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Legal practice requires not only understanding of the law but also the skills to put knowledge into practice. Using real-life examples and practical hints and tips, this text will lay the foundations of a successful career in law. Skills for Lawyers includes a range of self-test exercises and case studies. Key areas and ethical points are highlighted to sharpen the practical edge of the book.

Property Law and Practice provides a detailed examination of the processes involved in freehold and leasehold property transactions, clearly addressing the issues that arise in both the residential and commercial fields. It deals with all the issues confronting the practitioner on a day-to-day basis to provide a complete overview of modern conveyancing practice.

Legal Foundations provides a practical introduction to five subjects that are an intrinsic part of legal practice and which must be clearly understood by all practitioners: Revenue Law, Professional Conduct, EU Law, Human Rights, and Probate and Administration. Worked examples illustrate how these topics are applied in practice. Part II (Professional Conduct) has been rewritten to reflect the SRA Standards and Regulations due to come into effect in November 2019.

Criminal Litigation: Practice and Procedure provides a thorough and practical guide to all areas of the law and practice with which the aspiring criminal litigator needs to be familiar. Written with the LPC in mind, this book is suitable for both the core module of Criminal Litigation and the Advanced Criminal Practice option. Case study documents are used to demonstrate both common documents and skills required of a criminal practitioner (eg bail application, plea in mitigation, bad character and hearsay) and, in addition, examples are used throughout the text to illustrate points of complexity. Completed copies of the most important court forms are included where appropriate, and invaluable flowcharts can be found at the end of each chapter to assess understanding of the topics covered.

Civil Litigation is a thorough, up to date and practical introduction to the Civil Procedure Rules and the principles and tactics used in pursuing a civil case. The civil process has been divided into five stages, starting with pre-action considerations, moving on to examine the issue and service of proceedings, before considering interim matters, trial and enforcement. The aim of the book is to equip readers with the knowledge necessary to enable them successfully to navigate their way through these stages. The text has a user-friendly structure and includes checklists and specimen documents which build up into a case study forming a useful overview of the civil litigation process. The appendices incorporate helpful templates, flow diagrams, case study documents and copies of the more common court forms used in civil litigation.This edition incorporates developments in litigation funding, 'without prejudice' correspondence, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), 'compulsory' non-court-based dispute resolution, the creation of the Civil National Business Centre, default judgment, statements of case, Part 18 requests for information, relief from sanctions, allocation, the introduction of the intermediate track, changes to the fast track and multi-track, setting aside default judgment, summary judgment, security for costs, witness statements, expert evidence, Part 36 offers, trial procedure and the new fixed recoverable costs regime. New cases include Diag Human SE v Volterra Fietta [2023], R (on the application of PACCAR Inc) v Competition Appeal Tribunal [2023] and Stoop (t/a Warwick Risk Management) v Johnson [2024] (funding); Jones v Tracey [2023] (without prejudice); Children's Ark Partnerships Ltd v Kajima Construction Europe (UK) Ltd [2023], Lancashire Schools SPC Phase 2 Ltd v Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd [2024] and Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] (ADR); Edward v Okeke [2023] (default judgment); Jacobs v Chalcot Crescent (Management) Company Ltd [2024] (statements of case); CNM Estates (Tolworth Tower) Ltd v Carvill-Biggs [2023] and Yesss (A) Electrical Ltd v Warren [2024] (relief from sanctions); R (on the application of Isah) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] (summary assessment of costs); Pincus v Singh [2023] and FXF v English Karate Federation Ltd [2023] (setting aside default judgment); X-R Touring LLP v Javor [2024] (summary judgment); Lazarichev v Lyndou [2024] and Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd v Landmarc Support Services Ltd [2023] (security for costs); FMA v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] (disclosure obligations); Afzal v UK Insurance Ltd [2023], Sycurio Ltd (formerly Semafone Ltd) v PCI-Pal PLC [2023] and Duke of Sussex v MGN Ltd [2024] (evidence); Holden v Holden [2024] (Part 36); Griffiths v TUI UK Ltd [2023] (trial procedure); and Merricks v Mastercard Inc [2023] (costs).

Business Law and Practice provides a detailed guide to the forms of business most commonly encountered in practice, examining how they must be run in accordance with the statutory and common law applicable to them. It explains these businesses relationships with outsiders and gives an overview of their possible tax liabilities. As such, the book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to advising businesses, whatever their type.

Accounts for Solicitors is a practical introduction to a subject that all practising solicitors need to understand. The text is divided into two parts: the first explains fundamental accounting concepts to allow students to read and interpret end of year accounts; the second deals with the accounts of solicitors and, in particular, the need to account for a clients money. Written in simple, non-technical language, Accounts for Solicitors provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to this complex subject with worked examples, self-test sections and key learning points at the end of each chapter to help illustrate and reinforce the unfamiliar, and often difficult, concepts involved. Part II has been updated to include discussion of recent SRA penalties on firms in relation to anti-money laundering system failures and the SRA's decision to defer minor amendments to the Accounts Rules while it reviews consumer protection arrangements more generally.