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Access Rights and Rights of Way: A Guide to the Law in Scotland
RRM Paisley
Publisher: The Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society
ISBN: 0954673522
Published.
£10 Pbk
This new edition of the ScotWays guide to the law on access to the countryside in Scotland has been brought
up to date to take account of the new legal framework introduced by the Land Reform (S) Act 2003.
Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005
Stuart Cross & Patrick Ford
Greens Annotated Acts
Publisher: W. Green
Expected Publication Date: 30/11//06
ISBN: 0414016637 / 9780414016637
£38 Pbk
This important new title features a fully annotated version of this highly publicised new Act.
The Act fundamentally transforms the public regulation of charities, redefines 'charity' and also has
an impact on trust law. Covers the creation of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and
the changes in trustee investment powers
Criminal Defences and Pleas in Bar of Trial
James Chalmers & Fiona Leverick
Publisher: W Green & SULI
ISBN: 0414015215
Published: Sept 2006
£150 Hbk
This important new title provides criminal practitioners & others involved in Scots criminal law with an
in-depth narrative guide to the law of criminal defences in Scotland. Comprehensive coverage considers
defences in the widest sense, examining those which form part of substantive criminal law & procedural
matters such as pleas in bar of trial, abuse of process, delay, entrapment & prejudicial publicity.
Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnership in the Sheriff Court (8th edn)
SA Bennett
Barnstoneworth Press
ISBN: 0953415279
Published: Sept 2006
£45 Pbk
An exposition of law & practice relating to divorce & dissolution of civil partnership in the sheriff court.
Useful appendices include specimen craves & pleas-in-law, motions & writs & summaries of relevant reported
cases.
Family Law (2nd edn)
L Edwards & A Griffiths
Publisher: W Green
ISBN: 0414013956
Published: Nov 2006
£36 Pbk
The long-awaited second edition of this well known textbook was published at
the end of October.
Family Law in Scotland (5th edn)
Joe Thomson
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
ISBN: 1845922867
Published: August 2006
£42.00 Pbk
A well-established and up-to-date guide to Scots family law – of practical use to practitioners and
students alike.
Greens Solicitors’ Professional Handbook 2006-2007
Publisher: W Green
ISBN: 0414016645
Published: Sept 2006
£32 Pbk
Reprint of Division F of the Parliament House Book.
Handbook of Conveyancing Practice in Scotland (5th edn)
John H Sinclair & Euan Sinclair
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
ISBN: 1845922875
Published: October 2006
£44.00 Pbk
This new edition reflects the major changes that have taken place over the last six years, particularly
the abolition of the feudal system and the consequential increase in regulation. It guides the reader
through the various stages of an ordinary conveyance in chronological order.
International Private Law in Scotland (2nd edn)
EB Crawford & JM Carruthers
Publisher: W Green
ISBN: 0414016084
Published: Sept 2006
£ 38 Pbk
A thorough account of all branches of Scots private law in their conflict of laws dimension. The new edition explains & analyses the
rules of jurisdiction in the Brussels I Regulation, the choice of law rules in the Rome I Convention and fully discusses
Brussels II Bis & the conflict provisions of the Family Law (S) Act 2006 & the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
Law, Practice & Conduct for Solicitors
A A Paterson & Bruce Ritchie
Publisher: W. Green
ISBN:0414014391 / 9780414014398
Published: Sept 2006
£60 Hbk
This book is the definitive source for those seeking guidance on the rules concerning solicitors’ practice, conduct and discipline.
Mental Health, Incapacity and the Law in Scotland
Hilary Patrick
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
ISBN: 1845920627
Published: November 2006
£90.00 Pbk
This practical guide covers every aspect of mental health law, including tribunal procedure, procedures
for adults with incapacity, community care, patient’s rights and legal remedies for when things go wrong.
It also considers the impact of mental disability on personal life, including housing, education,
employment and insurance.
Obligations (2nd edn)
M Hogg
Avizandum Publishing
ISBN: 1904968104
Published: Sept 2006
£29.95 Pbk
The only Scots text to look at the law of obligations in the round. This new edition discusses recent case law concerning letters of
intent & pre-contractual liability, liability in relation to loss of a chance & the interest protected by contractual damages.
