This month we are highlighting a new Scottish title:
Financial Provision on Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnerships. This new practitioner book is the essential, fingertip guide to
all major financial provisions on divorce and is convenient and easy to use. The text looks at all the new legislation in this area and covers the increasingly important topic of pension sharing.
The second edition of Scottish Roads Law is also out now and has
been fully updated to include the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005, changes
to the environmental legislative framework and a brand new section on Road
Traffic Regulation Orders made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
The fifth edition of A Fingertip Guide to Criminal Law is expected at the end of March.
Stronachs partner, Ewan Neilson has co-edited, with John Wils, a new title on the UK oil and gas industry: The Technical and Legal
Guide to the UK Oil and Gas Industry. This is a technical, commercial and legal guide which will be of use to professionals who are
directly or indirectly involved in the industry, taking the reader through the general principles of applying for licences in the UK,
exploring for hydrocarbons, buying assets, raising money against those assets, development and operation and eventual decommissioning. It
includes analysis of the underlying contractual arrangements.
We have a number of antiquarian law books for sale including a copy of
Stair's Institutions in fine condition.
Also available is a set of the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, up to date
to 2006, and in excellent condition, at the bargain price of £1000!
At Avizandum Law Bookshop we keep a comprehensive stock of new Scots
law books as well as a wide range of law books from other
jurisdictions.
The shop is situated in Candlemaker Row (off George IV Bridge)
and is
close to the Courts & Edinburgh University’s Law
Faculty.
If the title you are looking for is not in stock we can order it for
you. We also offer an efficient book-finding service for rare titles or
foreign law books.
We hope this newsletter is helpful and we welcome your suggestions for
improvements.
Evictions
in Scotland
A Stalker
Published: Nov 07
ISBN: 9781904968184
£35.00 Pbk 
Evictions in Scotland provides a comprehensive guide
to the law governing the recovery of residential property in Scotland.
Coverage includes unlawful evictions; pre-action notices; termination
of tenancy contracts; assured & short assured tenancies;
Scottish secure tenancies & short Scottish secure tenancies;
& court procedure in eviction proceedings. It analyses the
complex statutory schemes which give security of tenure to occupiers
& examines, in particular, the grounds for recovery of
possession under the Housing (Scotland) Acts 1988 & 2001. The
text concentrates on the issues which arise most frequently in
practice. It reflects the author’s experience as senior
solicitor to Shelter Scotland from 1999–2006.
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Financial Provision on Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnerships
A Bayley
Publisher: W Green
Published: Mar 08
ISBN: 9780414016293
£50.00 Pbk
This new title is the essential, fingertip guide to all major financial provisions on divorce, comprising extracts from authorities on the
subject with examples of how it operates in practice.
A convenient and practical text, easy to use and includes reference to pertinent quotes from the key authorities, linked to the relevant case
law.
This text looks at all the new legislation in this area and covers the increasingly important topic of pension sharing. With everything needed
for advising clients in one place, this title is extremely helpful and saves valuable time spent on detailed research.
A Guide to Human Rights Law in Scotland (2nd edn)
R Reed & J Murdoch
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Mar 08
ISBN: 9781845920746
£85.00 Pbk
This highly regarded work, written by two distinguished authors, explores the impact of human rights legislation in Scotland and provides a
comprehensive review of ECHR jurisprudence and relevant domestic legislation and case law as well as an overview of Strasbourg enforcement
machinery. Key developments covered in this edition include particularly important decisions on devolution legislation, the effect of delay in
criminal proceedings, and the scope of the guarantee of an independent and impartial tribunal under Article 6. The implications of hundreds of
other new cases on topics including mental health, childcare, prisoners and sentencing are also considered. Updated information about new
Council of Europe initiatives and websites, as well as new comparative material, has been added.
Contents: ECHR and Scots law. European protection of human rights. Applying the European Convention of Human Rights. Physical Integrity: life,
torture and inhuman treatment, servitude and liberty of person. Fair administration of justice. Private and family life and education. Civil
and political liberties: thought, expression, assembly and association and free elections. Property rights. Appendices: the Human Rights Act
1998, relevant sections of both the Scotland Act 1998 and the ECHR
Law and Opinion in Scotland During the Seventeenth
Century
J D Ford
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Published: Dec 07
ISBN: 9781841137896
£85.00 Hbk
In Britain at least, changes in the law are expected to be made by the enactment of statutes or the decision of cases by senior judges. Lawyers
express opinions about the law but do not expect their opinions to form part of the law. It was not always so. This book explores the
relationship between the opinions expressed by lawyers and the development of the law of Scotland in the century preceding the parliamentary
union with England in 1707, when it was decided that the private law of Scotland was sufficiently distinctive and coherent to be worthy of
preservation. Credit for this surprising decision, which has resulted in the survival of two separate legal systems in Britain, has often been
given to the first Viscount Stair, whose Institutions of the Law of Scotland had appeared in a revised edition in 1693. The present book places
Stair's treatise in historical context and asks whether it could have been his intention in writing to express the type of authoritative
opinions that could have been used to consolidate the emerging law, and whether he could have been motivated in writing by a desire to clarify
the relationship between the laws of Scotland and England. In doing so the book provides a fresh account of the literature and practice of
Scots law in its formative period and at the same time sheds light on the background to the 1707 union. It will be of interest to legal
historians and Scots lawyers, but it should also be accessible to lay readers who wish to know more about the law and legal history of Scotland.
