Law and Legal Practice (SQE)

This module builds essential skills for studying and applying law and enhances your academic abilities, ensuring you excel throughout your course.

*This module can be studied 100% through the medium of Welsh

Develop knowledge, understanding and application of criminal law, looking at different types of offences and analysing liability.

Looking at the nature, principles and history of law within the UK constitution as well as EU law.

Understand the operation of the Anglo-Welsh system; its sources, institutions, personnel and processes, and the social and political context in which it operates.

Learn the fundamentals of contract law, the cornerstone of civil liability and the foundation for many other parts of the course, applying it through a range of scenarios.

Learn the fundamentals of the law of torts, the cornerstone of private and public tortious liability, again laying the foundations for future study throughout the course.

Undertake a 20-week placement at the Legal Advice Clinic (LAC) for 4 hours per week, developing key legal practice skills and shadowing real client interviews.

Develop knowledge, understanding and skills around criminal procedure and criminal courts, from advising clients at the police stations through to sentencing in court.

Develop knowledge, understanding and skills around civil procedure and civil courts, including the techniques and conventions required of a presenting advocate in the context of a civil claim.

Grow your knowledge of key areas of law including taxation, solicitors accounts, wills and administration of estates, ethics, professional conduct and legal services.

Immerse yourself in the fundamentals of land law including the nature of land, titles to land, leases, co-ownership and trusts.

Explore how the tech landscape impacts legal practice, looking at AI, big data, cybersecurity and more, as well as professional and ethical issues.

Critically examine the structures, personnel, methods and substantive laws of the English Legal System and other legal systems, appreciating different legal perspectives.

Work in groups to develop a research project to educate members of a local school, charity, community group or organisation.

Examine legislative and judicial decisions and their impact on business, covering sale of goods, remedies, transfer of property, delivery, acceptance and payment.

Develop your knowledge of essential principles and how the law relates to the relationship between employers and workers, covering contracts of employment, statutory rights, wrongful and unfair dismissal, redundancy and discrimination at work.

Apply knowledge to solve legal problems involving business rules and procedures, finance, corporate governance and compliance, partner authority, insolvency and more.

Work at the LAC for the equivalent of 1 day per week for 20 weeks, developing your practical skills in a legal environment under supervision but with greater autonomy.

Apply the law to complex problems involving express and implied trusts, the fiduciary relationship, trustees’ duties, powers and liability and equitable remedies.

Understand and apply the critical steps in residential and commercial property transactions incorporating freehold and leasehold land, planning, and property taxation.

Understand and apply law relating to children’s rights, child protection (family court), and children in conflict with the law (youth court).

Work through scenarios involving issues such as employment status, termination of contracts, transfer of business, whistleblowing, employment tribunals and more.

Carry out the tasks of a family law practitioner, applying legal knowledge and skills to issues such as divorce, domestic abuse, and child maintenance.

Complete a 20-week, 4-hour-per-week placement at the LAC, working on community-based projects to complement your Clinical Practice experience.

Learn and apply the principles of business acquisitions and corporate takeovers, considering issues such as due diligence, warranties and taxation.

Focusing on tax and estate planning, wills, inheritance claims, and powers of attorney, apply the law to a range of scenarios.

Examine legislative and judicial decisions and their impact on business, covering sale of goods, remedies, transfer of property, delivery, acceptance and payment.

Develop your knowledge of essential principles and how the law relates to the relationship between employers and workers, covering contracts of employment, statutory rights, wrongful and unfair dismissal, redundancy and discrimination at work.

Develop your foundational knowledge, covering autonomy and consent, clinical negligence, reproduction, birth and parenthood, and end of life issues such as euthanasia and organ donation.