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Hammicks Law Alert! - Wednesday 22 September 2004

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Private Client Law

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TITLE: Conveyancing

AUTHOR: George L. Gretton,Kenneth G.C. Reid

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0414015584

OUR PRICE: 65.00

CATEGORY: English law: conveyancing

PUBLICATION DATE: 22 Sep 2004

EDITION: 3rd Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0414015584&CID=LEGALDAY

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Company & Commercial Law

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TITLE: Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law

AUTHOR: Stephen Mayson,Christopher Ryan (Professor of Law and Head of Department of Law at City University, London),Derek French

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0199270627

OUR PRICE: 29.99

CATEGORY: English law: company law

DESCRIPTION: Completely up to date, this comprehensive textbook on company law includes discussions on consultation papers from the DTI, the Company Law Review steering group and the Law Commission.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

EDITION: 21st Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0199270627&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Shareholders' Rights

AUTHOR: Robin Hollington (Barrister)

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0421859407

OUR PRICE: 125.00

CATEGORY: English law: company law

PUBLICATION DATE: 22 Sep 2004

EDITION: 4th Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0421859407&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Cases and Materials on Employment Law

AUTHOR: Richard Painter (Professor of Law and Dean of the Business School at Staffordshire University)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0199270643

OUR PRICE: 28.99

CATEGORY: English law: employment & labour law

DESCRIPTION: This is the fifth edition of "Cases and Materials on Employment Law". It offers comprehensive and accurate coverage of this dynamic and controversial subject. Clearly written and well researched this text provides a complete source of reference for students.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

EDITION: 5th Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0199270643&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Social Security Administration, Adjudication and the European Dimension Vol III

AUTHOR: Mark Rowland,Robin White

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Novelty / activity book

ISBN: 0421889004

OUR PRICE: 72.00

CATEGORY: English law: social insurance

DESCRIPTION: Focuses on the administration and adjudication of tribunal disputes, together with the growing European dimension of social security legislation.

PUBLICATION DATE: 17 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0421889004&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Social Security Tax Credits Vol IV

AUTHOR: Nick Wikeley,David Williams

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0421889209

OUR PRICE: 72.00

CATEGORY: English law: social insurance

DESCRIPTION: The full text of all relevant statutory material is reproduced in this volume and is accompanied by comprehensive commentary providing a clear guide to using and applying current legislation.

PUBLICATION DATE: 22 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0421889209&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Regulating Commercial Gambling

AUTHOR: David Miers

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0198256728

OUR PRICE: 70.00

CATEGORY: English law: licensing, gaming & club law

DESCRIPTION: This title is about the public regulation of commercial gambling in Great Britain. It examines changes and proposals for change to three primary forms: betting, gaming, and lotteries, against an account of their social and legal history. It also analyses the current regime and evaluates the impact of the Gambling Bill (introduced in 2003) upon it.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0198256728&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Regulating Commercial Gambling

AUTHOR: David Miers

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0199276153

OUR PRICE: 30.00

CATEGORY: English law: licensing, gaming & club law

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0199276153&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Choice of Law for Equitable Doctrines

AUTHOR: T. M. Yeo

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0199274924

OUR PRICE: 85.00

CATEGORY: English law: contract law

DESCRIPTION: Deals with the legal questions relating to the applicable law that arise in cross-border litigation when litigants invoke the principles of English equity or analogous doctrines from other jurisdictions. It analyses both whether the forum's equitable doctrines should necessarily apply and the ways in which equitable doctrines can be characterised.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0199274924&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Frustration and Force Majeure

AUTHOR: Guenter H. Treitel

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0421778202

OUR PRICE: 145.00

CATEGORY: English law: contract law

DESCRIPTION: This is an invaluable guide to those who need both to write and to apply force majeure clauses.

PUBLICATION DATE: 22 Sep 2004

EDITION: 2nd Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0421778202&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: The Grey Book

PUBLISHER: Institution of Chemical Engineers

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0852954700

OUR PRICE: 20.00

CATEGORY: English law: contract law

PUBLICATION DATE: 15 Sep 2004

EDITION: 3rd Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0852954700&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Law of Contract WITH Law on the Web a Guide for Students and Practitioners AND Law of Tort AND Criminal Law

AUTHOR: Stuart Stein (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of West of England, Bristol),John Cooke (Principal Lecturer in Law, Liverpool John Moores University),Michael Jefferson (Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Sheffield),Paul Richards (Principal Lecturer in Law, University of Huddersfield)

PUBLISHER: Pearson Higher Education

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 1405810866

OUR PRICE: 68.99

CATEGORY: English law: contract law

PUBLICATION DATE: 09 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 1405810866&CID=LEGALDAY

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Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law

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No new books in this category

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Personal Injury

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No new books in this category

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Banking & Finance Law

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TITLE: Orange Tax Handbook

PUBLISHER: LexisNexis UK

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0406973768

OUR PRICE: 67.95

CATEGORY: English law: taxation law

PUBLICATION DATE: 09 Sep 2004

EDITION: Revised Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0406973768&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Yellow Tax Handbook

PUBLISHER: LexisNexis UK

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0406973938

OUR PRICE: 72.95

CATEGORY: English law: taxation law

DESCRIPTION: This work provides the text of the legislation relating to income tax, capital gains tax, national insurance contributions, tax credits, petroleum revenue tax and inheritance tax in the updated form needed for 2004-2005 assessments.

