AQA A2 Law Student Unit Guide: Unit 4 Criminal Law (Offences Against Property) and Law of Tort

Summary:
Student Unit Guides are perfect for revision. Each guide is written by an examiner and explains the unit requirements, summarises the relevant unit content and includes a series of specimen questions and answers.

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
  

• Written by an examiner with commentary on key points and concepts 
  

• 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
Assessment objectives
Examination technique
Tort of negligence
Content Guidance
About this section
Section A: Criminal law (offences against property)
Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Making off without payment
Criminal damage
Fraud
Obtaining services dishonestly
Blackmail
The defences of duress, intoxication and self-defence/prevention of crime
Section B: Law of Tort
Product liability
Psychiatric injury
Economic loss
Occupiers’ liability
Nuisance
Rule in Rylands v Fletcher
Vicarious liability
General defences
Remedies
Questions and Answers
About this section
Section A
Q1 Theft, robbery and fraud
Q2 Burglary and criminal damage
Q3 Theft, fraud, obtaining services dishonestly and making off without payment
Q4 Theft, making off without payment, robbery, the defence of intoxication
Section B
Q1 Pure economic loss
Q2 Occupiers’ duty to lawful and unlawful visitors
Q3 Damages for nervous shock
Q4 Nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher

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 and series editor of the Philip Allan Updates AQA Law Student Unit Guides. He is a member of the editorial board of A-level Law Review and is a regular contributor to the magazine.

Jacqueline Hankins is an experienced teacher. She won the first Law Teacher of the Year award in 2004.