Welcome to the summer edition of our newsletter!
There is a strong showing from Scottish law publishers this month. New editions of practitioner books include: Neil Collar's
Planning, Kerrigan's Drafting for Succession and MacRoberts Scottish Liquidation Handbook. New and highly
practical titles from Dundee University Press are: A Guide to the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, How Much
for a Leg?, and Scottish Mental Health Tribunal: Practice and Procedures
On a lighter note Elaine Sutherland and John Grant have compiled Scots Law Tales, a collection of essays on leading controversial
Scottish cases, some recent (the Sheridan defamation case) and some older and well-known (Donoghue v Stevenson). The essays explore not
only the importance of these cases in the development of the law, but also the personalities and the human stories of those involved.
Bellamy & Child: EC
Law of Competition: 1st Supplement to 6th edn
V Rose
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9780199586677
£95.00 Pbk 
CPAG: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Handbook 2010: Supplement to 22nd edn
L Findlay & S Wright
Publisher: Child Poverty Action Group
Expected Publication Date: 30/05/10
ISBN: 9781906076276
£20.00 Pbk
Gordon's Criminal Law of Scotland: Sexual Offences (2nd Supplement to 3rd edn)
J Chalmers & F Leverick
Publisher: W Green
Expected Publication Date: 30/09/10
ISBN: 9780414041271
£55.00 Pbk
As far as Avizandum is aware, this is a stand-alone volume and is NOT a cumulative supplement to the main work. It will not therefore
replace the first supplement which should be retained.
Social Security Legislation Supplement 2009-10
D Bonner
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9780414043008
£56.00 Pbk
Updates Social Security Legislation 2009/10 to 7 December 2009.
Wilkinson's Road Traffic Offences Supplement to 24th edn
K McCormac & P Wallis
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: May 10
ISBN: 9780414042896
£65.00 Pbk
Williams on Wills (2nd Supplement to 9th edn)
CH Sherrin et al
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 31/08/10
ISBN: 9781405754828
£80.00 Pbk
100 Cases that Every Scots Law Student Needs to Know - Law Basics (2nd edn)
K McK Norrie
Publisher: W Green
Published: June 10
ISBN: 9780414017733
£18.50 Pbk
Fully updated in line with current law this popular title is designed as a learning aid and written in an informal style. The book is an exposition of 100 of the major cases, which have either created or illustrate well, the legal system as we know it today. The cases have been chosen primarily to illustrate important points of law in a large variety of legal disciplines.
Publishing in the LawBasics series this book is a helpful easily digestible guide to the development of case law in Scotland, from the Union of the Parliaments to Devolution (and beyond?)
Presented in a clear, concise and accessible format. Written in chronological order, it can be read in that order or dipped into for particular cases or topics of interest.
Listed below are just some of the 100 cases included: Ghaidan v Mendoza; Hedley Byrne & Co. v Heller & Partners; Osman v UK;
Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd; Drury v HMA; Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation .
Conveyancing 2009
KGC Reid & G Gretton
Publisher: Avizandum Publishing
Published: Apr 10
ISBN: 9781904968405
£25.00 Pbk
A full and authoritative account of conveyancing law and practice in Scotland during 2009.
The authors analyse court decisions on topics as diverse as the validity of missives concluded by fax, the grounds for rescission,
agreements to agree, suspensive conditions, whether solicitors are personally liable in respect of contracts concluded on behalf of
clients who turn out not to exist, ancillary rights in servitudes, the new servitude of overhang, the enforceability of real burdens,
rights of pre-emption, the 'offside goals' rule, positive prescription and bounding titles, warrandice, the aftermath of PMP Plus v
Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, public rights in respect of adopted roads, public access rights under the Land Reform
(Scotland) Act 2003, enforcement of standard securities, and SDLT. Particular attention is given to the Development Management Scheme, a
new statutory alternative to deeds of conditions which is designed for use in housing estates and other developments.
