For the Layperson
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301 Legal Forms, Letters & Agreements
This bestselling compendium is packed with forms, letters and agreements for legal protection in a whole range of situations. It provides a complete do-it-yourself library of 301 ready-to-use legal documents, approved by a barrister, for business or personal use. Each document shows clearly what you should and where.Read more
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A Practical Guide to the Pre-Action RTA Claims Protocol for Personal Injury Lawyers
The Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents (the Protocol) provides a streamlined process for the handling of personal injury claims valued between £1000 and £25,000. For RTA personal injury litigators the Protocol is pervasive. It affects decision making relating to appropriate cases to pursue, how those cases progress and ultimately the steps necessary within the litigation. Despite its objectives of simplifying claims and increasing access to justice, the Protocol exposes users to a number of potholes which could adversely affect a claim’s outcome and could expose Practitioners and Claimants to both cost and damages sanctions.The aim of this book is to provide a practical guide to all stages of the RTA Protocol to assist in the handling of pre-litigation claims and inform Practitioners of the potential impact that pre-litigation decisions may have on future litigation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Antonia Ford practised as a solicitor for 15 years and was a Partner at DAC Beachcroft and Head of Fraud at Clyde & Co before transferring to the Bar. She is a specialist Personal Injury and Credit Hire practitioner.
She has extensive experience of RTA litigation, highway claims, employment liability, occupiers liability and product liability. She has advised Claimants, Defendants and Insurers on procedure and litigation tactics across all complexity of claims and tracks. She has also been able to use her knowledge of civil fraud to act for both Claimants and Defendants in cases where fundamental dishonesty has been alleged.
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An Introduction to Personal Injury Law
Personal Injury law is one of the most ubiquitous areas of legal practice yet often forms no more than a tiny fraction of a student’s study of the law of Tort. This book is designed to provide the necessary background and information to take the reader from a standing start (whether law student, file handler, or litigant-in-person) to a level of understanding where they can run a claim with a real understanding of the underlying issues, the aims of such litigation and the issues which can arise. It provides a genuine touchstone for anybody involved in Personal Injury law, serving to remind them of what they are doing and why. ABOUT THE AUTHOR David Boyle read Law at Churchill College, Cambridge and has 21 years’ experience of Personal Injury work based at Deans Court Chambers in Manchester. He has a thriving practice across a broad spectrum of complex, high value, high profile and unusual Multi-Track claims, lectures at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and has been Head of Mini-Pupillage at Deans Court for 6 years. Always approachable, he has a particular appreciation of the need for clients to understand their litigation, no matter what the complexities, and has a reputation for clarity and forensic rigour in both his written and oral advocacy. In 2015, the Legal 500 said that he “Provides tactically astute, detailed advice and is able to convey this simply.” He has carried that through to his writing, the critically acclaimed “On Experts” and this, his second book. “He writes as he speaks: He surveys the territory with the advantage of a wealth of experience, richly leavened with a generous helping of personal anecdote, thereby combining authority with accessibility.” – Turner JRead more
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Black’s Law Dictionary – 1st Edition (1891): Volume 2
Black’s Law Dictionary – 1st Edition: Volume 2 of 2.
By Henry Campbell Black, 1891.Studying law on a budget? Looking for a copy to mark, scribble, and highlight? This version of Henry Black’s Law Dictionary is for you!
This book is Volume 2 of 2. To complete the set, please see Volume 1 of 2 (ISBN: 9798852430434).
The world-renowned dictionary is now available in an affordable softcover format! This historical edition of A Law Dictionary Adapted to the Constitution…, commonly known as “Black’s Law Dictionary,” is Henry Black’s first legal dictionary — originally published in the year 1891. With a collection of Latin maxims throughout, and a complete list of references relevant to its time, this book is a valuable asset for law students and long-time experts of the legal profession alike!This book is a facsimile of the original manuscript and has been improved for better readability.
