing
Lay People: Magistrates and Juries
Criminal Law: Rules and Theory
General Elements of Liability
Fatal Offences Against the Person
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
Property Offences
Preliminary Offences
Criminal Defences
Tort: Rules and Theory
Negligence
Occupiers' Liability
Nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher
Vicarious Liability
Tort: Defences and Remedies
Contract: Rules and TheoryContract
Formation of a ContractContract
Contract TermsContract
Vitiating FactorsContract
Discharge of a ContractContract
Contract: RemediesContract
Human Rights: Rules and TheoryHuman rights
Topic overviewArticle 2 and Article 5: Life and LibertyArticle 11 and the Conditions for RestrictionRights, Liberties and Correlative DutiesThe Scope of Fundamental Human RightsArticle 2 Exceptions and the Article 5 GuaranteeInterfering with Article 8 RightsArticle 10: Freedom of Expression and Its LimitsThe Human Rights Act and Categories of Rights
Human Rights in International and UK LawHuman rights
The European Convention ArticlesHuman rights
Topic overviewFreedom of Association and Its LimitsArticle 2: Justified Deprivation of LifeArticle 5: Lawful Arrest and DetentionArticle 8: Private and Family LifeArticle 11: What It ProtectsArticle 2: Negative and Positive ObligationsThe Article 2.2 Exceptions in DetailArticle 5.1: Liberty and Security of PersonDetention under Article 5.1(a) to (c)Article 5.2 to 5.5: Information and ReviewArticle 10.1: Freedom of ExpressionWhich Paragraphs Permit RestrictionThe Grounds for Lawful DetentionEnforcing Rights in Strasbourg and by Judicial Review
Restrictions and EnforcementHuman rights
Topic overviewThe Common Requirements for RestrictionsLegitimate Aims and ProportionalityBringing a Claim to the Strasbourg CourtArticle 46, Judicial Review and Section 7 ClaimsPrescribed by Law and Necessary in a DemocracyLegitimate Aims for Restricting Articles 10 and 11Enforcement in Strasbourg and at HomeThe Two General Conditions for RestrictionLegitimate Aims across Articles 8, 10 and 11Who May Claim and How Rights Are EnforcedSupervising Judgments and Judicial Review Remedies
Reform of Human Rights LawHuman rights
Access to Justice and Funding
Advice Agencies and Conditional Fee Agreements
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Overview
Recall questions on what advice agencies offer and how they are staffed and funded, when insurance is taken out, and what a conditional fee agreement costs a client who wins or loses, including the capped success fee.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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What do law centres provide, and how are they typically funded?
Key term
Define before-the-event insurance and give an example of where it might be included.
Process
What advice does the CAB give, where do unions help, and how is a success fee capped?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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What service do legal help lines typically provide, and what is distinctive about their focus?
Model answer
Help lines provide free initial legal advice and guidance, often specialising in particular areas of law or serving specific groups.
- 2
What type of advice does the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) offer, and who primarily staffs these services?
Model answer
CAB offers free, confidential and impartial advice on legal matters, staffed largely by trained volunteers.
- 3
What do law centres provide, and how are they typically funded?
Model answer
Law centres provide free legal advice and representation to people in disadvantaged communities, typically funded by local authorities or charities.
- 4
In what type of disputes do trade unions particularly offer legal advice and representation to their members?
Model answer
Trade unions offer legal advice and representation particularly in employment-related disputes.
- 5
Define before-the-event insurance and give an example of where it might be included.
Model answer
Before-the-event insurance is legal expenses insurance taken out before any dispute arises, often included in household or motor policies.
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What is after-the-event insurance and when is it taken out?
Model answer
After-the-event insurance is taken out after a dispute has arisen to cover the risk of paying the opponent's costs if the case is lost.
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