The coverage of unjustified enrichment has been revised to reflect current thinking on how the subject should be divided up for
pedagogical purposes.
Scots Law: A Student Guide (3rd edn)
Nicole Busby, Bryan Clark, Roderick Paisley & Paul Spink
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
ISBN: 1845921623
Published: August 2006
£27.00 Pbk
This book is the ideal introduction to the subject for students.
Scots Private Law
Joe Thomson
Publisher: W Green
ISBN: 0414016564
Published: August 2006
£22.00 Pbk
The book provides an analysis of how the concepts which make up Scots private law interrelate with each
other. It is an ideal guide, providing an overview of the Scottish legal system. It covers, at a basic
level, property law, obligations, delict, unjustified enrichment, trusts and succession and family law.
The Scottish Law Directory
Fees Supplement 2006
Publisher: Butterworths Lexis Nexis
ISBN: 1405715871
Published: Sept 2006
£15 Pbk
Solicitors’ fees & outlays up to date to 1 Aug 2006.
New Title: Scots Public Law
C Ashton & V Finch
ISBN:1904968023
Published: Oct 2006
£23.95 Pbk
Key contents:
Crown Proceedings Act 1947; Scotland Act 1998; Regulation of Investigatory Powers (S) Act 2000;
Freedom of Information (S) Act 2002; Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005; Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Scots Family Law 2006-2007
J Mair
ISBN:1904968155
Published: Sept 2006
£15.95 Pbk
Key contents:
Social Work (S) Act 1968; Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (S) Act 1981; Family Law (S) Act 1985;
Children (S) Act 1995; Civil Partnership Act 2004
Also includes amendments made by:
Family Law (S) Act 2006; Adoption and Children Act 2002
Property, Trusts and Succession Law 2006-2007
AJM Steven & S Wortley
ISBN: 1904968147
Published: Sept 2006
£21.95 Pbk
New Material:
Part 2 of the Land Reform (S) Act 2003; Charities and Trustee Investment (S) Act 2005;
Amendments made by the Family Law (S) Act 2006
Avizandum Statutes on the Scots Law of Obligations (2nd edn)
LJ Macgregor
ISBN: 1904968066
Published: Sept 2005
£23.95 Pbk
Key Contents:
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; Age of Legal Capacity (S) Act 1991; Requirements of Writing (S) Act 1995;
Principles of European Contract Law; Unidroit Principles for International Commercial Contracts 2004
Scots Commercial and Consumer Law 2006-2007(4th edn)
JA Hamilton
ISBN:1904968163
Published: Oct 2006
£23.95 Pbk
Key contents:
Consumer Credit Act 1974; Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; Sale of Goods Act 1979: Bankruptcy (S) Act 1985;
General Product Safety Regulations 2005;
This edition includes amendments made by the Consumer Credit Act 2006
Family Law Essentials
K Norrie
ISBN: 1-84586-011-X
Published: June 2006
£13.50 Pbk
Contract Law Essentials
T Little
ISBN: 1-84586-002-0
Published: March 2006
£13.50 Pbk
Scottish Legal Systems Essentials
B Clark
ISBN: 1-84586-003-9
Published: September 2006
£13.50 Pbk
Scottish Administrative Law Essentials
D McFadzean & J McFadden
ISBN: 1-84586-013-6
Published: Aug 2006
£15.00 Pbk
Evidence Essentials
J Chalmers
ISBN: 1-84586-010-1
Published: Sept 2006
£13.50 Pbk
Atiyah’s Accidents, Compensation and the Law (7th edn)
Editor:P Cane
Publisher: CUP
ISBN: 0521689317
Published: Oct 2006
£25.99 Pbk
The leading treatment of the law of personal injuries compensation & the social,
political & economic issues surrounding it. This new edition examines developments affecting
the financing & conduct of personal injury claims, the abolition of legal aid for most personal
injury claims, the increasing use of conditional fee agreements & after-the-event insurance,
the meteoric rise & impending regulation of the claims management industry.
