Welcome to the final newsletter of 2009.
Avizandum Publishing announces the
publication in December 2009 of Somerled Notley's Scottish Agricultural
Law Handbook. This
is the first commentary on the reforms introduced by the Agricultural Holdings
(Scotland) Act 2003 which radically altered the framework of agricultural tenancies.
For further details click on Forthcoming Titles: Scots Law.
A number of Supplements to major works have been published or announced recently. Go to the Supplements section to check
that you are up-to-date.
Among Scottish law books published in the last two months are three titles of interest to practitioners.
The first volume of the third edition of Scottish Land Law by Gordon and Wortley was published in September. The second
volume is due to appear in 2010.
Siggi Bennett has revised his useful and practical set of styles: the fourth edition of Style Writs for the Sheriff Court
is in stock now.
Greens have reprinted Division M of Sentencing Practice in a portable paperback entitled Road Traffic Sentencing
Referencer. Ideal for taking into court!
Is anyone looking for a set of bound copies of The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland from 1983 to 2008? Please
contact the shop if you are interested.
And finally! Christmas is coming and it's time to think of presents: The Snail and the Ginger Beer (published by Wildy,
Simmonds & Hill) - is an entertaining account of the most famous of cases, including profiles of the parties and the lawyers, and
setting the case in its historical and cultural context. The perfect stocking filler!
Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt (3rd edn) Supplement 2
D Eady, T Smith
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781847037381
£75.00
Chitty on Contracts (30th edn) Supplement 1
H Beale (Ed)
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781847038647
£85.00 Pbk
Clerk & Lindsell on Torts (19th edn) Supplement 4
A Dugdale, ME Jones (Eds)
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9781847037886
£95.00 Pbk
Colinvaux's Law of Insurance (8th edn) Supplement 2
RM Merkin
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9780414041981
£115.00 Pbk
De Smith's Judicial Review (6th edn) Supplement 1
J Jowell et al
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9780421691001
£75.00 Pbk
The Interpretation of Contracts (4th edn) Supplement 1
K Lewison
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9780414041288
£65.00 Pbk
Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability (6th edn) Supplement 3
J Powell et al
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781847038111
£89.00 Pbk
Kelly's Draftsman (19th edn) Supplement 3
RW Ramage
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781405744478
£72.00 Pbk
Redgrave's Health and Safety (6th edn) Supplement 1
M Ford et al
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781405744485
£72.00 Pbk
Shareholders' Rights (5th edn) Supplement 1
R Hollington
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9781847039125
£59.00 Pbk
Words and Phrases Legally Defined 2009 Supplement
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781405744461
£86.00 Pbk
Adult
Protection and the Law in Scotland
H Patrick
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel)
Expected Publication Date: 30/11/09
ISBN: 9781847664877
£38.00 Pbk
The only authoritative guide to the new legislation, Adult Protection and
the Law in Scotland is an indispensable resource for professionals trying
to navigate the increasingly complex framework of adult protection law and practice.
Expert guidance is given on the provisions of the Adult Support and Protection
(Scotland) Act 2007 in the context of the existing statutory framework, including
the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and The Mental Health (Care and
Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003. The impact of human rights law is also considered.
This clear and comprehensive guide to law affecting adult protection explains
the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 in the context of existing
legislation and identifies and advises on the dilemmas and difficulties faced
by professionals working in the area of adult protection. It provides practical
examples throughout of how the principles work and is written by solicitors with
extensive experience in this area of law.
Scottish
Agricultural Law Handbook
S Notley
Publisher: Avizandum Publishing
Published: December 2009
ISBN: 9781904968290
£90.00 Pbk
The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 radically altered the legislative
framework for agricultural tenancies. The 2003 Act introduces limited duration
and short limited duration tenancies and modifies grazing and mowing lets.
Other reforms relate to diversification into non-agricultural use, tenants'
rights to buy, compensation for improvements, partnership tenancies, and resolution
of disputes.
This is the first commentary on the recent reforms. It covers: types of agricultural
tenancy and their creation; rent review; diversification; tenant's right to
buy; termination of tenancies; assignation and succession to tenancies; waygoing
claims and compensation; dispute resolution.
