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Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) Syllabus
Conversion course allowing non-law graduates to qualify for legal practice training in England and Wales. The full Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) syllabus: 7 subjects, 25 chapters, 102 topics and 125 sub-topics, with 412 flashcards written against it.
Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) subjects
Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) has 7 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Contract Law
- Formation of Contract · 5 topics
- Contents of a Contract · 4 topics
- Vitiating Factors · 4 topics
- Discharge and Remedies · 5 topics
Tort Law
- Negligence: Duty and Breach · 4 topics
- Special Duty Situations · 4 topics
- Defences and Specific Torts · 4 topics
- Vicarious Liability and Remedies · 4 topics
Criminal Law
- General Principles of Criminal Liability · 4 topics
- Fatal and Non-Fatal Offences · 4 topics
- Property and Inchoate Offences · 5 topics
- Defences and Participation · 3 topics
Public Law (Constitutional and Administrative Law)
- Foundations of the Constitution · 4 topics
- Institutions and the Royal Prerogative · 4 topics
- Judicial Review · 4 topics
- Human Rights Law · 4 topics
Land Law
- Estates, Interests and Registration · 4 topics
- Co-ownership and Trusts of Land · 4 topics
- Third Party Rights over Land · 4 topics
Equity and Trusts
- Principles of Equity and the Three Certainties · 4 topics
- Resulting, Constructive and Purpose Trusts · 4 topics
- Trusteeship and Breach · 4 topics
EU Law
- Institutions and Sources of EU Law · 4 topics
- Supremacy and Direct Effect · 4 topics
- Substantive EU Law · 4 topics
Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) flashcards
412 question-and-answer cards across 7 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) syllabus?
Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) covers 7 subjects: Contract Law, Tort Law, Criminal Law, Public Law (Constitutional and Administrative Law), Land Law, Equity and Trusts and EU Law.
How many chapters and topics are in the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) syllabus?
25 chapters and 102 topics, broken down further into 125 sub-topics, across 7 subjects. Contract Law is the largest subject, with 18 topics in 4 chapters.
Are there Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) flashcards?
Yes — 412 question-and-answer flashcards in 7 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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