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From personal income tax to corporation tax, and from VAT to oil and gas taxation, this is your one-stop guide to revenue law in the UK. Split into 16 chapters, it will tell students all they need to know for their courses and exams, and it will help professionals to keep their knowledge of the subject fresh. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help you to identify, understand and remember the key elements of revenue law.

From personal income tax to corporation tax, and from VAT to oil and gas taxation, this is your one-stop guide to revenue law in the UK. Split into 16 chapters, it will tell students all they need to know for their courses and exams, and it will help professionals to keep their knowledge of the subject fresh. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help you to identify, understand and remember the key elements of revenue law.

Companies are created by the operation of law and function like artificial persons. As such, they are also restricted by law in what they can and cannot do. Company Law Essentials guides you through how companies are created, governed and protected by UK law. End-of-chapter summary sections of essential facts and essential cases will help you to identify, understand and remember the key elements.

Your introductory guide to the laws that govern and protect companies and workers in Scotland. From contracts to parental rights, and from unfair dismissal to discrimination, this guide explains employment law as it applies to employers, employees and lawyers in Scotland.

The European Union enjoys the competence to make laws in a wealth of areas, from environmental protection to agricultural policy. This competence is the result of many years of building and promoting European-level co-operation and integration. European Law Essentials explores the legal development of the EU. It introduces the background history of the union, then moves on to look at membership, institutions, community law, supremacy, direct effect, state liability, preliminary rulings and judicial review, and finishes by looking to the future of law in the EU. End-of-chapter summaries flag up the essential facts and essential cases, and the book includes tables of cases, statues and European legislation.

EU law has greatly influenced national law in Scotland, the UK and the rest of Europe. As a result, private international law is an essential area of study and of increasing importance to lawyers throughout the EU. Private International Law Essentials is the concise guide to private international law that you need, whether you''re studying, revising or a practicing lawyer looking for a summary the law in UK jurisdictions. David Hill looks at the key elements and issues of private international law, as well as the statutes and Conventions (e.g. Brussels, Lugano) and EU Regulations applying throughout the UK.

EU law has greatly influenced national law in Scotland, the UK and the rest of Europe. As a result, private international law is an essential area of study and of increasing importance to lawyers throughout the EU. Private International Law Essentials is the concise guide to private international law that you need, whether you''re studying, revising or a practicing lawyer looking for a summary the law in UK jurisdictions. David Hill looks at the key elements and issues of private international law, as well as the statutes and Conventions (e.g. Brussels, Lugano) and EU Regulations applying throughout the UK.

Guides you through the study, research and writing skills you need to ace your study of lawGet started with using the library; find out what statutory interpretation and judicious precedent are; learn about finding and using case law and legislation; discover how to access and cite books, journals and other sources; take your study international with a guide to sources from Europe and further afield; and sail through your coursework and exams with handy tips for legal writing and research.

Guides you through the study, research and writing skills you need to ace your study of lawGet started with using the library; find out what statutory interpretation and judicious precedent are; learn about finding and using case law and legislation; discover how to access and cite books, journals and other sources; take your study international with a guide to sources from Europe and further afield; and sail through your coursework and exams with handy tips for legal writing and research.

Looking at the UK and Scotland, Public Law Essentials is an invaluable guide for law students throughout the United Kingdom and for practising lawyers needing a quick reference. From the monarchy to the UK and Scottish parliaments, and from judicial review to the parliamentary ombudsman, this fully updated second edition gives you all the coverage of public law that you need for your course, your exams and your practice. In particular, the Scots law sections have been updated in light of the Smith Commission and the Scotland Bill 2015–16. Handy reference sections include tables of cases, statues and conventions, and summaries of essential facts and cases.

Looking at the UK and Scotland, Public Law Essentials is an invaluable guide for law students throughout the United Kingdom and for practising lawyers needing a quick reference. From the monarchy to the UK and Scottish parliaments, and from judicial review to the parliamentary ombudsman, this fully updated second edition gives you all the coverage of public law that you need for your course, your exams and your practice. In particular, the Scots law sections have been updated in light of the Smith Commission and the Scotland Bill 2015–16. Handy reference sections include tables of cases, statues and conventions, and summaries of essential facts and cases.

Your guide to human rights in Scotland, looking at legislation and case law. How have human rights influenced Scots law? And how does the law protect Scottish citizens’ rights? This guide introduces you to the interplay between human rights and Scots law. It covers fundamental rights, procedural rights, qualified rights and other rights. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help you to learn and revise the core points of the subject.

