It’s the law : a practical guide to how the law affects you
It’s the law : a practical guide to how the law affects you
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Edition Details
- Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Austin Lafferty
- Language: English
- Publication Information: London : Butterworths, 2004
- Publication Type (Medium): Popular works
- Type: Book
- Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/it-s-the-law-a-practical-guide-to-how-the-law-affects-you/ (Stable identifier)
Short Description
1 volume
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, It’s the law : a practical guide to how the law affects you is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Bibliographic information
- Publisher: Butterworths
- Responsable Person: Austin J. Lafferty.
- Number of Editions: 2 editions
- First edition Date: 2004
- Last edition Date: 2004
- Languages: English
- Library of Congress Code: KDC332
- ISBN: 0406969884 9780406969880
- OCLC: 56466184
Main Contents
Contents:Home life – family law, divorce, separation, child care; Bricks and mortar – house buying and selling, developing and altering, renting, neighbours, boundaries; Shopping – consumer rights, credit, shoplifting; Accidents and ILlness – compensation claims, accidents at work, work-related diseases, medical negligence; At work – Employment rights, contracts, health and safety at work, dismissal, redundancy, strikes, maternity, discrimination, employment tribunal cases; Benefits – eligibility, appeals against refusal of claims; Crime and punishment – individual crimes and offences, courts system, trials, sentencing, legal aid; Civil law – courts, procedures, personnel, legal aid; Human rights; Lawmaking – legislators, Scottish and British Parliament’s judges; Death – wills, intestacy, executors and court procedures, winding up estates; Appendices – contact details for helpful organisations.
Summary Note
This title, written by Austin Lafferty, advises the public on the various legal stages and background information needed before deciding whether to consult a solicitor. User-friendly and clearly laid out, the book also contains a Q&A section, checklists, case studies and amusing vignettes.
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