Drafting for Succession (2nd edn)
J Kerrigan
Publisher: W Green
Published: June 10
ISBN: 9780414017719
£93.15 (inc VAT) Hbk & CD-Rom
This highly practical guide to drafting wills and powers of attorney has been thoroughly updated to take into account the following key developments: Civil Partnerships Act 2004; The impact of s29 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, which introduces new cohabitants' rights; Tax considerations arising out of the Finance Act 2006; The introduction of the cumulative/transferable nil rate band under the Finance Act 2008; Changes to adult incapacity law introduced by the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, including important new provisions relating to the revocation of powers of attorney.
Careless drafting can lead to uncertainty and the invalidity of documents. Drafting for Succession provides detailed analysis of the
increasingly complex factors which practitioners need to taken into account when drafting succession documents. The new edition addresses
difficult points in relation to matters such as the interpretation of wills, and considers actual, day-to-day, problems in detail to
provide the legal profession with an indispensable reference manual.
The Government of
Scotland: Public Policy Making after Devolution (2nd edn)
M Keating
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9780748638499
£24.99 Pbk
A critical challenge to Scotland's new system of government is the making and implementation of public policy. This book offers a
comprehensive account of the policy process in contemporary Scotland. There is a review of theories of policy-making, focusing on
decentralised systems. The author then identifies the key actors and institutions, patterns of policy making, and the extent of convergence
and divergence in comparison with England and other devolved territories.
Case studies of policy making in health, higher education, housing, criminal justice, social inclusion and economic development allow the
reader to see how policy making works in practice. There is an analysis of financial planning and decision making, and an examination of
Scotland's role in UK and European policy networks. Comparisons are made with other devolved governments in Europe and beyond.
The book is based on extensive research, including interviews with leaders of interest groups, politicians and officials across the Scottish
Government and in the Scottish Parliament, an analysis of spending patterns, an examination of the legislative output, and case studies of
policy making.
A Guide to the Adult
Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
B Calder
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: May 10
ISBN: 9781845860820
£20.00 Pbk
An accessible and comprehensive guide to the Act, written primarily for social workers but also invaluable to solicitors, advocates and
other professionals who work within the legislative guidelines. The main concepts in the Act are discussed both separately and in relation
to how they interact with each other and with other legislation in the field. The law is explained and applied in illustrative case studies.
Homelessness and the Law
(4th edn)
T Mullen
Publisher: Legal Services Agency
Published: July 10
ISBN: LEGALSER10
£12.50 Pbk
A comprehensive survey of the statutory basis for the law including related issues such as asylum and immigration. Makes reference to
leading cases as well as the relevant Codes. Punchy and easy to read, the book is aimed at the busy practitioner whether working for an
independent advice agency, CAB, Law Centre, private practice, local authority or registered social landlord.
How Much for a Leg?
W Stewart
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9781845860936
£25.00 Pbk
"How much for my leg?" This is an apparently simple question which might be asked of a lawyer by a citizen who has sustained a wrongful
injury to the said limb. But, in Scotland, no fixed answer can be given. Nor can any official range of possible figures be given. Only after
some serious professional work, perhaps taking many hours, can a range of figures be suggested. It need not be like this.
This study of the assessment of non-pecuniary damages for personal injury reviews the state of current approaches in Scotland, considers the
conclusions of the Gill Report and compares differing approaches in jurisdictions worldwide, before presenting possible options for
reform.
Contents: Introduction; Alternative Methods of Assessment; Analysis and Assessment of the Assessment Process; Conclusions.
Appendices: Court-Disputed Non-Pecuniary Loss (Low Value); Court-Disputed Non-Pecuniary Damages (Medium Value) (JSB Use) (Other Disputed
Issues); How Much for a Leg? Reconstruction of the CICA 2001 Tariff of Selected Listed Injuries Allocated up to £4,400, by Value
rather than by Injury; What People Say the Damages Should Be.
