Introduction to Law Studies QLS Level 3

This bundle is perfect for those who wish to develop a sound knowledge base about English, criminal and employment law. This bundle is also ideal for students who are working in a law role and want to boost their knowledge and skill, or those who want to kick-start their career in law.

Course Content

Employment Law QLS Level 3

Unit 1 Sources and institutions of employment law

• Sources of UK Employment Law
• Relevant Law Statutes and Statutory Instruments
• The Common Law and Precedent
• The Law of Contract
• Statutory Interpretation
• European Union Law
• Courts of Law
• Employment Tribunals
• ACAS and Arbitration
• Resolutions of Employment Claims

Unit 2 Collective Labour Law

• Collective Bargaining
• Gaining Trade Union Recognition
• Development of Trade Unions
• Current Law Relating to Industrial Action
• The Trade Union Rulebook

Unit 3 Employment Status and the Contract of Employment

• Law or Fact
• Self-Employment
• Implied Contracts and Worker Status
• Consequences of Employment Status
• The Common Law and the Contract of Employment
• Illegality
• The Principal Statement

Unit 4 Terminating the Contract

• Ending the Contract of Employment
• Breach of Contract
• Unfair Dismissal
• Constructive Dismissal
• Law, the Courts and Tribunals

Unit 5 Discrimination in employment

• Legislation
• Types of discrimination: direct and indirect
• Discrimination by association
• Harassment
• Vicarious Liability
• Victimisation
• Protected Characteristics
• Race discrimination
• Disability discrimination
• Sexual orientation
• Gender
• Religion and Belief
• Age
• Burden of Proof
• Genuine Occupational Requirements (GOR)

Unit 6 Redundancy and transfer of undertaking

• Redundancy
• Courts, Tribunals and Redundancy
• Statutory Redundancy Pay
• Rights to Alternative Employment
• Selecting an employee for redundancy
• Collective redundancy
• Transfer of Undertaking
• Service Provision Change
• Relevant Transfer
• TUPE: when does it apply?

Unit 1 General Principles of Criminal Liability

• Criminal law
• Sources of criminal law
• Precedent
• Ratio decidendi and obiter dicta
• Statutory interpretation
• Elements of criminal liability
• Mens rea and actus reus
• Specific and basic intent crimes

Unit 2 The Courts and Access to Legal Advice

• The criminal court system
• The magistrates court and the crown court
• Appeals
• The legal profession: judges, magistrates and juries
• The crown prosecution service
• Sentencing
• Types of sentence
• Legal aid for criminal cases

Unit 3 Police Powers

• The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
• Stop and search
• Search of premises
• Arrest
• Time limits relating to detention
• Custody officer
• Rights of the detained person
• Fingerprints and body samples
• Out of court disposal
• Complaints against the police

Unit 4 Property Offences

• Theft
• Robbery
• Burglary
• Blackmail
• Fraud
• Damage to property
• Simple criminal damage
• Aggravated criminal damage

Unit 5 Non-Fatal Violence Offences Against the Person

• Assault
• Battery
• Offences against the Person Act 1861
• Wounding
• Psychiatric injury
• Actual and grievous bodily harm
• Law in action
• General defences
• Law reform

Unit 6 Unlawful Homicide

• Murder
• Causation
• Mens rea of murder
• The actus reus of murder
• Joint enterprise
• Partial defences to murder
• Manslaughter (voluntary and involuntary)
• Gross negligence manslaughter

Unit 1 Dispute Solving in The Legal System

• Criminal and civil law
• Criminal cases
• Civil cases
• The high court
• Criminal appeals
• Civil appeals
• Legal personnel
• Regulation
• Judges, magistrates and juries
• The crown prosecution service
• Tribunal
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Finance of advice and representation
• Legal aid
• Other sources of advice and assistance

Unit 2 Understanding Law Making

• Common law
• Precedent
• Law reporting
• Legislation
• Statutory interpretation
• European union law
• Institutions of the European Union

Unit 3 Aspects of Legal Liability

• Negligence
• Breach of the duty of care
• Remedies
• Damages
• Injunctions
• Elements of crime
• Elements of criminal liability
• Non-fatal violence offences
• Sentencing

Unit 4 : Contract Law

• Terminology
• Contract formalities
• Contractual terms
• Vitiating factors
• Discharge of contract

Unit 5 Consumer Law

• Sale of Goods Act 1979
• Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982
• Other statutory protection

Unit 6 Aspects of Family Law

• Legal obligations of relationships
• Requirements for a valid marriage
• Requirements for a valid civil partnership
• The Gender Recognition Act 2004
• Void and voidable marriages
• Divorce
• Dissolution of a civil partnership
• Financial relief
• Law relating to children
• Disputes between private individuals concerning the upbringing of children
• Local authorities
• Child maintenance and the child support agency