Gerald Montagu, Mark Weston

Legal Practice Companion 2014/15

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"...superbly written and accessible text...clear, accurate and engaging...a fantastic revision aid and superb supplement..." Student Law Journal Montagu and Weston's Legal Practice Companion is firmly established as the leading support title for students undertaking the Legal Practice Course and a much-valued resource for trainees and lawyers in practice. The unique approach and structure of the Legal Practice Companion: Concisely covers all the core and compulsory LPC subjects in one accessible volume; Presents the law and practice in a step-by-step format; Breaks down topics in bullet points, making them easier to recall; Uses graphics, flowcharts and checklists to explain complex areas; Makes an excellent starting point for primary source research, as case or legislation citation is included wherever possible. The Legal Practice Companion is the perfect one-stop study guide for LPC students. It is also an invaluable resource for trainees, solicitors and legal executives seeking a single volume overview of current law and practice. Previous print edition ISBN: 9781780432069

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• 20th edition
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1987g
• ISBN-13: 9781780434476
• ISBN-10: 1780434472
• Artikelnr.: 40550909

Autorenporträt

Gerald Montagu is a Partner, and heads the tax group, at the London office of Fasken Martineau LLP, he is also a member of both the Law Society's corporation tax sub-committee and Lexis/Nexis PSL Tax's consulting editorial board and Mark Weston, solicitor, is a partner at Matthew Arnold & Baldwin where he heads the Commercial/IP/IT Team.

Inhaltsangabe

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