Although the common law has, historically, been the foundation and prime source of English law, the most authoritative law is statutory legislation, which comprises Acts of Parliament, regulations and by-laws. In the absence of any … See more

Primary legislation in the UK may take the following forms:
• Acts of Parliament
• Acts of the Scottish Parliament See more

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland comprises three legal jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Although Scotland and Northern Ireland form part of the United Kingdom and share the Parliament at … See more

Criminal law and civil law
Criminal law is the law of crime and punishment whereby the Crown prosecutes the accused. Civil law is concerned with tort, contract, families, companies and so on. Civil law courts operate to provide a party who has an See more

In England , there is a hierarchy of sources, as follows:
• Legislation (primary and secondary)
• The case law rules of common law and equity, derived from precedent decisions
• Parliamentary conventions See more

Common law is a term with historical origins in the legal system of England. It denotes, in the first place, the judge-made law that developed from the early Middle Ages as described in a work published at the end of the 19th century, The History of English Law before … See more

• Administrative law
• Arbitration law
• Charities
• Civil procedure in England and Wales and Legal Services and Institutions See more