Benjamin’s Sale of Goods (7th edn)
General Editor: AG Guest
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
ISBN: 042188830x
Published: Sept 2006
£375 Hbk
The classic text on the sale of goods offers the practitioner comprehensive, high level analysis of
case law & legislation regarding the sale of goods in the UK & internationally.
New in this edition: the incorporation of Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 & recent
European Directives protecting the consumer & wide-ranging developments in topics impinging on the
work’s coverage, including contract law, property law, consumer protection, overseas sales, remedies & the
conflict of laws.
Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence(11th edn)
His Honour Judge Walton, R Cooper, SE Wood
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
ISBN: 0421954302
Published: Aug 2006
£275 Hbk
The foremost guide to this complex area of the law. This edition focuses on the considerable body of
new case law that has emerged since the previous edition as well as recent legislative changes.
Child Support: The Legislation 2005/2006
First Supplement to the 7th edn
Commentary by E Jacobs
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
ISBN: 0421918608
Published: Sept 2006
£45 Pbk
Updates the main work to May 2006.
Constitutional and Administrative Law (14th edn)
AW Bradley & KD Ewing
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 1405812079
Published: Sept 2006
£33.99 Pbk
The new edition of the leading text analyses the many changes since 2001 including the
Constitutional Reform Act 2005; case law flowing from the Human Rights Act & ECHR; new legislation
empowering the government to respond to national emergencies; developments relating to the war on
terror; changes to asylum, extradition & immigration law; the expansion of the EU & the EU Charter
of Fundamental Rights.
Conveyancing Handbook (13th edn)
F Silverman
Publisher: The Law Society
ISBN: 1853285587
Published: Sept 2006
£79.95 Hbk
New to this edition:
HIPs & implementation of Housing Act 2004; Land Registry’s plans for e-conveyancing;
Prescribed clauses leases; Disability discrimination Act 2005;
Law Society guidance on client care, equity release, insurance, money laundering & referral fees.
Discrimination Law
M Connolly
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
ISBN: 0421930004
Published: Sept 2006
£24.95 Pbk
Detailed, clear guide to this area of law, covering the many different forms of discrimination
including direct & indirect discrimination, harassment, victimisation & disability discrimination.
Discusses implications of the Age Regulations & the Equality Act 2006.
Exploring the Law (3rd edn)
The Dynamics of Precedent and Statutory Interpretation
C Manchester & D Salter
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
ISBN:0421902108
Published: Sept 2006
£21.95 Pbk
Detailed examination of the core elements of precedent & statutory interpretation paying particular
attention to the growing influence of the European Union Legal Order & the European Convention on
Human Rights. Suitable for first year undergraduate Introduction to Law & Legal Method courses.
Families and the European Union: Law, Politics and Pluralism
C McGlynn
Publisher: CUP
ISBN: 0521613353
Published: Sept 2006
£29.99 Pbk
The first book to offer a comprehensive analysis of family law in the EU. Examines three different
aspects of family life - childhood, parenthood & partnerships - & critically analyses existing EU law in
relation to each.
Mapping the Law
Essays in Memory of Peter Birks
Edited by A Burrows & Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
Publisher: OUP
ISBN: 0199206554
Published: Aug 2006
£60 Hbk
Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law 2006-2007 (23rd edn)
S Mayson, D French & C Ryan
Publisher: OUP
ISBN: 019929027x
Published: Sept 2006
£32.99 Pbk
New for this edition:
Discussion of current law under the Companies Act 1985 alongside the changes proposed in the Companies Bill.
Covers all recent legislative changes and important recent cases.
Neate: Bank Confidentiality (4th edn)
G Griffiths
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
ISBN: 1845922360
Published: Sept 2006
£195 Hbk
This new, fully revised fourth edition provides a clear picture of the laws relating to bank
confidentiality. Each chapter sets out the basic rules of confidentiality & examines their civil
& criminal nature, the remedies available for breach of those obligations & the extent to which conflicts
of interest arise & how data protection legislation operates in relevant jurisdictions. Each contributor
then analyses these issues in the light of frameworks of civil & criminal law in their jurisdiction.