Scottish Agricultural Handbook provides all those involved with
agricultural law - solicitors, estate factors, land agents and surveyors
- with a practical, accessible and up-to-date guide to the complex legislation.
Avizandum Legislation on the Scots Law of Obligations (4th edn)
LJ Macgregor
Publisher: Avizandum Publishing
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9781904968382
£23.95 Pbk
Avizandum Legislation on the Scots Law of Obligations takes a unitary approach to this difficult and fragmented subject.
The volume contains a wide-ranging selection of materials on contract, delict and unjustified enrichment, together with provisions which
affect the general law on civil liability.
The contents reflect the various sources from which the law derives and include: Statutes (UK and Scottish); Statutory Instruments; EC
Directives; Codes; Draft Bills.
New material for this edition includes selected articles from the Draft Common Frame of Reference.
Inheritance Tax in
Scotland 2009-10
F McDonald & B Pagan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel)
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9781847663450
£48.00 Pbk
Inheritance Tax in Scotland 2009-10 focuses on the day-to-day issues practitioners frequently encounter in practice and is packed
full of useful features including worked examples, diagrams and common-sense know-how. Readers using this essential book will be directed
to explanations and answers to key inheritance tax questions and scenarios.
This essential guide to inheritance tax in Scotland provides a clearly structured analysis of the major tax provisions, together with the
tips and planning techniques you’ll need to apply them successfully.
It is the only text to take full account of the peculiarities of inheritance tax in a Scottish context.
Introduction to Law and Legal Obligations (2nd edn)
D McFadzean (General Editor)
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9781845860684
£26.00 Pbk
An invaluable text for students which provides up-to-date and comprehensive coverage. The ideal resource for students studying Scots law or
related courses. Each chapter includes a useful summary section to help students identify, understand and remember key elements - an excellent
and time-saving aid to revision.
An Introduction to Scots Criminal Law (2nd edn)
S Christie
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9781845860837
£32.00 Pbk
This introductory text covers all the core aspects of Scots criminal law and is suitable for students on LLB and non-LLB degrees who are
new to this area. It presents the main aspects and principles of criminal law in a clear and comprehensive manner, including coverage of
aspects of devolution and the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights.
An Introduction to Scots Criminal Law is an invaluable text for students. Each chapter is structured to help the student to
navigate easily through the text, with clear sub-headings, flow diagrams, self-assessment questions and graded further reading.
This new edition takes full account of the new provisions in the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009.
Law Essentials: Intellectual Property Law
D Spiers
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9781845860622
£15.00 Pbk
An invaluable study guide for students. Up-to-date, concise and comprehensive coverage of intellectual property law in Scotland and is the
ideal text for students who come new to the subject and for thoes preparing for exams. summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential
Cases will help students to identify, understand and remember the key elements of the subject.
The Law Society of Scotland Directory of Expert Witnesses 2010
Greens Editorial
Publisher: Law Society of Scotland & W Green
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9780414017795
£70.00 Pbk
Contains details of expert witnesses who live and work in Scotland and those who live in England and Wales but are willing to travel to
Scotland to work. The information is organised by specialism and in an alphabetical index of witnesses. The book also contains the Code of
Practice for Expert Witnesses.
Mixed Jurisdictions Compared: Private Law in Louisiana and Scotland
VV Palmer & EC Reid (Editors)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9780748638864
£60.00 Hbk
Returning to a theme featured in some of the earlier volumes in the Edinburgh Studies in Law series, this volume offers an in-depth study of
‘mixed jurisdictions’ – legal systems which combine elements of the Anglo-American Common Law and the European Civil Law
traditions. This new collection of essays compares key areas of private law in Scotland and Louisiana. In thirteen chapters, written by
distinguished scholars on both sides of the Atlantic, it explores not only legal rules but also the reasons for the rules, discussing legal
history, social and cultural factors, and the law in practice, in order to account for patterns of similarity and difference.
Contributions are drawn from the Law Schools of Tulane University, Louisiana State University, Loyola University New Orleans, the
American University Washington DC, and the Universities of Aberdeen, Strathclyde and Edinburgh.