Introductory Scots Law:
Theory and Practice (2nd edn)
AB Wylie & S Crossan
Publisher: Hodder Gibson
Published: May 10
ISBN: 9780340991749
£27.99 Pbk
Develop the core knowledge and skills demanded in advanced law classes as part of HNC and HND courses with this second edition of
Introductory Scots Law: Theory and Practice. Attractively designed, this user-friendly textbook offers straightforward and accessible
coverage of the key areas of Scots Law and the most recent developments within it. The second edition: is fully revised to include the most
up to date legal developments and case law; devotes greater attention to the practical side of contemporary Scots Law, featuring exemplar
legal documents to aid understanding; contains frequent summary Key Points and in-depth Test your Knowledge tasks to consolidate
knowledge; provides full answers and a range of invaluable e-resources at www.hoddereducation.co.uk/introscotslaw, including additional
case studies and samples of procedures and paperwork; is also suitable for introductory law units in other fields (such as professional
studies) as well as offering a source of highly accessible reference material for a more general readership.
MacRoberts Scottish Liquidation Handbook (4th edn)
D Flint
Publisher: W Green
Published: June 10
ISBN: 9780414018228
£91.58 (incl VAT) Hbk & CD-Rom
This is a practical guide for solicitors, accountants and other professionals, to the law surrounding the subject of the liquidation of
companies in Scotland. This new edition is designed for use by insolvency practitioners,accountants, solicitors and other professionals
called upon to advise on corporate liquidation.
Since the previous edition was published, there have been a number of changes both in substantive law and in procedures. This edition is
designed to assist with the procedures brought into effect by the Insolvency Act 1986, the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986 as amended by
the Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1987, 2003 and 2006.
The fourth edition has been expanded and includes updated chapters on pensions; employment; data protection; taxation; diligence; and a
new chapter on property law issues.
The accompanying CD-Rom contains all styles included in the appendices: Form of Proxy for use by creditors, styles of court applications,
minutes, resolutions and advertisements which comply with the various rules.
Planning (3rd edn)
N Collar
Publisher: W Green
Published: June 10
ISBN: 9780414017306
£92.00 Hbk
This third edition has been thoroughly updated and revised. The result is the most practical and complete analysis of planning law in
Scotland. Thorough, detailed and approachable, it provides an excellent introduction to the subject. The new edition will review the
wide-ranging changes to the planning system in Scotland being introduced during 2009 as a result of the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006.
Essential reading for practitioners and professionals from a variety of disciplines, from legal to surveying, architectural and
construction to local government and planning departments.
Contents: Evolution of planning law; The planning system; Development plans; Development control planning permission; Planning conditions
and agreements; Development control enforcement; Challenge of planning decisions; Particular controls.
Scots Law Tales
JP Grant & EE Sutherland (Eds)
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: July 10
ISBN: 9781845860677
£20.00 Pbk
Scots Law Tales brings a number of leading cases from the Scottish courts to life. The publication gathers together a collection
of the stories behind some of the most memorable cases from the last hundred years; including the huge miscarriage of justice perpetrated
against Oscar Slater, the Lockerbie trial, St Ninian's Treasure in Shetland, and allegations of ritual child abuse in Orkney. It explores
the personalities involved, the events leading up to the case, what the court decided and why, and the role that the case played in the
development of its area of law. Scots Law Tales presents both the human and the legal faces of these important Scottish cases in
an accessible and readable format.
Scottish Mental Health
Tribunal: Practice and Procedures
D Auchie & A Carmichael
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: June 10
ISBN: 9781845860226
£90.00 Pbk
This unique text provides an authoritative and practical commentary on the procedure and practice of the new Mental Health Tribunal for
Scotland. A full review of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) (No 2) Rules 2005 is conducted as well as a
detailed examination of the relevant provisions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. The authors, both Legal
Members of the Tribunal, draw upon their own experience in convening tribunal hearings, as well as the experience of other members, making
this text an invaluable tool for anyone involved at any level in the tribunal process.