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Breaking Law (The Return of): The Judge’s Inside Guide to Your Legal Rights & Winning in Court or Losing Well: A judge’s guide to your legal rights & winning in court or losing…
Breaking Law, a judge’s inside guide to everything you need to know about your legal rights is back: bigger, better and bang up to date. Written by Stephen Gold, a civil and family judge, legal broadcaster and journalist, this self-help best-seller has been significantly expanded with over 25 new chapters added to make this a 77 chapter bumper second edition covering even more of the legal problems we may all encounter at some time in our lives. So whoever you are – litigant in person, consumer or business owner and you can even be a professional lawyer or legal trainee to derive benefit from the book – you will find entertaining and enormously practical advice, written in straightforward language, direct from the judge’s pen to help you succeed in your dispute – or at least lose well. Been overcharged at a supermarket? Overlooked in a relative’s will? Sold duff goods? Sued for repossession by mortgage lender or landlord? Threatened by being left penniless after a divorce? You can find help here. But now in this second edition, you will also be armed to challenge that parking ticket, cope with a speeding or drink-drive prosecution, get your money back on a Covid cancelled holiday, resist excessive service charges from your landlord and much, much more. And Breaking Law Iooks like being the first book available to cover the new no-fault divorce laws that are due to come into force in April 2022. But Stephen does much more than explain rights. He takes you through how to behave in court (including how to cross-examine) whether it’s a face-to-face or remote hearing. And the book is full of templates: letters to help you win without a court case; documents you can use if the dispute goes to court; and documents such as the change your name deed, the cohabitation agreement, the pre-nuptial agreement, the anti-gazumping agreement, the no-sex agreement and the longest will in the world from which you can chose who inherits and who doesn’t. Throughout, Stephen’s advice is illuminated by tales of how his own disputes with a myriad of businesses have gone. No disputes with the twins Ron and Reg Kray, though. He was their lawyer and there’s a fascinating account of his professional relationship with them and his discovery of what became of Ron’s brain. If you do think you need a lawyer, Stephen provides plenty of ideas of how to get legal advice before handing over any money along with how to source professional help in and out of courts and tribunals for those who cannot afford legal fees (and who can?!). From the moment you get out of bed, you could suddenly find yourself needing this book. So don’t wait till the worst happens, get a copy and keep it handy like thousands of others have done over the last five years.Read more
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Business and Company Legislation 2022/2023: Legal Practice Course Guides (LPC)
Published annually, Business and Company Legislation details the main regulations governing the operation of companies in England and Wales. It also includes relevant legislation on insolvency, partnerships (including limited liability partnerships) and financial services.
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Business Law and Practice 2023/2024: Legal Practice Course Guides (LPC)
Business Law and Practice provides a detailed guide to the forms of business most commonly encountered in practice, examining how they must be run in accordance with the statutory and common law applicable to them. It explains these businesses’ relationships with outsiders and gives an overview of their possible tax liabilities. As such, the book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to advising businesses, whatever their type.Read more
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Byrne & McCutcheon on the Irish Legal System
Provides an excellent introduction to the legal system in Ireland and is essential for any student starting legal studies in Ireland. Beginning with an overview of the Irish Legal system and its history, it proceeds to discuss the profession and the law officers of the state including changes in the organisation of the profession in other common law states.Included in this edition:
– fundamental reform of the legal profession under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, including the establishment of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority and the Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicator;
– establishment of the Judicial Council under the Judicial Council Act 2019, which includes a Judicial Conduct Committee, a Judicial Studies Committee, a Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee and a Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee;
– discussion of the system for appointing judges, including the ultimate fate of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017;
– the effect of the establishment of the Court of Appeal in 2014, and the resulting impact that the Supreme Court can now choose what cases it hears;
– the momentum towards alternative means of dispute resolution, notably with the enactment of the Mediation Act 2017;
– recent developments in the doctrine of precedent;
– significant developments in making our legislative stock ( the Irish Statute Book ) more accessible online, including through the enactment of Statute Law Revision Acts;
– the impact of recent constitutional decisions, including the case law on suspended declarations of unconstitutionality; and the recent constitutional amendments on marriage equality and abortion;
– developments in EU law, including the potential impact of Brexit.Read more
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Challenge 25 Log Book: Refusals Register | Under 25 Alcohol, Tobacco & Lottery Refusal Record Book for Licensed Trades & Businesses
Challenge 25 Log Book Refusals Register for Alcohol, Tobacco, Lottery and other age restricted items.
Stay compliant with the most recent legislation with our 60 page Challenge 25 Refusals Register Log Book.
- 60 pages with 4 records per page
- A4 landscape forms
- Keep your records clear and compliant
- Record all refusals with ease
- Fields for date/time, product type, refusal reason, ID asked for, comments and more.
Make sure your staff are recording any under age refusals correctly with this simple to use log book. Allows for easy record keeping and keeps your business compliant with the Challenge 25 legislation.
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Civil Litigation 2022/2023: Legal Practice Course Guides (LPC)
Civil Litigation is a thorough, up to date and practical introduction to the Civil Procedure Rules and the principles and tactics used in pursuing a civil case. The civil process has been divided into five stages, starting with pre-action considerations, moving on to examine the issue and service of proceedings, before considering interim matters, trial and enforcement. The aim of the book is to equip readers with the knowledge necessary to enable them successfully to navigate their way through these stages. The text has a user-friendly structure and includes checklists and specimen documents which build up into a case study forming a useful overview of the civil litigation process. The appendices incorporate helpful templates, flow diagrams, case study documents and copies of the more common court forms used in civil litigation.
