I disagree, Desertbred -
An Act of Parliament dictates what activities are illegal, and under what circumstances. Law is how that Act is applied 'in the real world, and is defined through the process of 'precedent', where the Act is interpreted and clarified in successive cases by a judge. In theory at least, Law can come to be something different to the Act that gave rise to it - sometimes to such an extent that the Act has to be re-drafted by Parliament.
A recent example is the 'bedroom tax', where an Act says a payment must be made on each 'spare room', but a succession of test cases