How does law protect your ideas and privacy in Scotland and the UK? The Scots common law of property is strongly realist in its concepts, and restricts itself to tangible objects – objects, land, things attached to the land. But what about non-physical property, such as your intellectual property and your private personal information? These types of property are of increasing importance in this technological age. From copyright to patents, from data protection to freedom of information, and from e-commerce to cybercrime, Intellectual Property Law Essentials explains how UK statue law protects and regulates your information and ideas. End-of-chapter summaries of essential facts highlight the key things you should have learned, and summaries of essential cases show how the law is enforced in practice.

From human rights and the use of force to settling disputes and the sea, this concise guide gives you the basic facts about international law. Learn about its history, discover how it has developed over time and find out which sources you should be accessing and how to use them. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help students to learn and revise

From official secrets to breach of confidence, and from reporting restrictions to racial hatred, Media Law Essentials is your concise guide to the laws that govern the news and media in the UK. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help you to quickly learn and revise the key elements of the subject.

Your guide to medicine and the law in Scotland, for lawyers, patients and medical professionalsFrom negligence to confidentiality, and from reproduction to euthanasia, discover how the law protects and regulates patients and professionals in Scotland. Tables of Essential Facts and Essential cases will help you to quickly learn and revise.

Our possessions have enormous value to us – both in terms of economic value and in their significance to us. Property law in Scotland is a large, complex and important area of law, governing all manners of rights and obligations concerning money, goods, land, intellectual property and other types of possessions. Duncan Spiers explains the various ways in which people can take possession of different types of property, retain control over them, transfer them and recover possession of them when dispossessed of them. He defines all of the key concepts that students will need to understand in clear language, and then goes on to show how property law applies to different types of property. Summary sections of essential facts help you to identify and understand the key elements of the subject, and summaries of essential cases show how property law has been enforced and how it has evolved.

From judicial review to ombudsmen, and from ultra vires to natural justice, discover how law governs the activities of the government’s administrative agencies. Helping to orientate you within the subject with an introduction and explanations of the doctrines of the constitution and the structure of the government, before moving on to how administrative law is currently practiced in Scotland. End-of-chapter summaries of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help you to learn and revise the key points.

In Scots law, the legal concept of the trust has a long history of development and, over that time, has come to take on a number of characteristics. Because of this, there is no single definition of a trust that covers every example of the trust relationship. That''s where Trusts Law Essentials comes in. This concise volume will quickly introduce you to the Scots law of trusts – from creating a trust and appointing trustees to conflicts on interest and the termination of trusts. It also looks at the different purposes of a trust and the particular issues surrounding charities and charitable trusts. End-of-chapter summaries of essential facts and essential cases will help you to identify, understand and remember the key elements of trusts law in Scotland.

Much of the new Scottish planning system, legislated by the Planning etc (Scotland) act 2006 and various secondary legislations, has now been implemented, with a commitment to further reforms. Planning Law Essentials explains the current state of planning law in Scotland as a whole, with a focus on the recent reforms. From national to local planning policy, and from applications to appeals, it is an excellent resource for Scots law students, planners, surveyors, land managers, environmental NGOs and community groups. End-of-chapter summaries highlight the essential facts, while the essential cases summaries show how the planning law has be enacted in practice.

This book covers key material for Scots commercial law courses. It provides a clear overview of core subjects including sale of goods, the law of agency, insurance, rights in security, personal insolvency, and commercial dispute resolution. With helpful student features, including Essential Facts and Essential Cases for each chapter, it is a perfect study guide when preparing for exams and a handy reference for general use.

This book covers key material for Scots commercial law courses. It provides a clear overview of core subjects including sale of goods, the law of agency, insurance, rights in security, personal insolvency, and commercial dispute resolution. With helpful student features, including Essential Facts and Essential Cases for each chapter, it is a perfect study guide when preparing for exams and a handy reference for general use.

Delict Essentials provides the reader with an introduction to the main areas of the law of delict. The book includes coverage of negligence, nuisance, occupiers liability, product liability, defamation, breach of confidence, liability for animals, breach of statutory duty, vicarious liability, defences, and remedies. The 5th edition has been updated and contains discussion of recent caselaw, including Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley; Paul v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Thorley v Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; and Stoffel v Grondona.The 5th edition also includes discussion of the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021.Delict Essentials will provide the undergraduate an essential study aid to a challenging and important area of the law of Scotland.

Delict Essentials provides the reader with an introduction to the main areas of the law of delict. The book includes coverage of negligence, nuisance, occupiers liability, product liability, defamation, breach of confidence, liability for animals, breach of statutory duty, vicarious liability, defences, and remedies. The 5th edition has been updated and contains discussion of recent caselaw, including Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley; Paul v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Thorley v Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; and Stoffel v Grondona.The 5th edition also includes discussion of the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021.Delict Essentials will provide the undergraduate an essential study aid to a challenging and important area of the law of Scotland.