Rights of Personality in
Scots Law: A Comparative Perspective
NR Whitty & R Zimmerman
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9781845860271
£40.00 Hbk
'Rights of personality are ... the rights which protect who a person is rather than what a person has - for example, his or her bodily
integrity, reputation, privacy and dignity. The problems that confront Scots law as it seeks to address these issues are the subject of
this book.' (Lord Hope of Craighead, Foreword) This volume grew out of an international conference of lawyers held in the Law School,
University of Strathclyde in May 2006. The conference considered important trends and issues affecting the law on rights of personality
in jurisdictions drawn from the families of common law, civilian law and mixed legal systems. The main aim was to assist Scotland's legal
system to develop this important but relatively undeveloped branch of Scots private law. Some chapters of this volume are based closely
on papers given at the conference while others reflect further research conducted since May 2006.
Contents: Introduction - Reinhard Zimmerman and Niall Whitty; From Actio Iniuriarum to Rights of Personality: The Historical Background
in Scots Law - John Blackie, University of Strathclyde; Structuring Protection for Rights of Personality in Scots Law - Elspeth Reid,
University of Edinburgh; Protection of Personality Interests in Continental Europe - The Examples of France and Germany, and a European
Perspective - Gert Bruggemeier, University of Bremen; Personality Rights in South Africa: Reaffirming Dignity - Jonathon Burchell,
University of Cape Town; Personality Rights and English Law - Hazel Carty, University of Manchester; Personality Rights and Human Rights
- Jim Murdoch, University of Glasgow; Does Intellectual Property have Personality? - David Vaver, University of Oxford; The Scots Law on
Defamation: Is There a Need for Reform? - Kenneth Norrie, University of Strathclyde; Personality, Privacy and Autonomy in Medical Law -
Graeme Laurie, University of Edinburgh; A Rights of Personality Database - Charlotte Waelde, University of Edinburgh; A Hitchhiker's Guide
to Personality Rights in Scots Law, Mainly with Regard to Privacy - Hector L MacQueen, University of Edinburgh.
Road Traffic Sentencing Referencer
NMP Morrison & FR Crowe
Publisher: W Green
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9780414017894
£45.00 Pbk
Reprinted from Division M of Sentencing Practice this volume provides clear and practical guidance on the range of sentences
that have been passed for a wide variety of road traffic offences. It contains maximum penalties, sentencing guidelines and case digests
provided by Sheriff Frank Crowe. This work gives practitioners easy access to a comprehensive collection of road traffic cases to help
assess the range of sentence which might be given for a particular offence. Cases range from dangerous driving to drivers' hours to
driving while disqualified.
This title is arranged by case type and can also be searched through the comprehensive table of cases.
Scots Criminal Law: A Critical Analysis
PR Ferguson & C McDiarmid
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9781845860394
£35.00 Pbk
As well as providing a clear statement of the current law, Scots Criminal Law: A Critical Analysis also considers what types of
behaviours are subject to the criminal law sanction, and why. It is now 10 years since devolution placed responsibility for the future
development and reform of criminal law largely on the re-established Scottish Parliament, and this book offers a timely re-assessment of the
law, in an attempt to determine whether it meets the needs of modern Scottish society. The book explores the theoretical underpinnings of
the current law, and aims to promote a reflective approach to its study.
While the book is suitable for use by students and practitioners alike, it will also be stimulating for anyone with an interest in the
future development of criminal law.
Scottish Land Law Vol 1 (3rd edn)
WM Gordon & S Wortley
Publisher: W Green & SULI
Published: Sep 09
ISBN: 9780414015548
£165.00 Hbk
The third edition of Scottish Land Law is a thoroughly updated and comprehensive account of Scots law relating to rights in and over land.
This title has quickly established its status as a definitive work which no legal practice can afford to be without. This new edition has
been carefully revised and updated to take account of the abolition of the feudal system and land reform.
Contents: Heritable and Immoveable Property; Abolition of Feudal Tenure; Land and rights associated with land; Land and Boundaries; Fixtures
and other Accessions; Horizontal Subdivision of Land, Minerals and Support; Water and Water Rights; Separate Tenements; Fishings; Rights to
Game Wildlife Conservation; Rights over land; Overview of Rights over Land; Capacity to Hold and Deal with Land; Constitution of Rights over
Land; Ownership; Possession; Co-ownership, Common Interest and the Law of the Tenement; Trusts; Liferents; Leases.
