These resouces present the core concepts of contract law, and discuss the issues that may arise when deciding whether the parties have formed a contract. The resources aim at providing students with a good foundation for studying contract law.

Each unit contains the following:

• abstract
• lecture in the form of video presentations
• multiple choice quiz
• seminar questions
• bibliography

Contributors to this theme:

• Dr Hayley Roberts
• Dr Angharad James

The individual units listed below are available here as one resource.

These resources have been created with support from the HEFCW Investment and Recovery Fund.

This pack will introduce undergraduate Law students to transferable skills and prepare them for written assignments, reinforcing their confidence as they master academic writing. 

Developed initially in 2018, edited February, 2022. 

A comprehensive e-book explaining Public Law and Constitutional Law in Wales and the UK. This revised version of the original volume published in 2016, reflects the important changes brought about by the Wales Act 2017, as well as the impact of 'Brexit' on legislation and on devolution. A necessary resource for law students in Wales and an essential volume for anyone with an interest in the field. Published by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, 2021.

Whatever your A level subjects, if you are a Year 12 or 13 pupil and are interested in studying or having a taste of Law or Criminology as university subjects, these sessions will be for you.

A series of six workshops short will be held weekly from 7.00-7.40pm every Wednesday starting on Wednesday 29 September 2021. Lecturers from various universities will run the sessions and will give a presentation and facilitate discussions for around 40 minutes on a particular legal or criminological theme. All presentations will be in Welsh, translation will not be provided for this event.

• 29 September -' "You can't speak Welsh here!" Do you have a right to speak Welsh?' Professor Emyr Lewis, Head of the School of Law and Criminology, Aberystwyth University
• 6 October - 'Killing is killing .... as simple as this? What is the main difference between Murder as an accusation and Manslaughter?' Cerys Davies, Swansea University
• 13 October - 'The Right to Protest' Dr Huw Pritchard, Cardiff University
• 3 November - 'The battle for Fairbourne - a study of environmental crime and its victims'  Dr Lowri Cunnington Wynn, Aberystwyth University
• 10 November - 'Torture: Liability in negligence for injury to persons and damage to property' Holly Evans, University of South Wales
• 17 November - 'Damaging Dead Bodies and the Law: The Case of the Reverend Emyr Owen' Dr Hayley Roberts, School of Law, Bangor University. 

Click below to register for the workshops:

An online conference for undergraduate and postgraduate students, or anyone with an interest in the field, held on 4 March 2021.

The Conference discussed various aspects of Law in Wales today. Lord Lloyd-Jones, of the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court opened the event and a presentation with a question and answer session will be given by Jeremy Miles MP, Counsel General for Wales. In addition to this, there was a vocational panel by two professional lawyers and also a discussion where the views of students on teaching Law and Criminology through the medium of Welsh at our universities were sought.

Click below to view recordings from the conference:

Whatever your A Level subjects, whether you're in year 12 or 13, if you are interested in studying or having a taste of Law or Criminology as university subjects, below you will find a selection of interesting taster sessions.

The weekly Workshops were held on Wednesday evening in November, 2020.

A different lecturer from a different university gave a 20 minute presentation followed by a 20 minute discussion session on a legal or criminological theme.

• 4 November - 'Revenge Porn and the Law' - Dr Hayley Roberts, Bangor University
• 11 November - 'Catching the thief' - Holly Evans, University of South Wales
• 18 November - Green Criminology - importance of 'environmental harm,' against environmental law cases - Dr Lowri Cunnington Wynn, Aberystwyth University
• 25 November - '"Remembering Your Face": The Right to Privacy and Face-Identification Equipment, The Case of Bridges and the police recording crowds'
• 2 December - 'Key Skills session for the study of Law - communication, analysis, research, persuasion' - Trilby James, Swansea University
• 9 December - Emyr Lewis, Head of Law School, Aberystwyth University

You will be able to click on the link below to join the sessions live on the evening, or you are welcome to REGISTER ahead of the sessions here.

Although the criminal justice system is not a devolved matter, elements of criminal law administration, which is the process of implementing the law, have developed distinctive Welsh structures and aspects. This can be seen in the context of Assembly Government crime prevention policies, and in particular the issue of youth crime, for example. In a sense, the identity of Wales within the constitution has led to the creation of certain distinctively Welsh processes and policies in terms of criminal justice administration.

This paper gives consideration to a specific issue relating to criminal justice and its relationship to identity, within two jurisdictions. The question under discussion is, should there be a right to bilingual juries in certain criminal cases in Wales and Ireland. I shall analyse the relationship between jury service as an obligation and privilege of citizenship, and the competence of Irish and Welsh speakers as a linguistic group for jury service. The analysis will consider also the relationship between the concept of jury service as a privilege of citizenship and the rights and interests of individual speakers within the criminal justice system.

It can be seen that this is a matter that demands a multifaceted evaluation from a variety of perspectives. This paper deals also with the objection to bilingual juries, and considers how granting bilingual juries can be consistent with the principle of random jury selection (the basis of the main objection to bilingual juries in Wales and Ireland), thus securing a representative, competent, fair and impartial tribunal.

Devolution has led to significant divergences between the law of Wales and the law of England. Furthermore, the question of whether a separate Welsh jurisdiction is needed is increasingly being given serious consideration. With this in mind, this article examines the issue of legal education in Wales, and considers what developments are needed in order to meet the challenges and opportunities resulting from devolution, as well as any additional developments that would be needed if a Welsh jurisdiction were to be established in the future. In so doing, the article sets out some key findings from an empirical research project carried out in Northern Ireland, which as a small jurisdiction with a devolved government within the United Kingdom, provides an instructive point of reference.

Darlith Flynyddol y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol 2011: Seiliau Cyfansoddiadol y Ddeddfwrfa Gymraeg, gan yr Athro Richard Wyn Jones. Traddodwyd y ddarlith yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Wrecsam a'r Fro.

Dyma'r man cychwyn ar gyfer darganfod mwy am Gyfraith Hywel neu system gyfreithiol Cymru yn yr oesoedd canol. Ariannwyd datblygiad y wefan gan y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Cyfres o chwe darlith gan Manon George, Prifysgol Caerdydd, ar Adolygiad Barnwrol.