MacRoberts on Scottish Building Contracts (2nd edn)
MacRoberts, Solicitors
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: Jan 08
ISBN: 9781405129732
£59.50 Hbk
This book discusses the key provisions of the standard Scottish building contracts, against the background of Scots law. The new edition
covers, in detail for the first time, Scottish adjudication, including a number of appeal cases, and covers other new case law and important
new developments in novation. It is based on the 2005 revised Scottish JCT contracts.
MacRoberts Construction Group is regarded as one of the foremost providers of construction and engineering legal services in the country,
providing advice from contract formation and assembly to dispute handling and resolution.
Scottish Roads Law (2nd edn)
A Faulds, T Craggs & J Saunders
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Mar 08
ISBN: 9781845927806
£60.00 Pbk
Scottish Roads Law is a unique source of reference which brings together all the legislation and
case law of this important area of Scots law. This practical and accessible text provides a straightforward guide to the operation of roads
law, tackling many of the roads issues that arise in development control or management including road construction consent and traffic
regulation orders.
Fully updated, this new edition provides essential coverage of: The Transport (Scotland) Act 2005; Changes to the environmental legislative framework; Brand new section on Road Traffic Regulation Orders made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Archbold: Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice 2008
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Dec 07
ISBN: 9781847031860
£360.00 Hbk 
The first choice of judges, barristers and practitioners, Archbold offers the most authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the
practice and procedure of the Crown Court including jurisdiction, bail, evidence, costs and appeals.
The 2008 edition is available now, fully revised and updated with new legislation, case law, SIs, practice directions and guidelines by
the team of expert editors.
Bellamy & Child: European Community Law of Competition (6th edn) (set)
P Roth & V Rose
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Feb 08
ISBN: 9780199286447
£320.00 Hbk
The new edition of this eminent and authoritative work has been fully updated to encompass the major changes in substantive law, enforcement procedures and case law since the last edition. It examines the impact of modernisation on enforcement by national authorities and courts, while coverage of national decisions post-modernisation is integrated in the book, using information collated from a network of key correspondents in the member states. Increased coverage of the new system has been introduced in particular within the chapter on the community context and the role of member states.
There is a major new chapter on market definition, while coverage of sectoral regimes and their relationship with competition law is consolidated into a single chapter which focuses in particular upon agriculture, energy, insurance, telecommunications, and transport.
The comprehensive accompanying volume of European Community competition law materials (edited by Andrew Macnab, a barrister at Monckton Chambers) has been fully updated to include all of the relevant legislation, Commission Notices and Guidelines, and as a new feature now provides detailed cross-references to the commentary in the main work.
Blackstone's Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (2nd edn)
P Bartlett
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Feb 08
ISBN: 9780199239047
£39.95 Pbk
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into force in stages from April 2007 and was implemented in full on 1 October 2007. It introduced new
decision-making mechanisms which allow financial, welfare and healthcare decisions to be taken on behalf of persons lacking the mental
capacity to make such decisions such as the making of advance refusals of treatment (a form of living will); and the creation of lasting
powers of attorney, so allowing the appointee to make decisions on finance, health and welfare after the donor has become incompetent to make
the decisions himself.
The new edition of this popular Guide has been thoroughly updated to take account of the impact of the Mental Health Act 2007, new
Codes of Practice to the MCA 2005, and new Court of Protection Rules. It has expanded analysis of the issues which arose in the
Bournewood decision. It provides a clear and comprehensive guide to the scope and implications of mental capacity legislation
and advice on how to ensure best practice.
Contains a copy of the Act, the Code of Practice, Regulations regarding Lasting Powers of Attorney and the Court Rules for the Court of
Protection.
Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Precedents of Pleadings (16th edn)
D Brennan, W Blair, R Jacob, B Langstaff
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Dec 07
ISBN: 9781847031174
£349.00 Hbk
When it comes to drafting statements of case in civil law, Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Precedents of Pleadings can assist
you in constructing effective documents.
Part of the Common Law Library, this indispensable guide offers a wealth of authoritative precedents of statements of case covering all
branches of litigation from common areas such as personal injury and employment law to the more unusual, such as sport and aviation.
Compiled by a team of experts Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Precedents of Pleadings deals with every eventuality giving
you all the information you need, saving you both time and effort.
This book includes a range of templates which can easily be modified to assist you with the case you are working on, along with example
claims and defences to reassure you that you are following the necessary procedures. Set out clearly and providing practical commentary,
in Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Precedents of Pleadings you will find everything you need when it comes to building a
successful statement of case.
