Legal practice companion 2014/15

Legal practice companion 2014/15

Legal practice companion 2014/15

Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland > England and Wales > KD474

Edition Details

  • Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Gerald Montagu
  • Language: English
  • Jurisdiction(s): England
  • Publication Information: London : Bloomsbury, 2014
  • Type: Book
  • Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/legal-practice-companion-2014-15/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

668 pages ; 30 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Legal practice companion 2014/15 is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury
  • Responsable Person: Gerald Montagu, Mark Weston.
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Country/State: England
  • Number of Editions: 1 editions
  • First edition Date: 2014
  • Last edition Date: 2014
  • General Notes: Includes index.
  • Languages: English
  • Library of Congress Code: KD474
  • Dewey Code: 349.42
  • ISBN: 9781780434476 1780434472
  • OCLC: 883432282

Main Contents

Conduct: Graphical overview of scope of all SRA rules; The SRA Code of Conduct and its 10 Principles; You and your client; Money laundering; Funding a case; Bills; You and your business; You and others; Complaints, Legal Ombudsman, SRA discipline; Financial services; Human rights; Legal Services Act 2007; Accounts: Basic bookkeeping; Advanced bookkeeping; Bank reconciliations; Partnership accounts; Interpreting accounts; Solicitors’ Accounts Rules 2011; Keeping accounts as a solicitor; Taxation: Income tax (IT); Capital allowances; Capital gains tax (CGT); Inheritance tax (IHT); Corporation tax (CT); Distributions; Close companies; Assessment and payment of tax (IT, CGT, IHT, CT); Value added tax (VAT); Stamp duty; Stamp duty reserve tax (SDRT); Stamp duty land tax (SDLT); Some planning ideas; Wills, probate and administration: Valid wills; Contents of a will; Intestacy; Probate; Administration; Problems which can arise; Conveyancing: A chronological conveyance; Checking title and making searches; Variations to the standard contract; Leases; Security of tenure; Commonhold; Remedies; Business: Partnerships; Limited liability partnerships; Private companies limited by shares (unquoted); Public companies; Converting businesses; Choice of business medium; Insolvency; Competition and trading; Commercial agreements; Civil Litigation: First steps; Overview of proceedings; Court matters applicable throughout litigation; Starting proceedings; Defendant’s options; Claimant’s options; Applications for court orders; Interim remedies; Offers to settle; Allocation (and automatic transfer); Small claims track; Fast track; Multi track; Disclosure and inspection; Evidence; Trial preparations; The trial; Costs; Enforcing judgments; Appeals; Criminal Litigation: Overview of the criminal process; Criminal investigations; Arrest and interview; Court matters applicable generally; Remand and bail; Preparations for summary trial; Summary trial; Allocation and sending for trial; Preparations for Crown Court hearings and trial; Crown Court hearings and trial; Sentencing powers; Sentencing procedure and mitigation; Appeals; Disclosure; Evidence at trial. Index

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