Concise and engaging, the text not only introduces the fundamental legal skills essential to the study of Law, but also provides an overview of the key classifications of English law. The new edition includes updates throughout including additional material on oral skills to include a guide to mooting. 

Studying Law: What's It All About?
The Jurisdictions of the Principal Courts
The Constitutional Background to English Law
The Sources of English Law
The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Finding and Citing the Sources of Law
Legal Method
Written English
Writing Case Notes
Answering Essay Questions
Answering Problem Questions
Oral Skills
Appendix 1: Extracts from the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights
Appendix 2: Law Reports and Journals: Some Useful References
Index

SIMON ASKEY is a Senior Lecturer in Law at London South Bank University, UK.

IAN MCLEOD is a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Teesside, UK and an Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, UK. He is the author of Legal Method 6e, Legal Method 4e and Key Concepts in Law, all published by Palgrave Macmillan.