Butterworths Employment Law: Practice, Procedure and Precedents with CD-Rom (5th edn)
N Ellenbogen (Ed)
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: Dec 07
ISBN: 9781405727693
£130.80 Pbk
Formerly known as the Butterworths Employment Law Guide, Butterworths Employment Law: Practice, Procedure and
Precedents provides answers to specific practitioner questions by the use of checklists and precedents. The work is divided into four
main sections and by means of succinct coverage of the law is designed to help busy practitioners find just what they need. The new edition
includes an accompanying CD-Rom with additional precedents for ease of use. In addition it perfectly complements the collection of legislative
materials contained in Butterworths Employment Law Handbook.
Butterworths Intellectual Property Handbook (8th edn)
J Phillips (Ed)
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: Dec 07
ISBN: 9781405715850
£106.00 Pbk
The eighth edition of Butterworths Intellectual Property Law Handbook provides an invaluable collection of UK primary and secondary
legislation as well as EC and international materials in one manageable volume.
The new edition includes all developments since the last edition in 2005 : The Intellectual Property (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2006
(SI 2006/1028); London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006; The Community Trade Mark Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1027); The Institute
of Trade Mark Attorneys Order 2005 (2005/240); The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Brandsharing) Regulations 2004(SI 2004/1824); The
Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules 2005; The Registered Designs Rules 2006 (SI 2006/1975); The Community Designs Regulations 2005
(SI 2005/2339); Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, adopted in Singapore March 27, 2006.
Charity Administration Handbook (4th edn)
D Bawtree & K Kirkland
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Feb 08
ISBN: 9781845922399
£58.00 Pbk
Provides all the information needed for effective charity management, as well as practical
assistance in dealing with problems that may arise when setting up or running a charity.
Written in a non-technical and accessible way, it is intended to be a first point of reference for charity administrators and their
professional
advisers, especially in relation to finance and charity administration issues.
The fourth edition of this handbook has been extensively revised to cover the Charities Act 2006, the 2005 Accounting and Reporting by
Charities
SORP, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, and recent changes to the taxtation of charities. Key new topics include:
new
heads of charity, public benefit and substantial donor legislation.
The book covers a range of topics in alphabetical order, including: Accounts, regulations for commercial practicipators, PAYE
administration, implications of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Changes
regarding employment, pensions and governance and Coverage of the Introduction of the Companies Act 2006.
Construction Insolvency (3rd edn)
R Davis
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Dec 07
ISBN: 9780421965706
£145.00 Hbk
Whether your construction client faces insolvency or is dealing with an insolvent supplier this book helps you resolve their disputes. It
shows
how the law of insolvency applies to the construction industry, explains the nature of construction in detail and gives place to turn
when
facing the more complex cases. There is practical guidance on tactics too.
The book clarifies the legal aspects of insolvency for the construction industry. There is guidance on formal insolvency procedures as well as
areas such as set-off, novation, termination, bonds, guarantees and financial protection.
The author explains the procedure for insolvency claims, and gives you help on directors' liabilities, obligations to employees and the
services provided by insolvency professionals. There is plenty of practical advice on solving specific construction industry insolvency
issues.
Contaminated Land (2nd edn)
S Tromans & R Turrall-Clarke
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Dec 07
ISBN: 9780421966208
£179.00 Hbk
This work makes available a complete analysis of the complex law relating to contaminated land in one well-organised source. It deals in depth
with liability for contamination and also systematically covers issues such as the assessment of contamination, redevelopment and clean-up, and
the impact of contaminated land on property and corporate transactions.
Corporate Governance Handbook (4th edn)
A Chambers
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Jan 08
ISBN: 9781847660534
£120.00 Hbk
Corporate Governance Handbook offers invaluable advice on how to ensure a company functions within the required legal and ethical
parameters. This new edition has been comprehensively updated to take account of the significant changes brought in by the Companies Act 2006
with regard to responsibilities of Boards and responsibilities of directors, the revised Turnbull Guidance and amended EC Directives as well
as myriad other changes. This indispensable handbook shows you how to implement developments in corporate governance using accepted best
practice standards with useful precedents, checklists, bullet point summaries and references to legislation/codes of practice throughout.
Corporate Insolvency - Law
and Practice (3rd edn)
E Bailey & H Groves
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: Oct 07
ISBN: 9780406969705
£200.00 Hbk
Bailey and Groves: Corporate Insolvency - Law and Practice provides a comprehensive yet user-friendly commentary on the substantive law
of corporate insolvency and practical guidance on the various procedures arising in this important field.
Accessible to both legal and accountancy practitioners, the third edition of this established work has been extensively rewritten to take
account of the substantial recent changes of the law in this area. Written by recognised experts in the field, it remains a user-friendly
text covering all aspects of corporate insolvency in one volume.
New to this edition: cross-border regulation; co-operation between insolvency courts; liability of office holders; Companies Act 2006; revised
and expanded chapter on administration; analysis and commentary on partnership insolvency; human rights and the insolvent company; key source
documentation.
