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Lawyers' Books (or for would be lawyers!)			Property
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As Far as I Remember - Michael Kerr
In the first part of his memoir, the author reveals his family history and his Germanic roots. As Jews, the Kerrs were forced to flee their homeland before the outbreak of World War II, but after the war, the author returned to Cambridge to finish his law degree. He was subsequently urged to go to the Bar. The final chapters of this autobiography are devoted to chronicling the author's glittering legal career as a leading commercial silk and, ultimately, Judge of Appeals.
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Lord Goodman - Brian Brivati
The first ever life of one of the most powerful figures of 1960s Britain. Goodman was a central figure of the age, feared by a generation of journalists. He was skilled at extracting the most fulsome of apologies in libel cases and even more skilled in stopping unwelcome stories before they appeared, Robert Boothby and Jeremy Thorpe being just two of his clients. Goodman was not only the foremost political lawyer of his generation but had fingers in virtually every pie.
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No Ordinary Man - A Life of George Carman QC - Dominic Carman
The successful defence of former Liberal leader, Jeremy Thorpe, on charges of conspiracy to murder, made Geroge Carman QC famous. His mastery of cross-examination and speech-making succeeded in winning a string of high-profile cases that earned him the titles of Great Defender and King of Libel. 'Gorgeous George' attracted a string of celebrity clients and his public triumphs made front page news. Yet, this very private man remained a mystery. In a full and frank account of his life, Dominic Carman explains how his father, the ambitious boy from Blackpool, fought to become the star of the Bar. This compelling account, reveals the story of a man whose private life was as extraordinary as his public life was successful.
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The A-Z of Countryside Law - Roger Lorton
A pocketbook designed to cover the main areas of interest in countryside law. The "right to roam" issue, as well as the changing attitudes towards traditional country pursuits, aim to make this a useful book.
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Children Don't Divorce - Rosemary Stones
Originally published in 1991, a sensitively written story which looks at separation and divorce as seen from a child's viewpoint, allowing children to explore and express their feelings.
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Cohabitation Rights - Philippa Pearson
As more couples choose not to marry, the legal and financial issues they face with children, mortgages, pensions, separation and death become ever more important to understand and address. This text discusses the options in cohabitation agreements and mediation, and provides advice for couples.
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Helping Children Cope with Divorce - Rosemary Wells
This updated edition seeks to help anyone who wants to know how best to support a child whose parents are divorcing. It contains guidance about how to help without taking sides, easing the difficulties of access visits, and keeping lines of communication open.
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I Want a Divorce - Simone E Katzenberg

Aiming to link the emotional and legal aspects of divorce without becoming weighed down by either psychological or legal jargon, this book begins with an analysis of the divorce process in seven stages: breakdown, shock, anger, pain, hatred, grief and acceptance. It then describes the legal process and how to negotiate it: solicitors, costs, first moves, finances, housing, types of orders, mediation, procedures and courts. Case studies are presented to illustrate particular experiences common to many marriage crises, and a list of relevant addresses and telephone numbers is provided.
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The Good Divorce Guide - Suzanne Ruthven & Paul Harriss
This guide provides solid, practical advice on divorce. The authors cover the legal process and give advice on associated issues such as how to tell the family or how to deal with violence.
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The 'Which' Guide to Divorce - Imogen Clout
Any couple contemplating divorce needs to be aware of the legal procedures involved and the financial implications of the decisions made at this stressful time. This guide explains the process in simple, straightforward terms so that they can discuss the issues before embarking upon it.
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The "Which?" Guide to Living Together - Imogen Clout
The number of couples living together in preference to marrying is increasing rapidly. Even if their relationship is long-term and similar in many respects to marriage, unmarried couples should be aware that the law treats them differently from those who are married. This guide shows couples how to protect their financial and legal rights, including how to draw up a cohabitation agreement, and is full of case histories, tips, sample agreements and useful forms.
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Employment