Contents: The operation, structure and administration of the Tribunal; Applications to the Tribunal; Appeals and references to the Tribunal;
Pre-hearing Tribunal procedure; Leading of evidence before the Tribunal; Role of the curator ad litem; Role of the named person; Appeals from
Tribunal decisions.
The Scottish Parliament:
An Introduction (4th edn)
J McFadden & M Lazarowicz
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9781847662682
£35.00 Pbk
Now in its fourth edition, this well informed book is essential reading for everyone who needs to know how the Scottish Parliament works and
what its functions are. Among the areas covered in depth are: the electoral system, the day-to-day operation of the Parliament, the
law-making process and relations with Westminster, local government and other public bodies.
The new edition takes account of the results of the third ordinary election to the Scottish Parliament and the forming of the new Scottish
Administration in May 2007. It also brings the reader up-to-date on various other constitutional changes which have occurred since 2003
including the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution.
APIL Guide to Catastrophic
Injury Claims
G Aldous et al
Publisher: Jordan Publishing
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9781846612046
£75.00 Pbk
The management of catastrophic injury claims is complex. They involve detailed and ongoing care and rehabilitation regimes; sophisticated
case management; technical procedural matters; the Court of Protection; significant use of expert evidence; as well as complicated settlement
and financial structures including periodical payment orders.
Involving numerous experts of different disciplines, these claims require the practitioner to ‘marshall’ and manage the team,
whilst providing particular client care and support. The APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims provides a guide to best practice
in the complex area of catastrophic injury litigation. The text provides guidance on case management, practical help in dealing with and
addressing issues of expert evidence, an in-depth discussion of damages and an analysis of relevant primary source material.
APIL Guide to Tripping
and Slipping Cases
C Foster & B Bradley
Publisher: Jordan Publishing
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9781846612053
£50.00 Pbk
Tripping and slipping cases form a large part of the personal injury lawyer's practice. Not all cases are straight-forward, many involve
complex questions of law engaging various legal disciplines.
The APIL Guide to Tripping and Slipping Cases is intended as a one-stop text covering all the legal disciplines that can come into
play in a trip or slip case. It covers all the relevant areas of law – Local Government, Landlord and Tenant, Occupier's Liability,
Highways, Factories and Health and Safety at Work – and gives detailed guidance on the applicable procedure, together with precedent
material.
This work will take account of important changes principally to the substantive law, especially in relation to the Highways Act 1980, such
as Jones v Rhondda Taff Cynon County Borough Council (on reasonable foreseeability under s 41, HA 1980); DTER v Mott MacDonald
(on accumulation of water); and Atkins v Ealing LBC (on statutory defence).
Asylum Law & Practice (2nd edn)
M Symes & P Jorro
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Published: July 10
ISBN: 9781845924539
£120.00 Hbk
This book is devoted exclusively to the substantive law and practice surrounding the legal representation of those seeking to remain in the UK because of their need for international protection.
It deals comprehensively with the procedures and framework of claiming asylum, the substantive law of refugee status, subsidiary protection and the protection dimension of human rights law, appeals in the First Tier and Upper Tribunal, including guidance on drafting grounds of appeal.
It draws together decisions of the higher courts and the Tribunal, and places them in the broader context of decision making in the English speaking jurisdictions abroad: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA.
This new 2nd edition has been fully updated to take account of the significant developments in procedural and substantive law such as the
Common European Asylum System, and contains new sections on the treatment of asylum seekers.
Bonfire of the Liberties:
New Labour, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law
KD Ewing
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9780199584789
£19.99 Pbk
This provocative book confronts the corrosion of civil liberties under successive New Labour governments since 1997. It argues that the
last decade has seen a wholesale failure of constitutional principle and exposed the futility of depending on legal rights to restrict the
power of executive government. It considers the steps necessary to prevent the continued decline of political standards, arguing that only
through rebalancing political power can civil liberties be adequately protected.