Financial Law
J Benjamin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jan 08
ISBN: 9780199282937
£175.00 Hbk
The traditional financial market sectors of insurance, commercial banking, derivatives, capital markets and asset management are converging
in practice, but their analysis is still largely sector-based. This book offers a cross-sectoral, functional approach. It highlights
anomalies in the different legal treatment of the respective sectors (suggesting law reform to some, and arbitrage opportunities to others)
and identifies key trends.
This book offers an integrated approach to financial law which is both useful and timely, as the markets have been converging for over two
decades. Functions traditionally performed in one sector are now undertaken in another, and financial techniques are emerging which combine
characteristics of different traditional transaction types. Investment banks increasingly offer new structured products in a range of
alternative legal 'wrappers'. Securitisation, particularly in association with credit derivatives, continues to be a dominant force,
drawing ever more categories of business into the capital markets.
Innovations such as these have been associated with a high level of legal risk, and the cross-sectoral freedoms offered by deregulation have
not been fully exploited. This book presents financial law as a discrete branch of law, to be considered in the round; it will therefore
provide the practitioner, scholar or regulator with a complete, unfragmented view of the subject.
Gringras on the Laws of the Internet (3rd edn)
C Gringras & E Todd
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Feb 08
ISBN: 9781845922436
£128.00 Hbk
The long awaited new edition of this comprehensive guide to the legal issues arising from the internet. Written with the busy practitioner in
mind, this key book straight-forwardly clarifies the complicated and complex laws of the internet. The coverage includes domain name
registration, libel, liability of service providers, protection and exploitation of IP rights, plus the relevant taxation issues. The new
2006 coverage includes invaluable legal information on distance selling, financial services, contracting with children, Software Patenting
Directive, P2P liability, fraud and betting and gaming.
Intellectual Property Issues in Commercial Transactions
C Demetriades & M Dillon
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Nov 07
ISBN: 9781847030849
£147.54 Hbk & CD
Intellectual Property Issues in Commercial Transactions offers solutions to the legal and commercial issues likely to arise in
relation to the exploitation, licensing and disposal of intellectual property rights. It gives analyses and business advice for drafting and
negotiating IP clauses in commercial transactions.
The Interpretation of Contracts (4th edn)
K Lewison
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Dec 07
ISBN: 9781847033550
£195.00 Hbk
The Interpretation of Contracts assists in preparing, advising on and disputing agreements.The book gives practical guidance when questions of disputed interpretation arise. It enables the construction of solid arguments based on the principles laid down by case
law. It helps in challenging contracts and explaining their inadequacies.
Each possible area of dispute is covered in turn, giving easy reference points for research. The sections start with a general proposition, a
detailed explanation and extracts from the decisions so that it can be seen how the principles have been applied.
The new edition presents all the cases and developments since
Investors Compensation Scheme v West Bromwich Building Society established key principles in the interpretation of
contracts. There are 230 new cases in this edition.
Mason's Forensic Medicine
for Lawyers (5th edn)
J K Mason
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Mar 08
ISBN: 9781845922412
£85.00 Pbk
The new, 5th edition of this well-respected book provides a broad overview of the medico-legal issues arising in both criminal and civil
proceedings. Written by a highly respected academic, the new edition ensures the text is brought fully up to date with new material on wounds,
explosions, head injury, transplantation, asphyxia, marriage and pregnancy, and the legal aspects of medical practice.
Money Laundering Compliance (2nd edn)
T Bennett
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Sep 07
ISBN: 9781847660527
£68.00 Pbk
The prevention of money laundering, and compliance with related laws and regulations, has become the most important area of practice for trust
and estate practitioners and for professional advisors. Money Laundering Compliance will provide you with a technical and practical
overview of both the UK and the international provisions designed to prevent the laundering of the proceeds of serious crime, and the financing
of terrorism.
With a clear explanation of the legal framework and the relevant practical and procedural issues, this user-friendly book crucially examines
changes in the UK regime with a particular emphasis on the role, liabilities and obligations of trustees within it. It also considers the range
of offences and the application of AML principles in a number of relevant jurisdictions.
This new fully revised edition discusses: key practical issues relating to KYC/CDD, reporting procedures, the conflict between tipping-off and
disclosure, the Third EU Money Laundering Directive, The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, The Serious Crime Bill 2007, Money
Laundering Regulations 2007 (UK) and EU Directive 2006/70 on politically exposed persons. Comprehensive and well-structured, this is essential
reading for all practitioners working directly or indirectly in the financial services industry.
Legal Protection of
Computer Software (5th edn)
D Bainbridge
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Feb 08
ISBN: 9781845924508
£90.00 Pbk
Formerly titled Software Copyright Law, this new fifth edition has been significantly reworked to take account of the relevant
legislative changes, offering practical guidance and workable policies and solutions to all issues relating to the development and
exploitation of computer software. The new revised content includes information on software patents, issues of confidentiality, and
restraint of trade in relation to former employees, freelance programmers and developers.