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Criminal Litigation: 2022/2023: Legal Practice Course Guides (LPC)
Criminal Litigation: Practice and Procedure provides a thorough and practical guide to all areas of the law and practice with which the aspiring criminal litigator needs to be familiar. Written with the LPC in mind, this book is suitable for both the core module of Criminal Litigation and the Advanced Criminal Practice option.
Case study documents are used to demonstrate both common documents and skills required of a criminal practitioner (eg bail application, plea in mitigation, bad character and hearsay) and, in addition, examples are used throughout the text to illustrate points of complexity. Completed copies of the most important court forms are included where appropriate, and invaluable flowcharts can be found at the end of each chapter to assess understanding of the topics covered.
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Criminal Litigation: 2023/2024: Legal Practice Course Guides (LPC)
Criminal Litigation: Practice and Procedure provides a thorough and practical guide to all areas of the law and practice with which the aspiring criminal litigator needs to be familiar. Written with the LPC in mind, this book is suitable for both the core module of Criminal Litigation and the Advanced Criminal Practice option.
Case study documents are used to demonstrate both common documents and skills required of a criminal practitioner (e.g bail application, plea in mitigation, bad character and hearsay) and, in addition, examples are used throughout the text to illustrate points of complexity. Completed copies of the most important court forms are included where appropriate, and invaluable flowcharts can be found at the end of each chapter to assess understanding of the topics covered.
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Lawpack Last Will & Testament Kit (Do It Yourself Kit)
Putting off making your Will? Make yours today and protect your loved ones. The sobering fact is that if you die without a Will, family and friends would be left having to sort the situation out, causing heartache and stress at an already difficult time. Everything you own would be dealt with according to strict legal rules and not as you might have wanted. Avoid this by making a Will that provides for those close to you, and makes clear who gets what. This Kit includes a Guidance Manual packed with information and advice on how to write your own legally valid Will, without the expense of a solicitor. It covers appointing executors; choosing guardians for children; leaving specific items to individuals; giving to charity; completing, signing and witnessing your Will correctly. The Kit includes a choice of ready-to-complete Will Forms for use according to your circumstances. Optional Forms to download: List of Important Document Locations, Funeral Wishes Form, Letter to Executor, Property Inventory.Read more
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Legal Foundations 2023/2024: Legal Practice Course Guides (LPC)
Legal Foundations provides a practical introduction to five subjects that are an intrinsic part of legal practice and which must be clearly understood by all practitioners: Revenue Law, Professional Conduct, EU Law, Human Rights, and Probate and Administration. Worked examples illustrate how these topics are applied in practice.Read more
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Legal Insider
300+ paperback copies were sold of Legal Insider during the first month of release.Reviews:
“A brilliant guide with great insights into the legal sector! A must read for current and future lawyers.”New York Times Best Selling Author Dave Kerpen
Legal Insider was also advertised in the 2020 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report.
All royalties and proceeds raised for this book will be used to create a scholarship fund to support students wishing to pursue the GDL and/or LPC.
About this book:
The purpose of this project is to provide a collection of unfiltered insights from paralegals, trainee solicitors, associates and partners working across the legal sector at a range of organisations including in-house companies and private practice law firms.
This resource might interest you if you are: an aspiring solicitor interested in learning more about the legal sector, a paralegal who wants to learn from other paralegals that recently obtained training contracts, a trainee solicitor moving into a different department and want to hear from another trainee solicitor who has recently completed that seat, a final seat trainee solicitor preparing for qualification, looking to move in-house, interested in commercial law.
This book also focuses on topics such as Mental Health and Diversity and Inclusion by featuring legal professionals from BAME and LGBT+ backgrounds.
All contributors gave consent to their responses being included in the book. Each contributor was also asked to consent for their name and employment title to be included in the book.
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Master Legal English for Lawyers: English Writing, Grammar & Punctuation for Law.: Includes Expert Legal Documents & Templates (Law Books for Students: Master Legal Writing,…
Master Legal English for Lawyers: English Writing, Grammar & Punctuation for Law. Includes Expert Legal Documents & Templates
- This book contains key grammar and language guidelines to help you significantly improve your legal communication and avoid issues.
- Since English is the language used by many lawyers worldwide, this book aims to help those whose first language is not English and native English speakers who would just like to improve their professional communication skills.
- We are not focusing on specialized legal vocabulary here, but instead, we are homing in on the language structures that tend to cause the most issues in real-world scenarios.
- We will also focus on practicing and perfecting the basic building blocks of clear, professional communication within a legal context to gain the confidence you deserve.
- You will learn how to write clear, direct, and well-polished sentences so that you make a good impression in writing from the start.
About This Legal English Book
Your writing is often the first and last impression you will leave in a professional interaction. While mastering it can open doors and make your path to success smoother, ignoring it can close doors and ruin potential opportunities for you. Your writing is too important to mess up when discussing legal and business matters.
