AQA A2 Law Unit 3: Criminal Law (Offences Against the Person) and Contract Law

Summary:
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There are three sections to each guide:

Introduction - includes advice on how to use the guide, an explanation of the skills being tested by the assessment objectives, an outline of the unit or module and, depending on the unit, suggestions for how to revise effectively and prepare for the examination questions.

Content Guidance - provides an examiner's overview of the module's key terms and concepts and identifies opportunities to exhibit the skills required by the unit. It is designed to help students to structure their revision and make them aware of the concepts they need to understand the exam and how they might analyse and evaluate topics.

Question and Answers - sample questions and with graded answers which have been carefully written to reflect the style of the unit. All responses are accompanied by commentaries which highlight their respective strengths and weaknesses, giving students an insight into the mind of the examiner.

• A revision guide specifically written to meet the requirements of the unit
  

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• Features specimen questions and answers, together with examiner's comments
  

Table of Contents:
Introduction
About this guide
How to use this guide
Learning strategies
Revision planning
Content Guidance
About this section
Section A: Criminal law (offences against the person)
Fatal offences against the person
Non-fatal offences against the person
Section B: contract law
Formation of contract
Contract terms
Vitiating factors
Discharge of contract
Remedies for breach of contact
Critical evaluation of contract law
Questions and Answers
About this section
Section A
Q1 Non-fatal offence against the person (I)
Q2 Non-fatal offence against the person (II)
Q3 Involuntary manslaughter
Q4 Critical evaluation of law on non-fatal offences
Section B
Q1 Misrepresentation and breach of contract
Q2 Frustration and breach of contract
Q3 Offer and acceptance
Q4 Sale of Goods Act, exclusion clauses and privity of contract
Q5 Critical evaluation of law on offer and acceptance

About the Author(s):
Ian Yule is a Senior Examiner and taught A-level law at Havering Sixth Form College for 15 years. He is also an author of the Philip Allan Updates AQA A2 Law textbook He is a member of the editorial board of A-level Law Review and is a regular contributor.
Peter Darwent is a Senior Examiner and is a Subject Sector Leader at Havering Sixth Form College. He is also a qualified solicitor.