A Practitioner's Guide to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers 2008/2009
M Button (Ed)
Publisher: City & Financial Publishing
Published: Mar 08
ISBN: 9781905121182
£99.00 Pbk
'The Takeover Code is principally designed to ensure high business standards and fairness to shareholders. In the 40 years of its existence, the
Takeover Panel has established a reputation for operating flexibly and rapidly as new situations have arisen and market practice has
developed.
'In late 2007 the Code Committee published RS 2007/1, which outlines a number of amendments to the Takeover Code as it applies to
schemes of arrangement. There has been a significant increase in recent years in the use of schemes to effect takeovers, and the
new changes aim to codify existing practice, making the application of the Code to schemes more transparent and certain.
'The new regime introduces an appendix specifically for schemes, amends existing provisions of the Code and creates a list of Code
provisions which should be disapplied when a scheme is used.
'Since its first publication in 1988, A Practitioner’s Guide to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers
has become a valuable resource for all those working in this area. The publication of a new edition each year will continue
to help readers keep up to date with the latest regulatory developments. We welcome this 20th Edition.' Robert Hingley,
Director General, The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers.
Sinclair on Warranties and Indemnities on Share and Asset Sales (7th edn)
R Thompson (General Editor)
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Mar 08
ISBN: 9781847031044
£188.24 (inc VAT) Hbk
This seventh edition has been substantially updated to reflect changes in approach, convention and law since January 2005, when the last
edition was published. Major changes have been made to the way tax is dealt with, to reflect the current convention of seeking to incorporate
all tax matters within the sale agreement itself, as a separate schedule.
The warranties have been substantially updated to reflect new areas of potential liability, new or updated legislation and changes to
convention. Where relevant, in-depth commentary has been provided, which is designed to explain the differing views that are likely to be
applied to a particular risk or warranty.
This is a practitioner's guide and is designed to assist both vendors' and purchasers' solicitors in the preparation and negotiation of
suitable documentation that meets their respective objectives.
Solicitors' Negligence (2nd edn)
W Flenley & T Leech
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Feb 08
ISBN: 9781845920609
£95.00 Hbk
The new edition of this popular title provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of solicitors’ negligence, liability in equity and
wasted costs. Written by practitioners for practitioners, it deals with a variety of topics, from general principles to specific situations,
and is a handy and practical guide to the procedural aspects of bringing and defending a claim for solicitors’ negligence. The second
edition takes account of numerous recent decisions at House of Lords and Court of Appeal level including: conflicts of interest (Hilton
v Barker Booth, Freshfields v Marks & Spencer); negligent conduct of litigation (Moy v Pettman Smith); duties as
to non-legal advice (Pickersgill v Riley);limitation (Law Society v Sephton); causation (Chester v Afshar, White v
Paul Davidson); and damages for loss of a chance (Gregg v Scott).
Tax Aspects of the Purchase
and Sale of a Private Company's Shares (16th edn)
Hammonds
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Published: Feb 08
ISBN: 9781845924638
£82.00 Pbk
Ties together in one informative book the ever-increasing legislation, rules, regulations and extra-statutory material that tax advisers need
to be aware of when purchasing and selling shares in private companies. Practical and user-friendly, this popular title provides tax planning
solutions that are sound from a commercial and tax perspective, but also strike a happy medium between the buyer’s and the seller’s
expectations. This indispensable guide is essential reading for accountants, lawyers, tax practitioners, directors, shareholders, potential
investors, corporate financiers, company secretaries and all those professionals involved in tax, merger and acquisition planning. This 16th
edition is fully updated to include the provisions of the Finance Act 2007.
The Technical and Legal Guide to the UK Oil and Gas Industry
J Wils & EC Neilson (Eds)
Publisher: Aberlour Press
Published: Sep 07
ISBN: 9780955622304
£90.00 Hbk
A technical, commercial and legal guide to the UK oil and gas industry. The text combines introductions, in non-technical language, to all
activities required to find and produce hydrocarbons, with analysis of the underlying contractual arrangements. The book takes the reader
through the general principles of applying for licences in the UK, exploring for hydrocarbons, buying assets, raising money against those
assets, the subsequent development and operation, and eventual decommissioning.
This is a textbook for anyone interested in this complex industry and is unique in bringing together all technical and legal aspects. It is an
essential guide for new entrant companies or anyone investing in UK oil and gas exploration and production, or for professionals who are
directly or indirectly involved in the industry. The book covers both onshore and offshore aspects and considers how the industry might look
over the next 30 years. It also sets the scene for renewables in the UK energy industry.
This is the first book of its type on the energy industry which provides a guide to all aspects of the industry. It is set out in an
easy-to-read style with some 200 diagrams and illustrations.
