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Law Society Publications

Designed for non-specialists, the "Environmental Law Handbook" explains the important ways in which environmental law affects everyday property, financial and business transactions. Focusing on how environmental law applies within particular contexts, the book covers the major liabilities, ways of maximizing protection for clients, insurance against the main risks and the use of environmental consultants. Also included are sample clauses and agreements, useful contacts and addresses as well as a comprehensive index. This edition includes coverage of: the repeal and replacement of Part 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; the contaminated land regime; developments in EU law; the relevant implications of both the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998; the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999; and the position on Environment Agency searches. The list of relevant EU legislation has been completely revised and updated.  Two appendices have been added to aid the practitioner - a "Suggested Agreement on Liabilities", dealing with the apportionment of liability for contaminated land, and a comprehensive list of useful contacts and addresses, including relevant websites.

Environmental Law Handbook

Hellawell, Trevor

A practical guide for solicitors to all aspects of probate, covering regulatory framework, law and practice, marketing, practice management and information technology. It contains articles by experts on current probate issues which should interest specialists, whilst being sufficiently detailed and comprehensive to help practitioners new to the area. The book also contains Law Society guidance on the regulatory framework within which probate practitioners operate. This handbook includes sample letters, case histories, checklists and worked examples. There is a summary of current IT packages and advice on selection and management of time-saving IT systems.

Probate Practitioner's Handbook

King, Lesley

This handbook is the Law Society's comprehensive and authoritative guide to one of the most challenging and rapidly changing areas of practice: litigation and dispute resolution. Some of the country's leading practitioners explain how to run an efficient and cost-effective litigation business in the post-Woolf era. The book offers a strategic overview of the areas of practice together with practical advice on the dispute process and the way in which you can face the challenge of the litigation revolution. The handbook is divided into three sections: the first part addresses the practicalities of how to run a litigation practice; the second part covers litigation as project management; and the final part deals with new procedures. The book includes coverage of topical areas, such as IT, networking, ADR, ethics and client care. It makes extensive use of checklists and bullet points to illustrate in clear and well-balanced terms how to manage civil disputes in the new litigation landscape.

Civil Litigation Handbook

Peysner, John

Burn, Suzanne

Woolf, Lord Justice

Conveyancing Forms and Procedures

Buckingham, Shelley

Colby, Allyson

The Conveyancing Handbook has established a reputation as the most comprehensive and reliable practice book on conveyancing available. Now in its eighth edition, the book was originally conceived, with the Law Society, to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of one of the largest areas of practice within the legal profession. Since then thousands of practitioners and students have turned to it in the knowledge that they will find the official word on conveyancing. Key features: - a focus on the practice issues facing conveyancers with a user-friendly and accessible style - specifically designed to cover and resolve the many problems encountered on a daily basis by practitioners - Honed through the combined efforts of Frances Silverman and an editorial board nominated by the Law Society's Conveyancing and Land Law Committee you can be confident that the book is comprehensive in its coverage of issues facing conveyancers - logical and sequential part-structure guides the reader through the stages within conveyancing. Those new to conveyancing will be supported through the process - comprehensive coverage of key areas as well as peripheral matters such as advertising, property selling, costs, undertakings and remedies. Whatever issues arise the handbook will offer guidance and reference to other published works - an unprecedented list of appendices, including sections on Rules and Codes, Guidance, Mortgage Fraud, the Protocol, Standard Forms, Costs and Fees and much more - access to many cases, statutes and statutory instrumentsan extensive list of essential contacts for all conveyancers, including relevant organisations and local and national government bodies. New to this edition: - the first book to contain the Law Society's National Conveyancing Protocol 4th edition (TransAction 2001) due to launch in March 2001 - new sections covering financial services and environmental issues - Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook - Practice Rules and Accounts Rules - Standard Commercial Property Conditions of Sale - Enquiries of Local Authority - changes to stamp duty - land Registry forms - gifts of property guidelines.

Conveyancing Handbook: 2001 (Law Society)

Edwards, Kenneth

Freedman, Philip

Silverman, Frances

Anstey, Margaret

A Guide to the National Conveyancing Protocol

This handbook provides complete coverage of procedure in both the police station and magistrates' court. Written in a practical fashion, it provides: extensive coverage of all police station and magistrates' court procedures as encountered by duty solicitors; details of all available sentencing options; material relating to police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000; PACE codes of practice as applied to civilians and the armed forces; and rules of civil evidence in the magistrates' court for anti-social behaviour orders, football banning orders and sex offender orders. Rather than being an exhaustive guide to criminal procedure, the book provides a readily accessible reference to the common issues which can and do arise in the early hours of the morning when the comforts of the office and a law library are unavailable.

The CLSA Duty Solicitor's Handbook

Keogh, Andrew

This manual for non-environmental law specialists explains the important ways in which environmental law affects everyday property, financial and business transactions. Focusing on how environmental law applies within particular contexts, the book covers the major liabilities, ways of maximizing protection for clients, insurance against the main risks and the use of environmental consultants. This edition has been updated throughout with particular attention to environmental liabilities and searches. It contains a revised chapter on property transactions that includes the Law Society's Warning Card on contaminated land and searches, and a new section on Contaminated Land Insurance. It also details contemporary developments in EU law, including the Environmental Liability Directive.

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