| What are the functions of law? | Public and Private |
| What is Law? | "A set of rules of conduct recognised and applied by a State to members of the community, and enforced through the courts." |
| What is Constitutional and Administrative Law? | "The rules of government and of the administration of justice." |
| What is Criminal Law? | "[The] rules of conduct imposed to protect and regulate society. If the criminal law is broken, the wrongdoer may be punished (e.g. by imprisonment or financial penalty, called a "fine", to be paid into the public purse). A person is guilty of a crime if they have broken the rules in circumstances in which they are considered to have done so wilfully or knowingly – they must have a "guilty mind" as well as having performed a wrongful action." |
| What is Contract Law? | " The law governing enforceable agreements between individuals who have voluntarily entered into contracts." |
| What is Tort Law? | "A system of rules providing individuals with remedies against one another in circumstances where they have not voluntarily entered into an agreement for example, recognised wrongs such as negligence and fraud." |
| What is Company Law? | "The laws regulating the rights and obligations of corporations created under the Companies Act 2006." |
| What is Insolvency Law? | "The laws governing the management and distribution of the assets of debtors who are formally unable to meet their liabilities." |
| What are intrinsic aids? | "[Matters] within an Act itself which may help make the meaning clearer." -ACCA |
| What are Extrinsic Aids? | "[Matters] which may help put an Act into context." - ACCA |