Tolley's Estate Planning 2007/08
S McKie & S McKie
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: Jan 08
ISBN: 9780754532996
£105.00 Pbk
Considers all aspects of estate planning, showing how to formulate strategies for the provision, holding and devolution of personal and
family resources. The book is packed with practical planning suggestions.
Straightforward and easy to read with clear headings; written by well-known tax planning experts; includes a practical step-by-step case
study;
worked examples and tables and a comprehensive index included.
Williams on Wills (9th edn)
C H Sherrin et al (Eds)
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: Feb 08
ISBN: 9781405725835
£395.00 (plus VAT) Hbk
This book covers every aspect of the modern law of wills and is considered to be the definitive practitioner textbook on this area of the law.
The new edition contains an extensive collection of precedents, both of complete wills and of separate clauses used in wills. It provides a
selection of relevant statutes and includes new sections on post-death instruments and the treatment of foreign property.
The ninth edition is fully updated to cover all the changes in legislation since the previous edition. In-depth drafting notes to the
precedents assist practitioners in creating the most suitable wills for their clients.
Assignation
R G Anderson
Publisher: Edinburgh Legal Education Trust
Expected Publication Date: 30/04/08
ISBN: 9780955633201
£30.00 Pbk
Assignation is the Scottish term for the transfer of rights (sometimes also known in English as assignment or cession). For many centuries,
throughout Europe, the transfer of rights was not recognised, but this was not the case in Scotland.
This new text is the first detailed study of the Scots law of assignation. Taking the claim to payment as the paradigm right, this new book
places assignation in its comparative and historical context, and distinguishes assignation from those other legal devices by which a creditor
may utilise his receiavables. The text exhumes a great deal of forgotten case law and makes extensive citation of authority, both from Scotland
and other jurisdictions.
Key issues covered include: debtor notification, the debtor's defences, insolvency, effect of arbitration clauses on assignability, contractual
prohibitions on assignability.
Conveyancing 2007
K G C Reid & G Gretton
Publisher: Avizandum Publishing
Expected Publication Date: 30/04/08
ISBN: 9781904968252
£25.00 Pbk
A full and authoritative account of conveyancing law and practice in Scotland during the year 2007. The coverage includes: all reported cases;
all statutory developments; other material of interest to practitioners. Written in a clear, direct style, Conveyancing 2007 is an essential
guide for practitioners to this fast-moving area of law.
A Fingertip Guide to Criminal Law (5th edn)
J R Harper & P Hamilton
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Expected Publication Date: 31/03/08
ISBN: 9781845922924
£60.00 Pbk
The new edition of this popular book incorporates the considerable legislative changes in criminal law since publication of the last edition
including those brought about by the Scotland Act 1998. All sections have been thoroughly updated and incorporate essential developments in
Scottish case law.
The Promised Land: Property Law Reform
R Rennie (General Ed)
Publisher: W Green
Expected Publication Date: 30/04/08
ISBN: 9780414016989
£125.00 Hbk
Now that time has passed since the most dramatic property law changes in decades, those in practice and academia have had an opportunity to
analyse the effects of the major legislative changes. Professor Robert Rennie has brought together a team of the most highly respected experts
on property and conveyancing law in Scotland for this new book which individually studies the key aspects of the changes.
The Promised Land: Law Reform tackles the most difficult questions which have arisen and are likely to arise from the coming into
effect of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc (Scotland) Act 2000, the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Tenements (Scotland) Act
2004.
The influential author team have tackled key subject matters in a highly practical way, making this an ideal text for everyday practitioner
use. Authoritative opinion and guidance are provided on important and difficult areas such as the operation of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland
when dealing with applications under the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003, and financial provision on the breakdown of family relationships
including marriage, civil partnerships and cohabitation, to help the reader through real-life scenarios.
While offering expert analysis on the effects of the monumental changes to the law this text also looks forward to future reform such as ARTL
and Land Registration.
The perfect book for any legal professional working in property law or conveyancing. The high level of academic insight also makes this a
must for legal libraries and those in academia.
The Scottish Mental Health Tribunal: Practice and Procedure
D Auchie & A Carmichael
Publisher: Dundee University Press
Expected Publication Date: 30/04/08
ISBN: 9781845860226
£50.00 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.
Butterworths Company Law Handbook 21st Edition Supplement: The Companies Act 2006
K Walmsley
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 31/05/08
ISBN: 9781405733519
£65.00 Pbk
This supplement to the 21st edition of Butterworths Company Law Handbook takes account of the April set of regulations and
commencements. It
also includes additional commencement materials where available.
The Company Law Handbook Supplement does not reproduce all the material in the 21st edition but instead complements it, so that
practitioners
can use the two products in conjunction with minimum duplication, benefiting from access to the most up-to-date companies legislation at this
time of rapid change:
The accounting regulations are expected to be extremely long and are enormously important in practice;
The supplement gives practitioners access to the still necessary Explanatory Notes;
Many of the provisions in the forthcoming orders and regulations are amending and this will be the first publication to show the April 2008
consolidated legislation;
This will be a welcome resource for access to the model Articles and interim Table.
