English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures...

Modern libel and slander laws in many countries are originally descended from English defamation law. The history of defamation law in England is somewhat...

English tort law concerns the compensation for harm to people's rights to health and safety, a clean environment, property, their economic interests, or...

The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief in England and Wales that developed out of the codification of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws in 1587–1598...

English contract law is the body of law that regulates legally binding agreements in England and Wales. With its roots in the lex mercatoria and the activism...

English trust law concerns the protection of assets, usually when they are held by one party for another's benefit. Trusts were a creation of the English...

number of ways, is legally not a separate person from its mother in English law. They described this as outdated and misconceived but legally established...

Estoppel in English law is a doctrine that may be used in certain situations to prevent a person from relying upon certain rights, or upon a set of facts...

English land law is the law of real property in England and Wales. Because of its heavy historical and social significance, land is usually seen as the...

question of when deceit is substantial enough to mitigate consent. In English law, the basis for such claims is "very narrow", as ruled by the Court of...