Lively and engaging coverage that gives students the confidence to analyse, evaluate, and critique the law.An engaging guide to the English legal system which helps students new to law develop a critical legal mind. Presenting and critiquing the law in a lively style, this text invites students to question, analyse, and evaluate.Selling points· The authors' clear and lively style makes the subject matter easy to follow· Comprehensive coverage of the English legal system provides students with knowledge of all the key concepts covered on most courses· Reflective learning features encourage students to ask questions and think critically about the more controversial aspects of the legal system· Carefully chosen examples enable students to relate concepts to real-life situations and apply their knowledge· Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning supportNew to this edition· Revisions on sections dealing with devolution, cautions, and the new training requirements for solicitors and barristers· A new section on plea and improper pressure to plead guilty· Examination of how the courts and legal processes adapted to the COVID pandemic· Discussion of the effect of the proposed Bill of Rights, and also a step towards withdrawal from the European Convention on Human RightsDigital formats and resourcesThe ninth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks