Law

Your introduction to essential academic and professional legal skills which underpin your study and application of the law.

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

Develop your knowledge and understanding of criminal law, along with its social, political and human rights context.

Explore constitutional and administrative law, and the law of the EU. Understand constitutional principles as they apply to individuals, organisations and public bodies.

Get to grips with the basics of the Anglo-Welsh legal system, including the law, legal structures, institutions and people, plus the political context it operates in.

Understand the basics of contract law, the cornerstone of civil liability, covering concepts like freedom to contract, agreement and consent.  

An interactive module which is taught through a simulated scenario.  You will work in firms to represent a client through a case from start to finish including simulated mediation and Hydra sessions.

Explore challenges with access to justice and representing others. Advocacy, alternative dispute resolution and interviewing skills are all covered.

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

Understand the key principles of criminal evidence and their practical applications, including the rules of evidence in criminal trials.

Clarify your understanding of family law, including the social and political context in which it operates, covering child support divorce, domestic abuse and forced marriage.

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

What’s the impact of technology on legal practice? Discuss trends and analyse digital skills needed by future legal professionals.

Critically evaluate the law in England and Wales, including the impact of inequalities like the unequal distribution of power, wealth and influence on law creation.

Put theory into practice and develop professional skills, critical thinking, teamwork, and communication in a 70-hour professional placement. 

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

Follow your interests and hone your research and presentation skills by writing and delivering a workshop for a community group about an area of the law.

Develop your knowledge of essential principles and how the law relates to the relationship between employers and workers, including current and future issues.

Develop intellectual curiosity and academic rigour with an individual research project of your choosing. What contemporary legal issue will you explore? 

Evolve your understanding of criminal law issues, including crime, punishment and human rights, capacity, defences, homicide, sexual offences, and end of life decisions.

Explore regulation of banks and the banking system, including lender of last resort, capital adequacy and liquidity, and financial crime.

A practical module in which students can apply their knowledge and build professional skills by providing pro-bono legal advice to the public.

Build your understanding of consumer and civil law, Sale of Goods, unfair terms, Fair Trading, remedies and consider real-world issues like faulty and counterfeit goods.

Choose how you engage with this module, either by taking one one of two research assignments or by taking part in our Legal Advice Clinic’s policy clinic.

Develop knowledge about company law in England and Wales, including rights, responsibilities and company formation. Debate issues such as Corporate Social Responsibility.

Build on your knowledge, covering contracts of employment, statutory rights, wrongful and unfair dismissal, redundancy and discrimination at work.

Debate the existence and meaning of equality, and develop your critical application of legal rules and principles which protect against discrimination.

Apply the law to complex scenarios as you learn about express and implied trusts, fiduciary relationships, trustees’ duties, powers and liabilities and equitable remedies.

Clarify your understanding of family law, including the social and political context in which it operates, covering child support divorce, domestic abuse and forced marriage.

Critically debate feminist and other perspectives on the law. Explore feminist jurisprudence and the law’s role in enforcing and breaking down inequalities.

Examine the constitutional and substantive laws of the European Union and European Human Rights, including their history and how they relate to the national law of the UK.

Explore Roman, Canon and common law as a route to understanding the historical context of today’s legal system. Discuss contextual issues which shape legal development. 

Critically analyse the different types of legal liability in sport. Build your understanding of civil and criminal liability, discrimination, and broadcasting rights.

Dive into theoretical perspectives and case studies to understand the major schools of jurisprudence, human rights arguments, legal anthropology and legal realism.

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.

Follow your interests and hone your research and presentation skills by writing and delivering a workshop for a community group about an area of the law.

Explore the constitutional settlement in Wales. Understand the significance of devolution, and locate and analyse relevant sources of Welsh law. 

Build your knowledge of the law relating to children considering criminal law, child protection, children’s rights, and youth court and juvenile justice.