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009
AN Brown
Publisher: W Green
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9780414017856
£45.00 Pbk
The Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 completely recasts the substantive law of sexual offences in Scotland and abolishes the former
offences. This full-scale overhaul of the law means that you need to keep entirely up-to-date with these changes and be sure that you are
working with information which is current and correct.
This new title completely reviews the new law beginning with a detailed introduction to, and overview of, the changes.
The full text of the Act is included, and detailed section-by-section commentary, with reference to the Scottish Law Commission Report on
which it is based, helps you make sense of this new legislation. Particular consideration is given to the effect of the new provisions
on consent.
Style Writs for the Sheriff Court (4th edn)
S Bennett
Publisher: Barnstoneworth Press
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9780953415298
£90.00 Hbk
A new revised edition of this useful and practical set of styles which has been relied upon by practitioners for twenty years. In the words
of the Lord President, who has provided the Foreword to this edition: 'Mr Bennett's work in its successive editions has provided current,
lively templates which are of real, practical benefit to the busy practitioner.'
For this edition the text has been substantially revised and updated to take into account recent legislation. Four new styles hava been
introduced: dissolution of a civil partnership; suspension of a mortgagee's rights at the instance of a non-entitled spouse; application for
a guardianship order under s 58(1) of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000; and application for an intervention order under the
same statute. Changes in the rules of court have been reflected in the styles.
Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
J Rowan-Robinson
Publisher: W Green
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9780414017207
£85.00 Pbk
An essential and readable guide to the amended legislation, this new title includes: a commentary by Professor Jeremy Rowan-Robinson
which places the consolidated Town & Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 into context and brings out the key changes introduced by
the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006; a consolidated version of the 1997 Act incorporating the significant legislative changes introduced
by the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006; key SSIs.
Butterworths Intellectual
Property Law Handbook (9th edn)
J Phillips
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9781405737081
£111.00 Pbk
Provides an invaluable collection of UK primary and secondary legislation as well as EC and international materials in one manageable
volume. This established title is a key reference point providing a single source of legislative information.
New material includes: Patents Rules 2007 (which replace the Patents Rules 1995); Council Regulation 207/2009 on the Community trade mark
(which repealed and replaced Council Regulation 40/94); European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/95 to approximate the laws of the
Member States relating to trade marks (which repealed and replaced Council Directive 89/104); Trade Marks Rules 2008; Trade Marks
(International Registration) Order 2008; Community Trade Mark Regulations 2006, as amended by the Community Trade Mark (Amendment)
Regulations 2008; Trade Marks Act 1994, as amended by the Trade Marks (Earlier Trade Marks) Regulations 2008; Trade Marks (Relative
Grounds) Order 2007; Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006; European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/121/EC on textile names.
Companies Acts: Model
Articles and Table A (3rd edn)
R Ramage
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9781405736657
£134.66 (inc VAT) Pbk & Cd-Rom
Brings together all the default model articles of association as well as key guidance, precedents and other relevant reference material in
one practical book.
Containing all forms of Table A in a clear and user-friendly format, this title collates Table A chronologically from the current date back to
1865 on an article-by-article basis. The title also provides key forms and precedents that show the most common amendments to Articles, in addition to statutory provisions
in the Companies Act 2006 overriding Articles of Association (eg on proxy voting), as well as other forms of default model articles (B-F)
from the Companies Act 2006, table of dates showing what is in force and a comparative table of contents between the different versions of
the Tables resulting from the Companies Acts.
The CD-ROM includes all the precedents. This work is an essential practical reference for those who need straight to the point
information about the model articles in a user-friendly and accessible format.
Duncan & Neill on Defamation (3rd edn)
B Neill (Consulting Editor)
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9780406178312
£189.00 Hbk
This concise treatise on defamation is both lucid and comprehensive. Statutory developments, including the implementation of the Defamation
Act 1996, are incorporated and there is a full discussion of the various cases where aspects of the common law relating to defamation have
been examined. Where the law is uncertain, the authors suggest a solution which in their view accords with principle. The scope of the
book has been expanded to include coverage of practice and procedure whilst recent developments are fully discussed, including important
Court of Appeal decisions and developing areas of practice such as human rights, data protection and the Internet.