Relying on extensive new research of inaccessible sources, the book examines the major battlegrounds over civil liberties under New Labour,
including the growth and abuse of police power, state surveillance and counter-terrorist measures. It unfolds a compelling narrative of the
major battles fought before Parliament and in the courts, and attacks the failure of the political and legal systems to offer protection to
those suffering abuses of their civil liberty at the hands of an aggressive Executive. In doing so, it offers a definitive account of the
struggle for civil liberty in modern Britain, and a controversial argument for the reforms necessary to contain executive power.
Company Voluntary
Arrangements and Administrations (2nd edn)
GM Weisgard, M Griffiths & L Doyle
Publisher: Jordan Publishing
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9781846611933
£95.00 Hbk
Company Voluntary Arrangements and Administrations provides the vital information that all Insolvency Practitioners need to make
informed decisions on the effective use of CVAs. A detailed explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of CVAs, the prescribed
procedure and the likely problem areas will enable practitioners to assess their practicality and assist them in their management.
This new edition has been updated and now covers the implementation of relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2006 which came into effect
in October 2009 and it examines the increase in insolvency and administration work. A new section on Administrations has also been
included to cover the more popular corporate rescue procedures of liquidations and administrations.
Drafting Service
Agreements (2nd edn)
E Wojciechowski et al
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9781847662866
£130.80 (inc VAT) Hbk & CD-Rom
A practical handbook for use in the negotiation and preparation of service agreements for senior employees. It covers the key areas which
drafters should be aware of and the legislation affecting them. It also examines consultancy and secondment agreements.
This new edition has been substantially updated to take into account recent developments including: Companies Act 2006 (company directors);
TUPE 2006; New regulatory materials and codes of practice; Examination of bonuses; Coverage of varying and terminating employment contracts.
French Law: A Comparative
Approach
E Steiner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Apr 10
ISBN: 9780199232376
£32.99 Pbk
French Law: A Comparative Approach provides a detailed entry point to the legal system of France. It introduces both the
institutions and methodology that underpin the essence of the system as well as key substantive areas of law including property rights, the
law of contract, and the law of tort. Steiner employs a comparative approach throughout which illuminates the unique aspects of French law
and really helps the reader to understand the subtleties, similarities, and distinctions of French law when looked at alongside other
jurisdictions.
Information Technology
Law: The Law and Society
A Murray
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: May 10
ISBN: 9780199548422
£34.99 Pbk
The ideal companion for a course of study on IT law and the ways in which it is evolving in response to rapid technological and social
change.
This ground-breaking new work is the first textbook to systematically examine how the law and legal process of the UK interacts with the
modern 'information society' and the fast-moving process of digitisation. It examines the challenges that this fast pace of change brings to
the established legal order, which was developed to meet the needs of a traditional physical society.
To address these issues, this book begins by defining the information society and discussing how it may be regulated. From there it moves to
questions of internet governance and rights and responsibilities in the digital environment. Particular attention is paid to key regulatory
'pressure points', including copyright for digital products; identity fraud; electronic commerce; privacy and surveillance.
Possible future challenges and opportunities are outlined and discussed, including e-government, virtual environments and property, and the
development of web 3.0. Information Technology Law: The law and society covers all aspects of a course of study on IT law, and is
therefore an ideal text for students. The author's highly original and thought-provoking approach to the subject also makes it essential
reading for researchers, IT professionals and policymakers.
Law of Field
Sports
T Russ & J Foster
Publisher: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing
Published: July 10
ISBN: 9780854900695
£35.00 Pbk
Written by leading practitioners in the field, Law of Field Sports is the first book on the Game Act 1831 for the best part of a
century during which time there has been considerable reform of the law. This book contains a detailed analysis of the civil and criminal
law relating to shooting and hunting and offers a practical evaluation of the Hunting Act 2004.
The authors look at the law of poaching and control of shooting and hunting in terms of closed seasons and provide up-to-date precedents on
the Ground Game Act 1880. A useful overview of pertinent firearms law is also included.
