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The Children Law Handbook is an indispensable resource for practitioners dealing with the complexities of private children law disputes and permanency planning, whether by way of adoption, fostering and special guardianship.  It provides everything the...

Retained EU Law A practical guideThis book is a practical guide to what retained EU law is and how it functions, illustrated with case studies and examples. It explains the key issues for practitioners in a clear and accessible way. This is essential...

9th editionThe Probate Practitioner’s Handbook is a well-established and popular guide to good practice for solicitors’ firms that undertake probate and estate administration work. This new ninth edition has been comprehensively updated by leading...

Cohabitation Division of property on relationship breakdownThe number of people who live together without getting married has grown rapidly in recent years. This book focuses on the property and financial aspects of relationship breakdown for cohabitants...

Residential Conveyancing Practice, 2nd edition A guide for support staff and paralegals2nd editionThis crucial training manual gives support staff and paralegals a deeper understanding of the legal principles, regulations and good practice underlying...

The laws affecting the inheritance tax on wills, trusts and estates are complex and full of pitfalls for the unwary. Inheritance Tax Planning Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the planning opportunities available to mitigate the inheritance...

Open justice is the default position in all court proceedings; and family proceedings is no exception. However, in some proceedings, especially those relating to children, there may be circumstances where privacy is justified. Balancing the rights...

The Matrimonial Finance Handbook is an indispensable resource for practitioners advising clients on financial remedies following divorce or civil partnership dissolution.  It provides practical, authoritative guidance on best practice procedure in family...

How to Start a Law Firm A practical guide to offering legal servicesHow to Start a Law Firm is an indispensable guide for anyone who has recently established their own firm or is thinking about doing so. This is a friendly and accessible guide that...

3rd editionEvery legal practice must have a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP). The COLPs Toolkit contains the essential checklists, forms, policies and other documentation that a COLP needs to perform their role in a handy single volume. The...

Housing Law Handbook, 2nd edition A practical guide2nd editionThis new second edition of the Housing Law Handbook is a first port of call for lawyers and advisers dealing with housing as well as for professionals in the social housing sector, providing...

2nd editionEvery law firm is required to have a Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA). They have two key responsibilities: to ensure compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules throughout the firm and; to ensure a prompt report is made to...

Compliance can be complicated and expensive. New risks emerge and rules change – and ignorance is no defence. This new and unique book is aimed at anyone tasked with assessing and addressing risk and compliance in their firm.   The book briefly explores...

Contentious Trusts Handbook Practice and precedentsThis practical, accessible and authoritative handbook covers all aspects of the law and practice relevant to trust disputes, including: supervisory jurisdiction of the court; powers of trustees; duties...

Regulation and In-house Lawyers, 2nd edition A compliance guide2nd editionRegulation and In-House Lawyers is a resource for SRA regulated lawyers working in-house for organisations which are not authorised by the SRA. This second edition has been updated...

Compliance and Ethics in Law Firms, 2nd edition A guide for support staff and paralegals2nd editionCompliance and Ethics in Law Firms provides guidance on SRA regulations for non-lawyers working in law firms and for those who are responsible for ensuring...

10th editionThis popular book assists practitioners with the preparation of wills for the most commonly encountered situations. The concise and accessible text combines practical tools and expert guidance, including commentary on the underlying law, over...

Family practitioners negotiate a range of agreements prior to marriage, civil partnership, cohabitation and during family breakdown. This book provides an essential guide to the legal and practical aspects of the myriad of agreements reached in family...

6th editionPeople in the UK are living longer than ever before, and older people make up an increasing proportion of the population. It is estimated that by 2030 one in five of us will be aged 65 or over. The Elderly Client Handbook provides a range of...

Junior Lawyers' Handbook How to navigate the transition from student to legal professionalThe Junior Lawyers’ Handbook is the comprehensive career guide for every new lawyer making the transition from student to legal professional. Filled with practical...

2019 editionThis fully revised and updated version of the Law Society Conveyancing Protocol represents the Law Society’s preferred practice for conveyancing transactions of freehold and leasehold residential property.The detailed steps of the Protocol...

2nd editionProcessing personal data is fundamental to the work of legal businesses and is subject to both statutory and professional regulation. The Data Protection Toolkit, 2nd edition offers updated advice on how to keep your practice compliant with...

Career Management for Lawyers Practical strategies to plan your next chapterCareer Management for Lawyers is a practical resource for any lawyer from newly qualified through to those facing a career transition later in life. Packed with step-by-step...

Smarter Legal Marketing Practical strategies for the busy lawyerThis practical book shares insights, smart strategies and tips to help you to market yourself and maximise your chances of career success.It provides step-by-step guidance to help you to...

Managing risk is a requirement of the SRA Handbook and quality schemes.Land law in England and Wales remains highly complex and contains many traps for the unwary. Claims against solicitors for negligence arising out of property transactions form...

Employment Tribunals, 3rd edition A practical guide3rd editionThis indispensable guide to employment tribunals has been completely updated and revised. It provides detailed coverage of the legal and procedural issues involved in bringing a case to an...

Solicitors and Money Laundering, 4th edition A compliance handbook4th editionThe fourth edition of this bestselling guide to money laundering compliance has been updated to take account of significant developments in legislation and best practice...

2nd editionWritten by an authoritative team of contributors from Charles Russell Speechlys, the Commercial Law Handbook examines the structure of the most commonly encountered transactions and provides a checklist of the terms that need to be included in...

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...