DRAFT GDL Reading Lists 2014/ 2015

Please note that you should speak to your tutors before purchasing books
There may be a more recent edition of the text. Please check with the book sellers as you
should purchase the most up-to-date version available.
The year of study is indicated next to the Unit name

CONTRACT LAW FT /PTY1

Books Recommended for purchase
Poole, J. (2014)Textbook on Contract 12th Ed. (OUP);
Poole, J. (2014) Casebook on Contract 12th Ed. (OUP)
Essential Reading/Resources
McKendrick, E. (2014) Contract Law Text Cases and Materials 6th Ed (OUP);
Koffman, L.,& Macdonald, E. (2014) Contract Law 8th Ed (OUP);
Peel, E. (2011) Treitel: The Law of Contact, 13th Ed. (Sweet & Maxwell)
CRIMINAL LAW FT /PT Y2
Books recommended for purchase by students
Herring, J. (2014) Criminal Law: Text, Cases and Materials, 6th Ed, (OUP). Students
should make sure that they buy the 2014 edition
Essential Reading/Resources
Herring, J. (2013) Criminal Law:, 8th Ed, (Palgrave MacMillan).
Further Reading/Resources
Criminal Law Review available through Westlaw.
EQUITY & TRUSTS FT /PT Y2:
Books recommended for purchase by students
Hudson, A., (2014) Equity and Trusts 8th Ed. (Routledge-Cavendish);
Wilson, S. (2013) Todd and Wilson's Textbook on Trusts, 11th Ed. (OUP)
Pearce, R., Stevens, J., & Barr, W. (2010) The Law of Trusts and Equitable Obligations
5th Ed. (OUP) (new edition due Dec 2014)
Essential Reading/Resources
Watt, G., (2013) Todd & Watt's Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts, 9th Ed.
(OUP)
Further Reading/Resources
Journal articles, parliamentary materials, Hansard, newspaper articles.

EU FT /PT Y2
Books recommended for purchase by students
Steiner, P. & Woods, L. (2014) EU Law, 12th ed.(O.U.P.)
Essential Reading/Resources
Craig, P. and De Burca, G. (2011) "E.U. Law: Text, Cases and Materials", 5th ed.,
(O.U.P.),
Weatherill, S., (2014) "Cases and Materials on E.U. Law", 11th ed., (O.U.P.)
LAND LAW FT /PT Y2
Books recommended for purchase by students (one of the following)
MacKenzie, J. & Phillips, M. (2014) Textbook on Land Law 15 th Ed. (OUP)
Clarke, S. & Greer , S. (2014) Land Law Directions, 4 th Ed., (OUP)
Smith, R. (2014), Property Law 8th Ed.,(Longmans)
Essential Reading/Resources
Cases and Materials Texts (one of the following)
McFarlane, Hopkins & Nield, (2012), Land Law Texts, Cases and Materials 2nd ed.
(OUP)
R. Smith, Property Law (2012), Cases and Materials 5th Ed, (Longman Law Series)
E.H. Burn (2009). Maudsley & Burns Land Law Cases and Materials 9th Ed., (OUP)
Further Reading/Resources
Gray, K. and Gray S. F., (2008) Elements of Land Law (5th edn.) OUP.
Conveyancer and Property Lawyer e-journal through the MMU library.
LEGAL SKILLS & PRACTICE FT /PT Y1
Books recommended for purchase:
Finch, E., and Fafinski, S. (2013) Legal Skills, 4th Ed. (OUP)
Essential Reading/Resources
Holland, J & Webb, J (2013) Learning Legal Rules: A Students' Guide to Legal Method
and Reasoning, 8th Ed. (OUP)
Slorach, S., Embley J., Goodchild, P., and Shephard, C. (2013) Legal Systems and Skills

PUBLIC LAW FT /PTY1

Books recommended for purchase by students
Barnett, H. (2013) Constitutional & Administrative Law 10th Ed. (Routledge)
Essential Reading/Resources

LAW OF TORTS FT /PTY1

Books recommended for purchase by students
Giliker, P., & Beckwith, S (2014)Tort 5th Ed. (Sweet & Maxwell)
Kidner, R., (2012) Casebook on Torts 12th Ed. (OUP)
Montague, J. E.(2013 2014) Q & A Torts (Routledge: Questions & Answers Series)
Essential Reading/Resources
Rogers, W., V., H. (Ed) (2010) Winfield and Jolowicz on Torts , 18th Ed (Sweet &
Maxwell)
Murphy, J. , Whiting, C. (2012), Street on Torts 13th Ed. (OUP)
Lunney, M., & Oliphant, K.(2013) Tort Law: Text and Materials 5th Ed. (OUP)
Horsey, K. and Rackley, E. (2013) Tort Law, 3rd Ed. (OUP).