An A-Z of Employment Law - Peter Chandler
In an A to Z format, this comprehensive book offers managers a practical guide to the duties of employers and the rights of employees under existing UK and EC law. Fully cross-referenced for ease of use, the book also provides valuable advice on employment forms and procedures, codes of practice, implications of EC directives and emergent legislation, contracts of employment, disciplinary rules and procedures, case law and trade union rights.
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Dealing with your Dismissal in a Week - Adrian Berry
This text aims to offer immediate and accessible help with understanding the law in relation to dismissal, and how to make a claim. It covers what constitutes a contract of employment, wrongful dismissal claims, unfair dismissal claims, how to make a claim and where to go for advice.
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Employment Law Made Easy - Melanie Hunt
Whether you are an employer or an employee, you have rights in the workplace. This second edition of Employment Law Made Easy brings you right up to date on what those rights are. Written by specialist employment law solicitor Melanie Hunt, it is a comprehensive, reader-friendly source of information which will provide answers to practically all your employment law questions. Essential knowledge for employers and employees!
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The Penguin Guide to Employment Rights - Hina Belitz
This book is an easy to use and accessible self-help handbook on employment rights. Designed to have as broad an appeal as possible, it is both authoritative and topical. The emphasis is on presenting readers with their rights in plain English, cutting through the jargon that so often surrounds the law.
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The TUC Guide to Your Rights at Work
A guide to you rights at work. Jargon-free and without the use of "legalese", it offers comprehensive information on particular situations such as pregnancy, child care, sacking and redundancy and bullying, and provides advice on the employment tribunal process.
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Fun Law Books (can there be such a thing?)
The Bluffer's Guide to the Law - David Mitchell
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Lawyers & Other Reptiles - Jess M Brallier
A witty collection of quips, quotations, and curses takes aim at the legal profession, ranging in hostility from gentle teasing to fierce loathing.
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Poetic Justice - The funniest, meanest things ever said about lawyers - Jonathan Roth, Andrew Roth
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General Law

Bringing A Small Claims Action - Navroza Ladha
The recent increase in the small claims limit means that more and more people will have to rely on bringing their own case to court. The key to success is knowing your legal rights, effective preparation and an understanding of the court procedure. That is why Navroza Ladha has written this helpful guide. Here are the things that really matter about bringing your own case to court to give you the confidence and ability to win.
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Claiming Compensation - Keith Brooks
This practical guide provides advice and information for anyone who needs to claim compensation. Covering key areas such as personal injury, property, employment, motoring and shopping, the guide is written using language that allows non-professionals to understand their rights.
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Cohabitation Rights - Philippa Pearson
As more couples choose not to marry, the legal and financial issues they face with children, mortgages, pensions, separation and death become ever more important to understand and address. This text discusses the options in cohabitation agreements and mediation, and provides advice for couples.
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150 Letters that get results - Ashley Holmes & Jane O'Leary
Ever been frustrated by a garage over charging? inexplicable debits from your bank account? a shop selling faulty goods? dismissive treatment from your GP? inundated by junk mail? In each case, being able to write an effective letter of complaint will stop you feeling helpless when you know you are in the right. For each kind of problem, the guide gives an explanation of your rights and the obligations of the individual or organisation serving you, together with a summary of the relevant legislation and details of proposed changes in the law.
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420 Legal Problems Solved - Keith Richards
This question-and-answer handbook shows you where you stand on a multitude of common problems of consumer law, and how to deal with them, without resorting to costly legal services . If your tour operator goes bust while you're on holiday, your application for credit has been turned down, if you regret signing that timeshare contract or you're been bitten by the neighbour's dog, you want to know what to do right away, and preferably without the expense of hiring a lawyer. This book tells you what to do. It covers: eating out; holidays, travel and transport; finance and credit; neighbours; public utilities; buying on the Internet; personal data, injuries and complaints about medical treatment and much more.
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Law without a Lawyer - Fenton Bresler
Offers advice to anyone dealing with daily legal matters as various as birth, maternity rights, marriage, divorce, custody, death, employment, dismissal, home ownership, neighbours, motoring, and many other issues.
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The New Penguin Guide to the Law - John Pritchard
The New Penguin Guide to the Law' concentrates on topics that directly affect the private individual, whether buying a new house, dealing with an employment issue, coping with a divorce - or indeed seeking to make sense of the thousand and one practical legal questions that can crop up at any time or in any situation.
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Bringing A Small Claims Action - Navroza Ladha
The recent increase in the small claims limit means that more and more people will have to rely on bringing their own case to court. The key to success is knowing your legal rights, effective preparation and an understanding of the court procedure. That is why Navroza Ladha has written this helpful guide. Here are the things that really matter about bringing your own case to court to give you the confidence and ability to win.
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Claiming Compensation - Keith Brooks
This practical guide provides advice and information for anyone who needs to claim compensation. Covering key areas such as personal injury, property, employment, motoring and shopping, the guide is written using language that allows non-professionals to understand their rights.
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Making A Will - John Humphries
Whether you choose to use a solicitor or to do it yourself, this comprehensive guide takes you through the whole process of making a will. Humphries simplifies the procedure whilst covering everything you need to check when writing your will and settling your affairs.
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Managing Death and Probate - Gordon Bowley
A thorough, straightforward handbook that gives all you need to deal with the complete legal and financial process of wills and probate yourself. Written by a solictor specializing in wills and probate, the book contains the necessary specimen forms and letters as well as useful addresses.
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The Good Death Guide - Michael Dunn
Death is a practical fact of all our lives and this handbook aims to equip anyone to be less fearful, more dispassionate and better prepared for death and bereavement. This family reference aims to remove much of the mystique surrounding the subject of death and bereavement. It offers information about the facts, processes and the emotional implication of death and includes practical help on making a will, living wills, organ and body donation and funeral planning.
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Our very clever friends at Semple Piggott Rochez, founders of the world's first internet law school, and Consilio, are producing a series of innovative CD-ROMS for the principal LLB, CPE and LPC subjects - areas covered are Contract, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, English Legal System, Land Law,Tort Equity & Trusts, and Evidence.