Land ownership of rural land is also covered so far as it relates to shooting and hunting, in particular the issue of how field sports rights
are treated by the law of real property. The book also sets out the law appertaining to badgers, deer and other species managed in the
countryside.
Law of Field Sports provides a comprehensive single source of reference that will prove invaluable for practitioners drafting game
rights in sporting or farming leases, or defending those who might have fallen foul of the law and be facing prosecution in relation to game
issues.
Outrageous Invasions:
Celebrities' Private Lives, Media and the Law
R D Barnes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: May 10
ISBN: 9780195392760
£35.00 Hbk
Professor Barnes examines the role and nature of privacy in Western democracies. Celebrities are routinely subjected to stalking,
harassment, invasion of privacy, and defamation. These occurrences are often violations of their constitutional rights. Professor Barnes
addresses growing concerns about the widespread immunity from liability enjoyed by United States tabloid publishers. Outrageous
Invasions chronicles these experiences and the legal battles waged by celebrities in both the United States and European Union against
a press corps that continuously invades their private lives.
Professor Barnes analyzes doctrinal developments in cases from the United States Supreme Court and the High Courts of Europe. These cases
demonstrate that American celebrities are entitled to, but not receiving, the same protections as their European counterparts.
She explains the value of the rights of the individual to democratic nations and notes the importance of insuring appropriate protection for
freedom of expression and associational freedom through meaningful regulation in the instances when speech rights collide with equally
important values such as privacy and equality.
A Practical Approach to
Trade Mark Law (4th edn)
A Michaels & A Norris
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9780199579686
£44.95 Pbk
A new edition of a well established text, and now part of the renowned Oxford University Press 'A Practical Approach' series, A Practical
Approach to Trade Mark Law provides a comprehensive, digestible and approachable introduction to trade mark law, explaining the
technicalities of the law in plain, accessible language.
This 4th edition takes into account many important recent decisions of the ECJ, the CFI and the English Courts, as well as important
legislative changes, the new rules on comparative and misleading advertising, the change to the rules on relative rights, and significant
amendments to practice at the UKIPO.
While the focus of the book is primarily on UK law, it also deals with the acquisition and protection of Community Trade Marks, and
procedure at OHIM, drawing comparisons between trade marks in the UK, and Community Trade Marks where appropriate.
The book remains highly practical throughout, comprising discussion on topics such as the absolute and relative tests for registrability,
registration practice and procedure, revocation, assignment and licensing as well as complete coverage of the law on infringement, passing
off and remedies.
Rights and Duties of Directors (10th edn)
M Bruce
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Published: July 10
ISBN: 9781847663245
£85.00 Pbk
A highly practical and comprehensive publication relevant to all company directors and their advisers. Clearly explains the rights and
powers of directors and their specific duties as prescribed by company law and legislation.
The new edition will cover the following main developments which mainly arise from the 1 October 2009 implementation of provisions in the
Companies Act 2006: 1. Ability of directors to have a ‘service address’ on the public record. 2. Protection of information
concerning a director’s residential address. 3. Suppression of residential address information currently on public record. 4. Share
and share capital changes. 5. A new company names adjudicator.
As well as changes derived from CA 2006, the new 10th edition will also include: 1. Changes to reflect updates in employment regulations and
best practice, for example repeal of the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedure by the Employment Act 2008 and amendment of
flexible working rights for employees. 2. Relevant information from the Shareholders Rights Directive. 3. An update on corporate governance,
in particular changes emanating from the FSA’s Walker Review. 4. Updates in case law, for example the first prosecution under new
corporate manslaughter legislation.
The Rule of Law
T Bingham
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Feb 10
ISBN: 9781846140907
£20.00 Hbk
'The Rule of Law' is a phrase much used but little examined. The idea of the rule of law as the foundation of modern states and civilisations
has recently become even more talismanic than that of democracy, but what does it actually consist of?
