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The work of the trust practitioner is based on excellent record keeping, regular reviews and good data collection. The latter is complicated by increasing regulatory requirements concerning taxation, money laundering and data protection.To facilitate...

2nd editionDrafting and tailoring commercial agreements to your client's needs can take up valuable time in your already busy day. With its range of flexible and adaptable precedents, Drafting Commercial Agreements can help you to draw up agreements...

Every year firms close for a variety of reasons, including sale or merger, but what happens if you haven’t prepared to exit the market?There are a number of regulatory processes and procedures that must be followed when closing down a firm and the Law...

3rd editionHow do you draft a contract of employment that is both comprehensive and comprehensible? One that covers necessary complexities but is clear? Save time and money by using the tried and tested guidance and clauses in Drafting Employment...

Clarity for Lawyers, 3rd edition Effective legal language3rd editionIncrease your efficiency, profits and client approval through the use of clear, modern English.This unique book debunks the myth that legalese is precise while examining the limitations...

Criminal Finances Act 2017 A guide to the new lawCriminal Finances Act 2017 is a legislation guide which explains how the Criminal Finances Act (which amends the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) affects your clients' businesses, how your firm can advise on...

This handy book demonstrates how to plan, manage and evaluate the effectiveness of your firm's training programme. Designed to help your firm meet the continuing competence requirements, it provides a suite of tools to help with every aspect of the...

Criminal Defence, 4th edition Good practice in the criminal courts4th editionCriminal Defence offers a step-by-step guide to practice and procedure in all of the criminal courts.It covers the role of the defence solicitor in detail, from shaping a case...

Boundary Disputes, 2nd edition Practice and precedents2nd editionBoundary disputes can lead to a particularly painful form of litigation. In addition to the strong feelings of disputants, challenges for practitioners arise from increasingly complex legal...

3rd editionThis indispensable work gives you quick, manageable, and affordable access to precedents that are most likely to be used on a day-to-day basis.The precedents are organised into sections by area of practice. Each section starts with commentary,...

Leasehold Enfranchisement and the Right to Manage, 3rd edition A practical guide3rd editionThis popular book explains the rights of long leaseholders to acquire the freehold of their property, extend the term of their lease, and exercise their right to...

2nd editionThis is a practical and comprehensive guide to making a claim under the government's tariff based scheme for compensating victims of violent crime.This edition uniquely pulls together, in one handy volume, the original 1996 tariff based...

With significant changes to public funding and the rise of litigants in person, many practitioners are looking to provide services on a 'pay as you go' or 'fixed fee' basis for discrete or separate pieces of work. 'Unbundling' is an approach whereby the...

3rd editionProfitability and Law Firm Management is designed to help partners and others involved in law firm management think about their firms differently and identify ways of making them more successful. Its purpose is to help you move your firm...

The Legal Training Handbook is an essential manual for all firms. It provides guidance on how to manage training as part of the business, meet the training needs of solicitors, and design and deliver effective training.Following the Legal Education and...

4th editionThis authoritative set of best practice guidelines is the standard by which members of the Law Society and Resolution are judged. The fourth edition of this indispensable book takes account of developments including: changes to public funding...

4th editionPlease read our eBook FAQs before placing an order. This authoritative set of best practice guidelines is the standard by which members of the Law Society and Resolution are judged. The fourth edition of this indispensable book takes account...

This toolkit helps firms to address common financial issues. It covers: what the requirement to maintain financial stability means in practice for firms what are the danger signals and how can action be taken to remedy them the steps needed to take...

Enforcement and Debt Recovery, 2nd edition A guide to the new law2nd editionThe law of enforcement and debt recovery has included some of the oldest law on the statute books of England. On 6 April 2014 long-awaited reforms, the most significant for...

3rd editionThis book gives practical assistance to everyone who needs to understand, negotiate or draft a confidentiality agreement. It is divided into three parts: a practical explanation of how English law protects confidential information in a...

Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme Toolkit Core practice management standardsAdoption of core practice management standards, based on Lexcel, is a mandatory requirement for legal practices seeking accreditation under the Wills and Inheritance Quality...

The Wills and Inheritance Protocol has been created by the Law Society to support the provision of will drafting, probate and estate administration services by its members. Adoption of the Protocol is also a requirement of membership of the Law Society's...