In the legal world, different levels of communication take place, each one requiring different styles and approaches. For example, drafting contracts does not require the same approach as writing an email or an opinion. This book will help you not only write more professionally by understanding the nuts and bolts of English within legal contexts, but it will also help you decide when and how to use each tool.
“Know your context as well as your audience.”
Like everything in life, not all writing is created equal. The same piece of writing can be a game-changing asset or a major liability, depending on when, where, and how we deploy it. We must always pay attention to context.
When you approach a piece of writing in a legal setting, the first thing to do is to decide exactly what you want from the exchange and what the context is. This is particularly important because you don’t have the benefit of body language or facial expressions when you write. People also tend to forget verbal exchanges more readily, but the written word is powerful.“The pen is “mightier than the sword…” – Edward Bulwer-Lytton
and people will judge you based on how you use your pen.Master Legal English for Lawyers: English Writing, Grammar & Punctuation for Law, provides a structured framework under which lawyers, law students, and other law professionals can significantly improve their knowledge of English to become more confident and effective writers.
You will be taken through the language structures that tend to create the most problems in the real-world and encouraged to review them through highly targeted grammar exercises, which focus on developing, not only your grammar skills, but also your competence and confidence in international legal communication.
The last section of this book, contains access to a large selection of legal templates to guide you through drafting contracts, letters, affidavits and many other documents. It will be an invaluable resource for your studies and career in the legal arena.
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Property Law and Practice 2023/2024: Legal Practice Course Guides (LPC)
Property Law and Practice provides a detailed examination of the processes involved in freehold and leasehold property transactions, clearly addressing the issues that arise in both the residential and commercial fields. It deals with all the issues confronting the practitioner on a day-to-day basis to provide a complete overview of modern conveyancing practice.Read more
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So, they say you’ve broken the law: Challenging Legal Authority
This little book will give you the information, the know-how and the tools to successfully challenge alleged AUTHORITY in and out of court. Barristers, QCs and lawyers worldwide have read and discussed the content with the author and cannot find a legal argument against it. It works. Use it for defense, appeal or to challenge any claim made upon you.Read more
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The Family Lawyer’s Guide to Separation and Divorce: How to Get What You Both Want
Your family lawyer in a book.
Whether you are married or living together – with children or without, if you are thinking about or are in the process of splitting up, this book is for you.
When a relationship breaks down it’s hugely stressful and emotional – and often very confusing. Who gets to keep what? Will I ever see my kids? What needs to happen and when? What if things get nasty?
This all-encompassing book, by family lawyer Laura Naser with years of experience helping couples reach the best solution possible, is here to bring calm and clarity, whatever the situation. She will guide you through the entire process from making sure this is what you really want and knowing what’s at stake, through to detailing all your options (whether you are married or not), what to do and in what order, and with a specific focus on co-parenting, managing money, social media, effective communication and how to resolve tricky issues that come up along the way.
See this book as your trusted companion and guide – everything you need to know to get through this and thrive is right here.
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UK Law and Your Rights For Dummies
UK Law and Your Rights For Dummies®With coverage of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
Your rights and responsibilities explained – without the jargon
Boost your legal know-how with this accessible guide that shows you how to negotiate the British legal system. Covering all aspects of the law in plain English – from money matters and returning goods through to relationships, employment, motoring, and UK citizenship – you’ll discover what your legal rights and responsibilities are in any situation and get the system working for you.
Explanations in plain English
‘Get in, get out’ information
Icons and other navigational aids
Online cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humour and funDiscover how to:
Deal with problem neighbours
Understand your consumer rights
Plan for retirement
Set yourself up in business
Organise your finances
Keep yourself covered with the right insurance
Get smart! @www.dummies.com
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- Choose from many different subject categories
- Browse our free articles
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£14.20£18.00UK Law and Your Rights For Dummies
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Writing Law Dissertations: An Introduction and Guide to the Conduct of Legal Research
Covers legal dissertation level research showing how to do it – planning, identifying key issues, adopting appropriate research methods, time management and managing one’s supervision.
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Your Rights at Work: A Complete Guide to Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities
Are you afraid your employer might be infringing your workplace rights? Or are you an employer seeking information on your responsibilities? Written by employment experts at the Trade Unions Congress (TUC), this book sets out Your Rights at Work in simple and relatable terms.
This book explains the rights of the UK worker and responsibilities of the UK employer, and explains them clearly. It offers jargon-free guidance that can be applied to any situation in work including: parental leave and maternity rights, flexible working, dismissal and redundancy, pay and holiday rights and grievance procedures.
This edition has been updated to include the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Britain’s exit from the EU and regulatory changes to data protection laws, holiday pay and gender gap reporting. Protect your employees and be empowered as an employee by knowing Your Rights at Work.
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