1. Lecture notes covering the main university syllabuses. Each Chapter covers the law and most chapters have self assessment questions, specimen Questions & Answers and case lists.

2. A series of recorded lectures by experienced university lecturers. The lectures provided on the disk are in mp3 format. You may listen to them directly from the CD or download them to your desk top, burn to a CD or transfer them to an ipod or other mp3 player. Beacuse the law changes the lectures will be updated throughout the year, where appropriate and will be available to purchasers to download in MP3 format from a password protected area of the Consilio website

3. A Casebook containing summaries of all the important cases - updaters on the Law in a Box section of the Consilio

4. Tutorial questions, study guide and access to a password protected Law in a Box section on the Consilio website

5. Access to a dedicated web updating service. Each Law in a Box CD will give you acess to a dedicated section on the Consilio website. Each week we will update the CD, through the Consilio website, with the latest cases, articles, and pointers to current, topical, material on that subject area. Lectures will be recorded throughout the year and be placed on the website in mp3 format so that you may download it to your computer and from there either burn onto a CD so that you can listen to the lecture wherever you wish to or download it direct onto an ipod of mp3 player.

The website will also contain a subject discussion board for you to pose questions which our team of writers will monitor and answer the questions or comment on where appropriate.

AS Law - Mary Charman, Bobby Vanstone, Liz Sherratt
The book covers the requirements of both AQA and OCR specifications, and is written by experienced examiners. It is suitable both for students taking AS level law and also those going on to take the full A level, and also provides a readable text on the English legal system and the principles of crime and negligence for anybody needing an introduction to the subject.
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Business Law - Dennis Keenan and Sarah Riches
First year undergraduate students of business studies, business law, management or accounting taking a business law module (often compulsory). HNC/D students of business studies taking a Year 2 module in business law. In FE, BTEC National Diploma and Advanced GNVQ students. Probably the market-leading text for service courses on introductory business law. It provides a clear, jargon-free and easy to understand text for students new to law.
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Blackstone's Law "Questions and Answers" series gives students the opportunity to practise their exam techniques and evaluate and assess their progress. Written by experienced lecturers, the series covers all the topics found on law degree courses, CPE courses, and other undergraduate courses where law is an essential element. Each title is divided into chapters covering each major topic and contains up to 50 questions and answers.