In this brilliant short book, Britain's former senior law lord, and one of the world's most acute legal minds, examines what the idea
actually means. He makes clear that the rule of law is not an arid legal doctrine but is the foundation of a fair and just society, is a
guarantee of responsible government, is an important contribution to economic growth and offers the best means yet devised for securing
peace and co-operation. He briefly examines the historical origins of the rule, and then advances eight conditions which capture its
essence as understood in western democracies today. He also discusses the strains imposed on the rule of law by the threat and experience
of international terrorism.
Ten Years of UK Competition Law Reform
B Rodger (Editor)
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: Mar 10
ISBN: 9781845860974
£70.00 Hbk
Contents: The Role of the OFT in UK Competition Law - Richard Whish; The Early Case Law of the Competition Appeal Tribunal - David Bailey;
UK Competition Law and Private Litigation - Barry J Rodger; The Consistency Principle: Section 60 of the Competition Act 1998 - Ben Rayment;
A Welfare-Based Competition Policy under Structuralist Constraints: Abuse of Dominance and OFT Practice - Renato Nazzini; Utilities
Regulators and the Competition Act 1998 - Giorgio Monti; Between Scylla and Charybdis: Market Investigations and the Consumer Interest -
Christian Ahlborn and Daniel Piccinin; The Competition Commission, Merger Control and the SLC Test - Nigel Parr; Economic Analysis in UK
Competition Law after CA 1998 - Morten Hviid; Outgrowing the European Administrative Model? Ten Years of British Anti- Cartel Enforcement
- Alan Riley; The Cartel Offence: Is Honesty the Best Policy? - Angus MacCulloch.
Widening Horizons: The Influence of Comparative Law and International Law on Domestic Law
T Bingham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 10
ISBN: 9780521138024
£13.99 Pbk
Written by distinguished former judge, Baron Bingham of Cornhill. Part of the Hamlyn Lectures series.
British judges increasingly now pay attention to foreign case law when deciding domestic cases, and are required to interpret and apply
international law in domestic courts and administer an international code of human rights. Tom Bingham examines the consequences of this
increasingly internationalist outlook of British courts, including cases which rely on a range of foreign cases, cases where an
international convention or principle is interpreted and cases in which human rights cases are decided in reliance on principles established
elsewhere.
Commercial Leases (2nd
edn)
D Cockburn & R Milne
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Expected Publication Date: 30/09/10
ISBN: 9781847663177
£48.00 Pbk
Written in a succinct and straightforward style this text provides a practical guide to the drafting and negotiating of commercial leases.
In an area of law where careful drafting is essential, this concise and informative handbook offers a unique practical viewpoint, outlining
potential pitfalls and providing solutions.
Reference is made throughout to pertinent case law and statutory authority, and further sources are given where appropriate.
This text provides a practical guide to occupational leases for commercial property. Following the chronology of a transaction, the author
discusses clauses which regularly occur in commercial leases, highlighting the points each side needs to insist upon in negotiations
and providing optional revisals for those acting for tenants.
Avizandum Legislation on International Private Law in Scotland (2nd edn)
E Crawford & J Carruthers
Publisher: Avizandum Publishing
Expected Publication Date: 30/09/10
ISBN: 9781904968375
£23.95 Pbk
Up-to-date legislation for the use of students and practitioners.
International Private Law: A Scots Perspective (3rd edn)
E Crawford & J Carruthers
Publisher: W Green
Expected Publication Date: 31/08/10
ISBN: 9780414017757
£45.00 Pbk
This up-to-date treatment of an area of increasing importance provides
an in-depth and clear analysis of the complexities of the subject.
The newly revised edition of this highly regarded book, presented under a new title, provides a thorough account of all branches of Scots
private law in their conflict of laws dimension. A noted feature of the subject, to which the book pays central attention, is the expanding
influence of the EU legislative programme for civil justice, which affects the substance of the conflict rules of all European Member
States.