Practical Approach to Conveyancing (8th edn)
R Abbey & M Richards
Publisher: OUP
ISBN: 019928945x
Published: Sept 2006
£33.99 Pbk
Core text on the Legal Practice Course. An applied overview of property law & practice. Contains
precedent documents, clauses & forms that provide the blueprint for highly effective procedural structures.
Revenue Law Principles and Practice (24th edn)
General Editor: N Lee
Publisher: Tottel Publishing
ISBN: 1845922484
Published: Sept 2006
£66.95 Pbk
Practical & concise, this expert guide to revenue law is popular with both practitioners & students of
taxation. This new edition is fully updated to incorporate the Finance Act 2006 & the latest case law.
Selwyn’s Law of Employment (14th edn)
N M Selwyn
Publisher: OUP
ISBN: 0199287309
Published: September 2006
£29.99 Pbk
Practitioners and students of employment law, those studying professional courses in business and human
resource management, and anyone involved in giving employment law advice in the course of their work, will
find all they need in this best-selling textbook.
Social Security Legislation 2006Vols 1 - 4
General Editor: D Bonner
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: Sept 2006
Vol 1 ISBN 0421961406; Vol 2 ISBN 0421961600
Vol 3 ISBN 0421961805; Vol 4 ISBN 0421962003
Price per vol: £80 Pbk
Company Law 2006-2007
Editor: D French
ISBN: 0199288194
Published: Aug 2006
£16.99 Pbk
Employment Law 2006-2007
Editor: R Kidner
ISBN: 0199288208
Published: Aug 2006
£16.99 Pbk
IT and e-commerce (3rd edn)
Editors: S Hedley & T Aplin
ISBN: 0199288291
Published: Aug 2006
£16.99 Pbk
Public Law & Human Rights 2006-2007
Editors: P Wallington & RG Lee
ISBN: 0199288224
Published: Sept 2006
£15.99 Pbk
A selection of titles of interest which are due in the next two months.
Please note that the publication dates and prices may be changed by the publishers and are given here
as a guide only!
Macphail’s Sheriff Court Practice (3rd edn)
General Editor: Sheriff T Welsh QC
Publisher: W Green & SULI
ISBN: 0414016092
Expected Publication Date: 30/11/06
£238 Hbk
A fully updated version of the definitive statement of the law & practice of Scotland’s sheriff courts.
This new edition has been revised by an expert team, all of whom are highly experienced sheriffs & retains
the quality & authority expected from Macphail.
Personal Bar
John Blackie & Elspeth Reid
Publisher: W Green
ISBN: 0414013956
Expected Publication Date: 30/12/06
£135.00 Hbk
Personal bar cuts across all civil practice areas, yet there is no recent treatment of the subject and it
is only briefly discussed in other general works. The authors have used careful analysis of the voluminous
case law to develop a modern framework for the doctrine.
Scottish Trusts: A Drafting Guide
R Galbraith
Publisher: W Green
ISBN: 0414015991
Expected Publication Date: 30/12/06
£69.00 Hbk
This is a highly functional guide for practitioners, with no theoretical jargon, just the information
you need.
Practical Advocacy in the Sheriff Court
C Hennessy
ISBN: 0414015037
£50 Pbk
Expected Publication Date: 31/12/06
This practical new title will help new court lawyers to gain confidence while providing the more
experienced with tools to analyse & hone their skills. Case studies illustrate what advocacy means in
practice. The book also helps the reader to adapt & apply the core skills to particular & unusual
circumstances.
Criminal Law Essentials
Author:C McDiarmid
Publisher: Dundee University Press
ISBN: 1-84586-001-2
Expected Publication Date: 31/01/07
£13.50 Pbk
Revenue Law Essentials
W Craig
Publisher: Dundee University Press
ISBN: 1-84586-020-9
Expected Publication Date: 31/01/07
£15 Pbk
European Law Essentials
K Middleton & J Galloway
Publisher: Dundee University Press
ISBN 1-84586-009-8
Expected Publication Date: 31/01/07
£13.50 Pbk
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