Clinical Negligence (4th edn)
M Powers, N Harris & A Barton
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
Expected Publication Date: 30/04/08
ISBN: 9781847660756
£395.00 Hbk
Written by a team of 70 legal and medical experts Clinical Negligence provides authoritative guidance on all
aspects of clinical negligence claims, from bringing an action for damages to presenting expert evidence in court.
Part I provides comprehensive coverage of the practical legal aspects of negligence actions. Part II provides expert accounts of the
risks and standards of practice associated with 22 different areas of clinical practice. A uniquely valuable book for both lawyers and
clinical practitioners.
Fully revised and updated, this new edition provides an in-depth understanding of current issues, covering:
Important House of Lords decisions including: Gregg v Scott; Chester v Afshar; Fairchild v Glenhaven; Barker v Corus; asbestos pleural plaque
litigation; A v Hoare;
The Court of Appeal decision for Thompstone v Glossop;
The NHS Redress Act 2006 concerned with compensation for clinical negligence in hospital settings;
The proposed new coroners’ legislation;
The proposed new medical professional regulation.
Disability Discrimination: Law and Practice (6th edn)
B Doyle
Publisher: Jordan Publishing
Expected Publication Date: 31/03/08
ISBN: 9781846610837
£49.00 Pbk
Disability Discrimination: Law and Practice is an invaluable reference dealing with the developing body of law regulating disability
discrimination for all those advising businesses and service providers, and those representing disabled people in court or tribunal proceedings.
Uniquely this work includes coverage of the different implementation of the Act in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as in England
or across the UK.
This new edition includes coverage of recent major changes in disability discrimination law, including the Disability Discrimination Act 2005,
which amends the 1995 Act in the following ways:
It imposes a new duty (the disability equality duty) to promote equality in the public sector;
Previous exclusions from the DDA have now been removed including those for public bodies and the transport sector;
The definition of ‘disability’ has been amended so that those suffering from a mental illness no longer
have to demonstrate that it is ‘clinically well recognised’;
Protection under the Act is now extended to those suffering from long term illness (HIV, cancer and Multiple sclerosis)
from the moment of diagnosis.
Macdonald's Immigration Law and Practice (7th edn)
I Macdonald & F Webber
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 31/03/08
ISBN: 9781405731607
£195.00 Hbk
Since the publication of the first edition in 1983 Macdonald's Immigration Law & Practice has established itself as the standard
textbook in the field and is recognised by the legal profession as the most authoritative text on immigration law.
Written with precision by leading immigration experts the work has been updated to offer all of the latest legislation, cases, political
developments and commentary and guidance on every significant aspect of the law and practice of immigration. The seventh edition has been fully
revised to include the provisions of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, the new UK Borders Bill, the Civil Partnerships Act 2004
and the Adoption and Children Act 2002. The new edition also covers the domestic implementation and effect of major pieces of European
Community legislation including the 'Citizen's Directive' and Refugee Qualification Directive, as well as the latest immigration appeals
Procedure Rules, Practice Direction and CPR. The book contains all the latest SIs and covers all recent case law, including decisions from
Strasbourg, the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal. A brand new chapter on the Special Immigration Appeals Commission is also incorporated.
Minority Shareholders: Law, Practice and Procedure (3rd edn)
V Joffe et al
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Expected Publication Date: 31/03/08
ISBN: 9780199214518
£115.00 Hbk
This leading work on the law relating to minority shareholders is now in its third edition.
There have been a number of important decisions since the last edition particularly on reflective loss, derivative claims and limitations on
the right to proceed by those claims. The sections on derivative claims, limitations on the right to proceed by these claims and unfair
prejudice have been subject to particularly thorough revision to include these developments in the law.
The new edition also includes changes introduced by the Companies Act. There is a new chapter on directors' duties as far as they relate to
minority shareholders, reflecting the prominence of this area in the new legislation.
The Modern Law of Trade Marks (3rd edn)
C Morcom, A Roughton & S Malynicz
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 30/04/08
ISBN: 9781405727556
£247.00 Hbk
A comprehensive guide on trade mark law enabling practitioners to provide clients with effective advice with the best possible support and
authority. It includes detailed analysis of important UK and European legislation and decisions, in-depth commentary on the complexities of the
Trade Marks Act 1994 and the Madrid Protocol and the CTM Regulation.
All aspects of registered trade marks are included, together with information on applications, registration, protections and infringement.
Divided into seven parts, key topics covered are: Background to the Law; Registered Marks; Passing Off; Civil Proceedings; Customs and Criminal
Offences; International Treaties; and the Community Trade Mark.
Personal Insolvency: Law and Practice (4th edn)
S Schaw Miller & E Bailey
Publisher: LexisNexis
Expected Publication Date: 30/04/08
ISBN: 9781405701525
£165.00 Hbk
A full treatment of the law and procedure of bankruptcy and personal
insolvency. This edition takes full account of legislative changes as well as developments in the case law and has been substantially re-arranged to
provide a more systematic approach. Commentary on the effect of bankruptcy on other areas of the law is included. New chapters have been added
to address:
The European Insolvency Regulation,
The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 and
bankruptcy restrictions orders.