This is the leading authority on defamation law and as such will be an essential addition to the library of all practitioners specialising
in this area.
English Public Law
(2nd edn)
D Feldman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9780199227938
£195.00 Hbk
First published in 2004, English Public Law has become the key point of reference on English public law for lawyers in the UK and
throughout the world. Now in its second edition, the book is the companion volume to the second edition of English Private Law , and
part of the renamed Oxford Principles of English Law Series, edited by Professor Andrew Burrows FBA.
Now in its second edition, the book acts as an accessible first point of reference for practitioners approaching a public law issue for the
first time, whilst simultaneously providing a lucid, concise and authoritative overview of all the key areas of public law (constitutional,
administrative, human rights, and criminal law) within one single portable volume.
The concise and lucid coverage and very accessible writing style make it the perfect starting point for research. Ideal as a quick reference
for UK and overseas practitioners both in general practice and when a client raises a point outside their normal
area of expertise. Written and edited by a team of acknowledged experts on English law, offering proven reliability. Fully revised and
updated to take account of all key legislative and procedural changes since 2004.
Interpreting Company
Reports and Accounts (10th edn)
G Holmes et al
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: May 08
ISBN: 9780273711414
£38.99 Pbk
Interpreting Company Reports and Accounts guides the reader through the conventions and complexities of company accounts, explaining
how to assess the financial and trading position of a company from year to year, how to spot undue risk taking and ‘cosmetic
accounting' and where to look for clues on the quality of management.
Packed with interesting real world examples, this is a highly practical book which shows readers how to analyse company reports and
accounts, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The analysis is illustrated with over 200 extracts/examples from published accounts.
Oxford Principles of English Law
(2 Vol Set)
A Burrows & D Feldman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9780199554508
£390.00 Hbk
Oxford Principles of English Law, edited by Professor Andrew Burrows is the essential first point of reference on English law for
lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. This pack makes the second editions of both English Private Law edited by Professor
Andrew Burrows QC FBA, and English Public Law edited by Professor David Feldman QC FBA, available together.
Redfern & Hunter on
International Arbitration (5th edn)
N Blackaby et al
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Oct 09
ISBN: 9780199557189
£135.00 Hbk
The leading text on the subject, and essential reading for lawyers and arbitrators around the world. Based on the four authors' extensive
personal experience as counsel and arbitrators, this fifth edition provides a newly updated explanation of every element of the law and
practice of international arbitration. With a focus on the practice as well as the theory of international arbitration, this text provides
an invaluable guide to the international arbitral process, from the drafting of the arbitration agreement to the enforcement of arbitral
awards. The fifth edition updates this classic text to incorporate reference to all of the latest significant developments in the field
and provides a fuller treatment of investment treaty arbitration, and international arbitration beyond the UK and Europe. In
particular, the fifth edition contains substantially increased coverage of the law and practice of international arbitration in the
United States, Latin America, China and India.
Following the chronology of an arbitration, the book covers applicable laws, arbitration agreements, the establishment and powers of a
tribunal, the conduct of proceedings and the role of domestic courts. In addition, it provides an in-depth examination of the award itself
(including the challenge, recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards), and comments on the special considerations applying to
arbitrations brought under investment treaties. It draws on examples of the rules and practice of arbitration at the International Chamber of
Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration, the American Arbitration Association, the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
Sealy & Milman: Annotated Guide to the Insolvency Legislation 2009-10 (12th edn) Vols 1 & 2
L Sealy & D Milman
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9780414041318
£195.00 Pbk
Split into two volumes, this work provides all statutes, regulations and case law relating to both corporate and personal insolvency, in one
single place of reference. It gives comprehensive coverage, concise analysis and annotated interpretation of the insolvency legislation,
from leading expert authors.
Provides annotated commentary and clarification on the legal and practical implications of the latest insolvency legislation. Additional
statutes and regulations have also been reproduced, so you can be sure you have all the information you need in one reliable source.
