A Level - Law (Code: 9084)
English legal system
- Principles and sources of English law
- Machinery of justice
- Legal personnel
Criminal law
- Elements of a crime
- Offences against property
- Sentencing in England and Wales
Law of contract
- Formation of a valid contract
- Contents of a contract
- Discharge of a contract
- Remedies for breach of a contract
Law of tort
- The tort of negligence
- Torts affecting land
- Torts affecting the person
- General defences and remedies
Paper 1
- English Legal System (1 hour 30 minutes – 75 marks)
- Section A: Five compulsory questions. There are four short answer questions and one extended answer question.
- Section B: Two essays from a choice of three. There are two parts to each essay.
- Externally assessed
- 50% of the AS Level
- 25% of the A Level
Paper 2
- Criminal Law (1 hour 30 minutes – 60 marks)
- Section A: One compulsory scenario-based problem question using source material. There are three parts to the question.
- Section B: One question from a choice of two. There are two parts to the question: one short answer question and one essay.
- Externally assessed
- 50% of the AS Level
- 25% of the A Level
Paper 3
- Law of Contract (1 hour 30 minutes – 75 marks)
- Section A: One scenario-based problem question from a choice of two
- Section B: Two essays from a choice of three
- Externally assessed
- 25% of the A Level
Paper 4
- Law of Tort (1 hour 30 minutes – 75 marks)
- Section A: One scenario-based problem question from a choice of two
- Section B: Two essays from a choice of three
- Externally assessed
- 25% of the A Level
