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Execution of Documents
Mark Anderson and Victor Warner, August 2015, 9781907698965, 480pp, Law Society Publishing,
?Price: £74.95

Provides a practical guide:

  • to the execution of documents such as deeds, contracts, powers of attorney, statutory declarations, and documents used in litigation; and
  • to understanding the legal background of different types of legal entity and associated practice issues concerning execution of documents by them.

The book is divided into four main sections as follows: Procedural guides; Legal commentary; Specific issues; and selected appendices. 

 

Running a Charity
Mark Mullen, March 2015, 9781784730215, Jordan Publishing
Price: £50

A handbook for all those involved in charity administration. Running a Charity is a guide to the legal, financial, regulatory and practical aspects of setting up and running a charity.

It includes coverage of constitutional requirements, money and property, fundraising and trustees. The text also contains appendices with the main documents required for setting up and running a charity, plus details of useful sources of further information.

The handbook also explains what administrators and trustees need to know to run their charity in compliance with the law and regulations.

 

Probate Practitioner’s Handbook 
General editor Lesley King, May 2015, 9781784460143, 508pp, Law Society Publishing
Price: £69.95

This handbook is a guide to good practice for lawyers who undertake probate and estate administration work. This seventh edition has been updated to take account of developments, such as:

  • the Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014;
  • the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013;
  • case-law on mental capacity and rectification of wills;
  • the Law Society Wills and Inheritance Protocol; and
  • changes to tax law.

 

Planning Enforcement
David Travers QC, Edward Grant and Emmaline Lambert, July 2015, 0854901167, Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
Price: £32.50

Planning enforcement is often seen as a minefield that straddles planning and criminal law, and this book is a guide to planning enforcement in practice. It provides a guide to local authorities and private sector practitioners on matters ranging from the decision to issue a notice through to proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, as well as dealing with the appeal system.

This book sets out the technical complexities of enforcement, and draws together the statutory framework, case-law and guidance. The authors intend the book to serve as a practical reference work.

 

APIL Guide to Personal Injury Claims Procedure 
John McQuater, March 2015, 9781846612343, Jordan Publishing
Price: £65

The APIL Guide to Personal Injury Claims Procedure takes the reader through each step of a standard personal injury claim, providing details of the applicable procedure and focusing on common problems with consideration of the relevant case-law . This edition has been updated to cover, among other things:

  • the new road traffic accident claims process;
  • developments on Part 36 (unravelling the latest complex case-law ); and
  • the latest cases on disclosure.

 

APIL Guide to Fatal Accidents
Gordon Exall, March 2015, 978184661951, Jordan Publishing
Price: £60

This guide provides practical advice on how to run a case involving a fatal accident and how to secure maximum awards for the family, friends and estate of the deceased. This new edition includes new chapters:

  • on pre-action conduct; and 
  • on damages in anticipation of death; and
  • extracts from the 7th edition of the Ogden Tables; and
  • a revised chapter on coroner’s inquests following the implementation of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013 SI No 1629 and the Coroners (Inquests) Rules 2013 SI No 1616.