Incorporates both corporate and personal insolvency law and case law so you have a full understanding of all forms of insolvency law. Covers
the relevant parts of the Tribunal, Court and Enforcement Act 2007, providing a better understanding of recent reforms in personal
insolvency, particularly the Debt Relief Order.
Volume 1 contains in-depth explanations on the main core legislation, including the Insolvency Acts 1986 and 2000, EC Regulation on
Insolvency Proceedings 2000, the Enterprise Act 2002 and the Insolvency Rules 1986.
Volume 2 features the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006, implementing the UNCITRAL
Model Law on Cross Border Insolvency. It also includes the text, in whole or part, of 25 Acts, over 50 Statutory Instruments and a number of
practice directions.
Tolley's Health &
Safety at Work Handbook 2010 (22nd edn)
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: Nov 09
ISBN: 9780754537106
£110.00 Pbk
Written by a team of experts on health and safety, this popular handbook provides an authoritative reference source covering key aspects
of health and safety law and practice, as well as related environmental and employment information, in an easy-to-use A-Z format.
Providing clear interpretation of legislation and regulations, on a range of subjects from accident reporting to workplaces and welfare
facilities, the handbook is fully updated to include new legislation since the previous edition.
Scottish Civic Government Licensing Law (3rd edn)
A Hajducki & S Stuart
Publisher: W Green
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9780414017740
£70.00 Pbk
Fully revised and updated Scottish Civic Government Licensing Law is a handy guide to this area of licensing law. This book
provides a detailed narrative introduction, and a full copy of the consolidated Act along with practical section-by-section annotated
commentary guiding you through the law. The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 introduced a uniform code of law and procedure to
regulate the issuing of licences by Scottish local authorities for various activities, including taxi and private car hiring, street
trading, public entertaining, running a sex shop and second hand dealing.
Contents: Narrative introduction; Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 annotated; Statutory Instruments under the 1982 Act as annotated,
ranging from: Public Charitable Collections (Scotland) Regulations 1984 to Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in
Multiple Occupation) Order 2000.
The A-Z of Contract Clauses (5th edn)
D Fosbrook, AC Laing
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781847038128
£241.88 Hbk & CD-Rom
Provides a key reference work and an invaluable resource of thousands of contract clauses copyright and rights definitions, terms and
conditions which can enhance your drafting skills and significantly improve the terms you obtain in an agreement. Gives an essential
contract toolbox for lawyers and non-legal professionals engaged in contract drafting. Provides an excellent reference library for drafting,
updating and amending contracts in the UK, Europe and worldwide. The CD-ROM reduces administration time in the office and allows you to
search through the well drafted clauses and incorporate them quickly into a document. An extensive and very useful Legal, Commercial and
Business Website Reference Directory which can help in your marketing to potential clients, and in keeping up to date by subscribing to
newsletters, and developing your business.
Amending a Commercial Lease (4th edn)
K Bamford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel)
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781847663481
£86.00 Pbk
The 4th edition of this text offers practical information on identifying potential amendments and is written in a highly accessible format,
standard lease terms are cited on one page with the relevant commentary given on the opposite. Negotiating tips are included assisting
practitioners to develop negotiating tactics and arguments.
Archbold International Criminal Courts Practice, Procedure and Evidence (3rd edn)
K Khan & R Dixon
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Expected Publication Date: 30/11/09
ISBN: 9781847037923
£299.00 Hbk
Archbold International Criminal Courts provides a comprehensive guide to the practice, procedure and rules of evidence applicable to
all international criminal courts. Covering the rules, processes and decisions of trial and appellate chambers of the ICC, the work ensures
you are following the correct procedures at all times.
Provides a comprehensive guide to the practice, procedure, and rules of evidence applicable to all international criminal courts. Covers the
rules, processes and decisions of trial and appellate chambers of the International Criminal Tribunals. Advises on how to prepare for cases
and directly participate in trial proceedings. Details how to manage specific offences such as crimes against humanity, crimes of
aggression, genocide etc. Incorporates Sentencing, Appeals and Legal aid. Covers the emerging field of victim participation and reparation.