Additionally, this edition contains a brand new chapter on the new debt management arrangements, as brought about by the Tribunal, Courts and
Enforcement Act 2007.
Now in its fourth edition, this popular title continues to offer authoritative and practical guidance, including forms and precedents, on
everything lawyers or insolvency practitioners practising in the field are likely to need in their day-to-day work.
Bell: Commentaries on the Laws of Scotland, in relation to Mercantile and Maritime Law, Moveable and Heritable Rights, and
Bankruptcy (6th edn)
G J Bell; P Shaw (Editor)
Publisher: T & T Clark
Published: 1858
Stock code: 0567000020A1
£100.00 2 vols Hbk
Bound in full calf. New endpapers. Very clean copy.
Douglas Cause: The Speeches and Judgement of the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session in Scotland upon the Important
Cause, His Grace George-James Duke of Hamilton and others, Pursuers against Archibald Douglas, Esq, Defender
W Anderson
Publisher: Balfour, Auld & Smellie
Published: 1768
Stock code: 12453000094A
£95.00 Hbk
Trimmed and rebound, plain green boards with calf spine. Some foxing but pages otherwise very clean. Best edition, after some of the judges
had corrected their speeches.
Contains the speeches of the fifteen judges, including Lord Kames, Lord
Monboddo, Lord Hailes, as well as Boswell's father, Lord Auchinleck.
Erskine: An Institute of the Laws of Scotland (8th edn)
J Erskine; J B Nicolson (Editor)
Publisher: Bell & Bradfute
Published: 1871
Stock Code: 0414000076A
£85.00 2 vols Hbk
In original binding. Boards a bit loose. A good, clean copy otherwise.
The Faculty Digest 1868-1980
Various editors
Publisher: The Scottish Council of Law Reporting
Published: 1868-1995
Stock code: 085279105SH
£350.00 12 vols Hbk
An analytical digest of cases decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland, the Faculty Digest comprises an exhaustive collection of
summaries, derived from the headnotes of reported cases, of Scottish law reports
from the Court of Session, High Court of Justiciary, House of Lords and
the Scottish Land Court. An invaluable research tool.
Goudy on the Law of Bankruptcy (4th edn)
T A Fyfe
Publisher: T & T Clark
Published: 1914
Stock code: 0567000008A
£60.00 Hbk
Clean copy in excellent condition. Names of three previous owners on flyleaf. Original dark blue buckram binding - still very sound!
The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia Vols 1-25
Various authors
Publishers: LexisNexis/Law Society of Scotland
Stock code: 040623700XSH
£1000 (for the set)
This set is in excellent condition and includes Reissue binders and Consolidated Tables for 2006. It is sold as seen and would require to be
updated by means of a subscription from the publishers. Avizandum Law Bookshop is unable to offer a subscription service.
The Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia provides the only comprehensive narrative statement of the law of Scotland. Written by leading lawyers
- both practitioners and academics - and other professionals, including doctors, surveyors and historians, the Encyclopaedia ranks among that
select group of publications which is cited with approval before the courts. Containing over 130 titles in 25 volumes and Reissue binders, it
covers the whole spectrum of Scots law, from Administrative Law, through Criminal Law, Obligations and Property, to Wills and Succession. It
incorporates law derived from every source and, while concentrating on the specialities of Scots law, also covers law common to the whole of
the United Kingdom. The Encyclopaedia is arranged alphabetically by title and each title is broken down into convenient and logical numbered
sections in which the substantive law is summarised. Each statement of law is supported by citation of authority, and there are copious
references to sources of further information, both primary and secondary, to ensure the reader has detailed information to hand. The work is
thoroughly indexed to make it clear and easy to use. Each individual title has its own index, and a consolidated index of the complete work is
available. Similarly, each volume contains tables of cases, statutes, and statutory instruments for those titles it covers and consolidated
tables for the whole work are available.
McLaren on the Law of Wills and Succession (3rd edn) and Dykes' Supplement
J A McLaren & D O Dykes
Publishers: Bell & Bradfute (McLaren) & W Green (Dykes)
Published: 1894 (McLaren) & 1934 (Dykes)
Stock code: 041400002A2
£60.00 (for the set)
Sold as a three-volume set. McLaren bound in buckram with calf spine. Original owner's name handwritten in ink on flyleaf. Excellent clean copy.
Dykes' Supplement in original blue buckram, one or two sections underlined. Otherwise very clean.
Stair: Institutions of the Law of Scotland (5th edn)
J D Stair; J S More (Editor)
Publisher: Bell & Bradfute
Published: 1832
Stock code: 0414000133A1
£150.00 (2 vols)
Recently re-bound in blue buckram with gilt stamp on spine. Internally in excellent condition.