2.2 Reading


using research questions


A Name some people who have had a great influence on the development of the law.


B Study the list on the right. 1 Identify each person’s achievements.


2 Describe what effect these achievements have had on the development of the law.


3 Decide which person in this list has had the greatest influence on the law.


C You are going to read a text. What should you do before you read a text in detail? See Skills bank


D This text is about Lord Denning, one of the most influential judges in UK law in the 20th century.


1 Think of some research questions before you read.


2 Compare your questions with those in the Hadford University assignment at the bottom of this page.


E Study these topic sentences from the text. a


The Law’s Hall of Fame


• Alfred the Great • Sir William Blackstone • Napoleon Bonaparte • Cicero • Sir Edward Coke • Clarence Darrow • Lord Denning • Draco • Thomas Jefferson • Justinian


source: www.duhaime.org


Alfred Thompson, Lord Denning was one of the greatest judges working in the English legal system during the 20th century.


c As Master of the Rolls, the most senior judge in


the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, Denning challenged the principle of stare decisis (judicial binding precedent).


e


Denning adopted his famous common-sense approach in Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking [1971] 1 All ER 686, CA.


g


Despite the simplicity of his language, the ideas and concepts he expressed were often extremely complex and challenged the rigidity imposed by the common law.


1 Which judicial achievements is the text about?


2 Where do you expect to find the answers to the Hadford University assignment? Write 1, 2 or 3 next to the topic sentence.


3 What do you expect to find in the other paragraph(s)?


F Read the text on the opposite page and check your ideas. See Skills bank


16 f


b


Denning also made some controversial judgments that some jurists believe damaged his reputation.


d In Central London Property Trust Ltd v High


Trees House Ltd [1947] KB 130 Denning appeared to dispute the concept that in a contract there must be consideration.


Denning’s judgments were written in clear and comprehensible English.


Faculty: Law Assignment


Do some research into the people who have had the greatest influence on the law. Make notes to address these points for each person:


1 What legal problems did this person try to address?


2 How were his judgments received by the profession?


3 What effect have his judgments had on the way the law operates today?


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