A guide to studying law at university, this text will help those who are thinking about studying law at university decide whether doing a law degree is the right option for them. It offers helpful advice on various aspects of the study of law, including how to choose where to st…
A guide to studying law at university, this text will help those who are thinking about studying law at university decide whether doing a law degree is the right option for them. It offers helpful advice on various aspects of the study of law, including how to choose where to st…
"Beginning with the Magna Carta in 1215, a number of documents--not one single document as in the United States--have constituted the British constitution. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution alter…
This text offers a lively analysis of the issues which currently face the English legal system, but without getting into the level of detail found in other texts.
Previous edition, 1st, published in 2007.
"This ... [book] ... was originally authored by Professor John Fairhurst, and we have continued to pursue an accessible but thorough approach throughout. We have worked to build on and improve the innovative features that we introduced in the last edition, including the addition…
This clear and concise guide to key practical legal skills, interviewing, advising, negotiating, letter writing and advocacy, includes more detailed coverage of advocacy and negotiation skills and has a strong commercial emphasis with the addition of a number of commercially foc…
Practical Legal Skills is an established and respected handbook for those engaged in legal training at all levels. Written by an expert author team, this book covers the practical skills of lawyering, including interviewing, advising, advocacy, writing and drafting, and negotiat…
Explains the principles and main purposes of a method of thinking which allows information to interact and generate new ideas.
"How the Law Works is a very useful companion to anyone embarking on the study of law." Andrew Baker, Liverpool John Moores University. "How the Law Works is a comprehensive, witty and easy-to-read guide to the law. I thoroughly recommend it to non-lawyers who want to improve t…
Award-winning financial planner Jason Butler offers sound advice to the financially affluent so they can ensure their wealth thrives and gives them financial security.
In 2009, Harper's Magazine sent war-crimes expert Lawrence Douglas to Munich to cover the last chapter of the lengthiest case ever to arise from the Holocaust: the trial of eighty-nine-year-old John Demjanjuk. Demjanjuk's legal odyssey began in 1975, when American investigators …
An indispensable companion for anyone using the RIBA Professional Services Contracts 2018.
Martin offers a refreshing activity-based approach to the often difficult topic of the English legal system. The text incorporates a wide range of activities, exercises, and real examination questions.
How does 'property' fit into designs for an equitable society? This book examines the history of squatting and property struggles in the United States from colonialism to 20th century urban squatting and the foreclosure crisis of the late 2000s, and how such resistance movements…
From renowned scholar William A. Schabas, this title sheds light on perhaps the most important international trial that never was: that of Kaiser Wilhelm II following the First World War. Schabas draws on numerous primary sources hitherto unexamined in published work, to craft a…