Q&A Contract Law 2003-2004 - Ian Brown & Adrian Chandler
This new edition of Blackstone's Q&A on Contract Law has been fully revised to offer comprehensive and up to date coverage of all the essential aspects of the law. The ideal revision aid, it is divided into chapters covering each major topic, and contains around fifty questions and answers designed to test even the best prepared student.
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Q&A Criminal Law 2003-2004 - Geoff Douglas
Each chapter contains an introduction focusing on important legal aspects and points of interest. After each question there is a commentary which highlights the essential elements of each question and indicates what the examiners are looking for. This new edition also contains bullet pointed answer plans, further reading at the end of every chapter, and diagrams illuminating key points to provide students with instant confidence.
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Q&A Family Law 2003-2004 - Chris Barton & Mary Hibbs
This book shows how to tackle successfully the sort of problems and essay questions frequently found in examination papers. The authors suggest how answers should be structured, providing advice on what to include, and on what to leave out. No matter how good your research and study skills, the ultimate test for the law student is the exam.
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The Daily Telegraph A-Z Guide to to Buying and Selling Property
The essential guide to all aspects of property transaction for everyone from first time buyers to veterans This book is for anyone buying or selling a property - whether it's a first flat, a family house, a second home, a move to the country or a scaling down after retirement.
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House Buying Selling & Conveyancing - Joseph Bradshaw
It isn't true that only those who have gone through long, expensive and involved training can possibly understand the intricacies of house buying, selling and conveyancing. This Guide is a new, updated edition of a best-selling book by Joseph Bradshaw, once described in The Times as the 'guru of layperson conveyancing', which explains just how straightforward the whole process really is. Required reading for all house buyers or sellers who want to cut out solicitors and estate agent middlemen.
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Letting Your Property - Rosy Border
"Letting Your Property" provides the reader with information on how to be a successful landlord. As well as proving legally binding assured shorthold tenancy agreement which is fair both to landlord and tenant, it advises on choosing and vetting a tenant, insuring property and keeping on the right side of officialdom. Full documentation is also provided in the form of sample letters
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Residential Lettings Guide - Tessa Shepperson
Covering the legal background and including real-life case studies, this text seeks to provide all that a would-be landlord needs to know before letting a flat or house.
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The "Which?" Guide to Doing Your Own Conveyancing - Paul Butt
This guide covers the conveyancing on straightforward house-buying or selling transactions. It covers the process from finding a buyer to post-completion, and offers advice on how to pick the best mortgate and avoide gazumping and gazundering.
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The "Which?" Guide to Renting & Letting - Peter Wilde, Paul Butt
The law of landlord and tenant can be minefield for the unwary. Whether you are renting or letting a house, flat or just a room, you need to be fully aware of the legal rights on both sides, the financial implications of the agreement into which you are entering and the practicalities of the landlord/tenant relationship. This informative guide from Which? puts you in the picture.
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The 'Which' Guide to Divorce - Imogen Clout
Any couple contemplating divorce needs to be aware of the legal procedures involved and the financial implications of the decisions made at this stressful time. This guide explains the process in simple, straightforward terms so that they can discuss the issues before embarking upon it.
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The " Which?" Guide to Giving & Inheriting - Jonquil Lowe
The reasons for giving money or property to others may vary but the ultimate goals are the same: to ensure that your gift reaches the right person and is not unnecessarily taxed. With the use of handy calculators and over 40 examples of typical situations, this invaluable guide explains how to plan your giving and use tax rules efficiently to increase your gifts and exert more control over how they are used.
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Wills/Probate

A Step by Step Guide to Wills & Probate - A K Biggs, Kevin Donnelly, K Donnelly
This book explains how to write a simple Will, and how to deal with the affairs of someone who has died. It is written in plain language, not lawyers' jargon. It explains when you can do things yourself and when you need a solicitor. It applies to England and Wales, and is up to date to June 2000.
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DIY Wills - Douglas Kinloch
A guide that aims to provide the general reader with a concise explanation to many wills-related queries - what the options are and how to draft a clear and valid will.
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Don't pay too much Inheritance Tax - Tony Foreman
This guide provides help and information needed on how to reduce or even eliminate the impact of inheritance tax. It sets out in detail which assets are taxable and which are not, explains how assets are valued, and how to minimize the liability to pay inheritance tax.
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Executorship and Administration of Estates - Roland D'Costa
This book is an excellent source of practical information relating to the powers, rights and duties of personal representatives responsible for handling an estate. It adopts a problem-solving approach and takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of obtaining a grant of probate, giving guidance on all the administrative aspects concerned, including: providing the will; payment of inheritance tax; distribution of the estate; and paying out assets and debts.
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Making A Will - Julian Worthington
Guidelines for preparing a legally binding will without recourse to a solicitor, covering such topics as options for choosing legatees, executors and witnesses, correct wording and legal proceedings, and planning tax avoidance via gifts. From the KNOW HOW series.
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Probate Guide - Gill Cockburn
What happens when someone dies, with or without leaving a Will, and their estate needs to be dealt with? Probate is the process whereby the deceased's executors apply for authority to handle the deceased assets. This guide provides the information and instructions needed to obtain a grant of probate, or grant of letters of administration, and administer an estate without the expense of a solicitor.
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The Good Death Guide - Michael Dunn
Death is a practical fact of all our lives and this handbook aims to equip anyone to be less fearful, more dispassionate and better prepared for death and bereavement. This family reference aims to remove much of the mystique surrounding the subject of death and bereavement. It offers information about the facts, processes and the emotional implication of death and includes practical help on making a will, living wills, organ and body donation and funeral planning.
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The "Which?" Guide to Giving & Inheriting - Jonquil Lowe
The reasons for giving money or property to others may vary but the ultimate goals are the same: to ensure that your gift reaches the right person and is not unnecessarily taxed. With the use of handy calculators and over 40 examples of typical situations, this invaluable guide explains how to plan your giving and use tax rules efficiently to increase your gifts and exert more control over how they are used.
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What to Do When Someone Dies - Paul Harris
This text provides a guide to the practical arrangements that have to be made after a death, with information on organ donation and non-Christian and non-religious funerals, plus organizing a funeral without a funeral director.
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Wills & Probate - Which Books
This guide shows how to make a straightforward will, with advice when professional help is needed. It also goes step by step through probate. Including changes in the March 1999 budget, it covers the law in England and Wales with brief explanations of differences in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
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