ACCA F4考试知识点整理

ACCA F4考试知识点

CONTENTS · Chapter 1： English legal system · Chapter 2： Contract law · Chapter 3： The law of torts · Chapter 4： Employment law · Chapter 5： Agency law · Chapter 6： Partnerships · Chapter 7： Corporations & Legal personality · Chapter 8： Capital & Financing · Chapter 9： Directors · Chapter 10： Corporate administration · Chapter 11： Insolvency · Chapter 12： Corporate governance · Chapter 13： Fraudulent behavior

Learning objects：

1.The system of UK courts

2.Source of law

3.Interpretation of statute

4.Human Rights Act effect

Law

· Criminal law

· Civil law

Criminal law

· The State is the prosecutor

· The object is to prove guilt

· Punishment： fines， imprisonment， community-based punishment

Criminal law

· A crime is an offence against the state. The state prosecutes a person who is accused of a crime.

· The object is to prove guilt.

· The object of criminal law is to regulate society by the threat of punishment.

· Finally， the criminal court may sentence the defendant and fine him or impose a period of imprisonment.

Civil law

· An action is brought by one person (the claimant) against another (the defendant)

· The object is to show liability

· Compensation： damages or some other remedy

· Both parties may choose to settle the dispute out of court