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What is the difference between public and private law?

Public law is an umbrella term. It includes different types of law: e.g., constitutional, criminal, administrative. The thing that they have in common is that they are all concerned with the relationship bet...
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Explain the need for consideration in contract law.

Consideration is essential for a contract to be valid. It is essentially what one party agrees to give the other. Both parties must provide some sort of consideration. It can take the form of a service, mone...
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Evaluate the use of juries in criminal law.

Juries are random selections of the public from the electoral register, used in determining the verdict of (mostly) criminal cases - i.e., whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. This can be decided u...
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Identify which of the courts are courts of first instance, and which are appeal courts.

Courts of first instance are where trials are first held. The court that will be used will depend on the seriousness of the offence. The courts of first instance include the Magistrates’ Courts and the Crown...
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Distinguish the mens rea element of a crime from the actus reus element.

The mens rea requirement of a crime is the mental element part. For example, having the intention or knowledge of the wrongdoing. Differently, the actus reus element is the conduct part of the crime, for exa...
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