The book explains and analyses the rules of civil and commercial jurisdiction set out in the Brussels I Regulation, and the choice of law
rules of the law of obligations contained in the new Rome I and Rome II Regulations. In family law, a full treatment is given of the rules
pertaining to jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, as
contained in the Brussels II bis Regulation, including their interaction with the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. Full
account is given of the conflict rules pertaining to property, in the various contexts of matrimonial and cohabiting relationships,
lifetime transfers, insolvency and succession.
The book is a thorough and accessible treatment of the theory and methodology employed in this branch of the law, and constitutes an
immensely valuable source of information, for students of the subject and practitioners, about the changing content of this important area
of the law.
Scots Criminal Law
(3rd edn)
A Cubie
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Expected Publication Date: 30/09/10
ISBN: 9781845921521
£44.00 Pbk
Scots Criminal Law is an excellent introduction to the basic principles of Scots criminal law. This accessible text provides a clear and
comprehensive introduction to this important subject. This fully updated edition of the highly regarded 'McCall Smith and Sheldon' takes
account of all new legislation and relevant case law developments in the past ten years.
Scots Law for Journalists (8th edn)
R McInnes
Publisher: W Green
Expected Publication Date: 30/09/10
ISBN: 9780414016217
£29.00 Pbk
This book provides a clear and concise guide to Scots law for journalists and editors.
It is also an essential training aid for students studying Media Law as part of a law, journalism or communications degree.
This new edition includes comprehensive coverage of many relevant areas of the law which have recently undergone significant change,
including guidance on the new UK and Scottish Freedom of Information Acts, the developing area of privacy, coverage of the
Bonomy reforms in relation to criminal court procedure and new regulations relating to news gathering.
Equally suitable for print and broadcast journalists and thoroughly practical in focus, Scots Law for Journalists is also an
authoritative quick reference guide on media law for advocates and solicitors.
Advertising Law and Regulation (2nd edn)
G Crown
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Expected Publication Date: 30/08/10
ISBN: 9781845924515
£95.00 Pbk
This invaluable guide focuses specifically on advertising law and the myriad rules controlling the advertising industry. It covers all
aspects of the law as it affects advertising, from European legislation and copyright law to libel and obscenity laws. It clearly explains
the laws, statutes and self-regulatory codes that govern advertising and there are sections given to the specific issues affecting
television, radio and cinema. The new second edition takes on a more practical and user-friendly structure, with updated and expanded
coverage of contract law, breach of confidence, copyright and data protection.
The Happy Lawyer: Making
a Good Life in the Law
N Levit & DO Linder
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Expected Publication Date: 31/07/10
ISBN: 9780195392326
£12.99 Hbk
An American book but with something to offer the British lawyer too!
Despite the handsome incomes they often command, lawyers are far from the happiest of professionals. Seven in ten attorneys in one poll said
they would choose other careers if they had to do it over again and, in another poll, fewer than half said they would encourage young people
to become lawyers. Indeed, no poll has ever put the law in the top tier of satisfying professions. The economic uncertainty of recent years
has only made law students and lawyers think harder than ever before about what they can hope to get out of careers in law.
This book not only sheds light on why so many lawyers find so little to like about their jobs, but also explores what they can do about the
problem. Drawing on recent psychological research on happiness, Nancy Levit and Douglas Linder highlight various factors that contribute to
professional stress and frustration - from pressure to increase the number of billable hours to discontents that occur when the job's
demands fail to mesh with a lawyer's personal values or aspirations. They offer an array of coping tools, both large and small, that will
help attorneys find more balance in their lives; they also suggest ways that law firms can be more flexible to accommodate their employees'
needs, thus boosting morale and, in the process, producing higher-quality work. The authors also show how law students can better define
their goals to ensure a satisfying career.
Having interviewed more than two hundred lawyers across the country, Levit and Linder enliven their account with engrossing - and sometimes
surprising - career stories from both happy and unhappy lawyers. From these stories they develop sensible solutions for lawyers and the
legal profession as a whole. Attorneys and law students with doubts or questions about their career choices will find a wealth of
reassurance and good advice in this book.
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