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The royal prerogative is the residue of power, inmunity and privileges which remains with the Crown (in other words, the power the Crown has which it can use without an Act of Parliament requiring it to do s...

In ascending order Assault - A puts B in fear of immediate force against them Battery - A applies unlawful force e.g. by slapping or punching B This is a rather technical distinction and both legal "com...

Most criminal offences can be broken up into two parts that need to be satisfied in order for somebody to be convicted of the offence. These are the Actus Reus and Mens Rea. The Actus Reus can be thought of ...

The main difference between them is: the criminal law deals with wrongs committed against the state, whereas civil law deals with disputes between private individuals (or companies etc). This affects the aim...

It is initially necessary to distinguish between laws which are just and laws which are effective. For example, a law which says ‘all those who drive above 35 miles per hour in a 30 zone will be punished by ...