Explains the structure of the courts and the powers they have. Covers the ICTY/ICTR/ICC/ECCC, UN Special Courts for the prosecution of
serious international crimes in Sierra Leone, Cambodia and Lebanon. Presents the material in a comprehensive manner with detailed
annotation. Disperses commentary between the carefully selected sections, parts of statutes, draft, treaties etc. Includes essential
appendices on CD-ROM including the relevant parts of the statutes and rules governing the structures of the various international courts
and tribunals together with their powers to obtain co-operation from states and their powers of coercion.
Drafting Commercial Agreements (4th edn)
R Christou
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Expected Publication Date: 30/11/09
ISBN: 9781847036100
£187.88 (inc VAT) Hbk & CD-Rom
The 4th edition of Drafting Commercial Agreements is a practical guide for drafting and negotiating legal documents governing business
relationships. Drafting Commercial Agreements helps you gain a full understanding of the contracts and their principles. The
extensive coverage looks at every type of business agreement you are likely to encounter in the commercial sphere, giving you the
information you need in one reliable source.
How Drafting Commercial Agreements will help you:
Gives you the tools you need when drafting commercial agreements; Includes a wide range of documents for virtually every type of commercial
transaction; Helps you to avoid mistakes commonly made in the early stages of drafting; Ensures that you fully understand the implications of
the contracts you are using; Enables you to work successfully on an international platform; Helps you to ensure that your clients' interests
are fully protected; Drafting Commercial Agreements supplies all the precedents on an accompanying CD-ROM, allowing you to quickly and easily search for,
copy, paste and adapt precedents to fit your clients' individual needs.
FIDIC Contracts: Law and
Practice
E Baker et al
Publisher: Informa Publishing
Expected Publicaton Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781843116288
£265.00 Hbk
FIDIC Contracts: Law and Practice is sure to become the leading industry standard guide to using the FIDIC forms, and is the only book to
date which deals with the whole suite of contracts, including the new gold book for design, build and operate projects. It provides legal
commentary, detailed clause-by-clause analysis and relevant case law for each of the different forms. The FIDIC suite of contracts is
seen in relation to other organisations, such as the World Bank and ICC who are closely involved with their use.
The author team includes both ‘front-end’ experience of project procurement and international dispute resolution experience and
their commentary is given against the background of conflicting views held by those occupying particular positions in the industry.
Loose on Liquidators (6th edn)
P Loose & M Griffiths
Publisher: Jordan Publishing
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781846611612
£95.00 Hbk
Loose on Liquidators is a guide to the law relating to company liquidations and the important role of the liquidator in a winding
up - their powers, duties and relationship to creditors, members, receivers and the court. It provides in a convenient single volume
invaluable specialist advice and essential time-saving reference materials.
Now in its 6th edition this definitive work on successful liquidations has been completely updated and expanded to include all the latest
developments in liquidation practice and procedure. It includes new material on: Creditor Schemes under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006; Procedures
governing insolvency meetings affected by Companies Act 2006; SIP 16 governing the pre-packaged administration procedure; Important new case
law developments: Contex Dreuzhba v Wiseman ; Cukurove Finance International v Alfa Telecom Turkey Ltd ; Re Lune Metal
products ; Hawkes v Cuddy ; Oakland v Wellswood (Yorkshire) Lt.
The Modern Law of Patents (2nd edn)
His Honour Judge Fysh (Consultant Editor)
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 28/02/09
ISBN: 9781405745185
£300.00 Hbk
The first new book on the UK law of patents for 25 years, this title is an essential resource for patent lawyers and patent attorneys.
Written by some of the most eminent IP practitioners in the UK, The Modern Law of Patents offers a fresh, and comprehensive exposition of
the law relating to patents in the UK and Europe, covering the following: Conception, initial protection, prosecution, expression,
validity, transmission, exploitation and infringement; Laws of patents in other jurisdictions in order to provide guidance as to the laws
of those countries in relation to the broad questions of prosecution, validity, competition and infringement; Detailed coverage of the
laws of patents as they relate to computers, pharmaceuticals, biotechnological inventions and aspects of the laws of competition,
criminal and border controls and inventive products and inventive processes as patented inventions; Guidance in relation to the law of
patents from a prosecution and procedural aspect as well as auxiliary aspects (such as human rights and dispositions arising by mere
operation of law); Materials in paper which provide the statutory and practical basis for the existence and subsistence of patents in
the United Kingdom and in relation to prosecution of patent applications in the European Patent Office.
Munkman on Employer's
Liability (15th edn)
B Cotter & D Bennett (Eds)
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/09
ISBN: 9781405743273
£160.00 Hbk
Munkman is the leading authority and the most comprehensive and analytical text in its field. It is the ideal companion to Redgrave's
Health and Safety. Now in its 15th edition, Munkman has been brought fully up-to-date and takes into account such recent changes as the
emerging areas of
personal injury and stress.
Other changes include: New chapter on insurance to reflect the increasing importance of this area including the issue of
recoverability under insurance policies; Reinstatement of the chapter on shipping law, updated with the latest cases; New material on
injury caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi; Significant rewriting of the Work Equipment chapter to include the recent House of Lords
decision in Robb v Salamis on the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) and a number of other cases; Overhaul of the
asbestos and causation chapters to take account of the continuing pace of asbestos litigation including the groundbreaking decision in
Rothwell v CICL; Inclusion of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007; New cases on Vicarious Liability of employers
for the actions of employees; Significant development of the law relating to an employers duty to protect employees from assaults at work;
Full analysis of the first significant decisiion on liability for Noise Induced Hearing Loss for almost 20 years; New decisions on
Harassment at Work, notably Clark v CC of Essex and Deadman v Bristol CC.
Palmer's Company Law: Annotated Guide to the Companies Act 2006 (2nd edn)
G Morse (General Editor)
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Expected Publication Date: 30/11/09
ISBN: 9780414040878
£95.00 Pbk
Provides updated annotations on all sections of the Companies Act 2006, including those sections which have been inserted or amended since
the first edition, and lists the commencement date of each section of the Act. Reproduces each section of the Act, with commentary following
on immediately; Refers to case law and SIs which have arisen in the implementation period. Provides cross references to applicable secondary
legislation and lists all statutory instruments made under the Companies Act 2006. Reproduces the various forms of Model Articles of
Association made under the 2006 Act (applicable from October 1, 2009).
Principles, Definitions
and Model Rules of European Private Law: Draft Common Frame of Reference
C von Bar & E Clive (Eds)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Expected Publication Date: 31/01/10
ISBN: 9780199573752
£650.00 Hbk (6 vols)
A landmark in legal scholarship on European legal history and comparative law, this new title offers an exhaustive bibliography of
primary legal materials alongside comparative analysis, providing the most comprehensive resource available for researchers in European
law and legal history.
Commissioned by the EU itself, the study will form a central part in all future discussions of legal harmonisation within the EU.
A major authority for the future development of European Private Law, this landmark reference work marks the culmination of over 20
years' research into the history and potential future of European private law. An international team of researchers have analysed the
diverse national traditions of private law to compile a codified set of principles of European law for the law of obligations and core
aspects of the law of property - known as the Draft Common Frame of Reference.
This full edition of the reference work comes complete with all the scholarly apparatus needed to interpret the principles. Full
commentary is provided on the text of the 'draft common frame of reference', together with references to and comparative analysis of all
the national legal materials used as a basis of the text.
The complete work will form a central reference point for all future discussion of the harmonisation of European private law, and the
interpretation of EU measures in the field. It also represents a major reference work in its own right, offering the fullest resource
available on European private law, invaluable for researchers in comparative law and European legal history.
The Snail and the Ginger Beer: The Singular Case of Donoghue v Stevenson
M Chapman
Publisher: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill
Expected Publication Date: 30/11/09
ISBN: 9780854900497
£14.99 Hbk
The Snail and the Ginger Beer tells the full story of the remarkable case of Donoghue v Stevenson. It provides vivid
biographical sketches of the protagonists and of the great lawyers who were involved in the case. It sets Donoghue v Stevenson in
its historical context and re-evaluates the evidence. The roots of the neighbour principle are excavated in the parable of the Good
Samaritan and the case law of the United States. The constitutional importance of the case is also dealt with; the blow it struck for a
moral approach to the law which departed from a rigid doctrine of precedent. Finally, the book investigates the influence of Donoghue
v Stevenson across the common law world: from the USA to the countries of what is now the Commonwealth.
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