PUBLICATION DATE: 09 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0406973938&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Birds' Modern Insurance Law

AUTHOR: John Birds (Professor of Commercial Law, University of Sheffield),Norma Hird (Law Lecturer, University of Sheffield)

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Novelty / activity book

ISBN: 0421878002

OUR PRICE: 29.95

CATEGORY: English law: insurance law

PUBLICATION DATE: 22 Sep 2004

EDITION: 6th Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0421878002&CID=LEGALDAY

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Legal Practice, Legal Management & Legal Reference

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TITLE: Alternative Dispute Resolution

AUTHOR: Albert Fiadjoe

PUBLISHER: Cavendish Publishing Ltd

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 1859419127

OUR PRICE: 40.00

CATEGORY: English law: arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution

PUBLICATION DATE: 20 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 1859419127&CID=LEGALDAY

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European & International Law (including Human Rights)

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TITLE: The American Tradition of International Law

AUTHOR: Mark W. Janis

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0198262582

OUR PRICE: 30.00

CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL LAW

DESCRIPTION: Charting the emergence of the American tradition of international law from its English roots in the 18th century to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, this intellectual history sets out to explain how America has arrived at its approach to international law, and thus illuminates its distinctive foreign policy.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0198262582&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: The Law of Treaties

AUTHOR: J.Scott Davidson

PUBLISHER: Ashgate Publishing Group

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0754623858

OUR PRICE: 130.00

CATEGORY: Treaties & other sources of international law

PUBLICATION DATE: 15 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0754623858&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: How America Gets Away with Murder

AUTHOR: Michael Mandel

PUBLISHER: Pluto Press Ltd

BINDING: Software (details unknown)

ISBN: 0745321526

OUR PRICE: 50.00

CATEGORY: Settlement of international disputes

PUBLICATION DATE: 10 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0745321526&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: The Judicial Construction of Europe

AUTHOR: Alec Stone Sweet

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 019927553X

OUR PRICE: 19.99

CATEGORY: EU courts & procedure

DESCRIPTION: After developing and testing a theory of integration, Alec Stone Sweet assesses the impact of the European Court of Justice on the politics of trade, sex equality, and environmental protection in the European Union.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 019927553X&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: The Judicial Construction of Europe

AUTHOR: Alec Stone Sweet

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0199275521

OUR PRICE: 50.00

CATEGORY: EU law: constitutional & administrative

DESCRIPTION: After developing and testing a theory of integration, Alec Stone Sweet assesses the impact of the European Court of Justice on the politics of trade, sex equality, and environmental protection in the European Union.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0199275521&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law

AUTHOR: Stephen Mayson,Christopher Ryan (Professor of Law and Head of Department of Law at City University, London),Derek French

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0199270627

OUR PRICE: 29.99

CATEGORY: EU law: financial, taxation, commercial, industrial

DESCRIPTION: Completely up to date, this comprehensive textbook on company law includes discussions on consultation papers from the DTI, the Company Law Review steering group and the Law Commission.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

EDITION: 21st Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0199270627&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Cases and Materials on Employment Law

AUTHOR: Richard Painter (Professor of Law and Dean of the Business School at Staffordshire University)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0199270643

OUR PRICE: 28.99

CATEGORY: EU law: financial, taxation, commercial, industrial

DESCRIPTION: This is the fifth edition of "Cases and Materials on Employment Law". It offers comprehensive and accurate coverage of this dynamic and controversial subject. Clearly written and well researched this text provides a complete source of reference for students.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

EDITION: 5th Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0199270643&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Law, Legitimacy, and EU Governance

AUTHOR: Stijn Smismans

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0199270309

OUR PRICE: 60.00

CATEGORY: EU employment & labour law

DESCRIPTION: This volume examines the role of law in increasing the legitimacy of European decision-making by structuring and facilitating diverse forms of participation, representation, and deliberation. The important role of interest groups in the current debates over the legitimacy of the European Union is examined.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0199270309&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: You May Not Tie an Alligator to a Fire Hydrant

AUTHOR: Jeff Koon,Andy Powell

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)

BINDING: Paperback (A format)

ISBN: 0743478002

OUR PRICE: 5.99

CATEGORY: LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS & GENERAL LAW(Note: use LJ codes with appropriate GEOGRAPHICAL Qualifier for laws of all jurisdictions other than England & Wales, Scotland and the European Union; AND for works that are not specific to any jurisdiction, in conjunction with LAM "Comparative law" where appropriate)

DESCRIPTION: Did you know that in Rhode Island, a drug store can't sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same person on a Sunday? Or that in Illinois there's a law prohibiting eavesdropping on your own conversation? This is a collection of 101 laws, some whimsical and others downright bizarre.

PUBLICATION DATE: 20 Sep 2004

EDITION: New Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0743478002&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: The Supreme Court Review

PUBLISHER: The University of Chicago Press

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0226363201

OUR PRICE: 42.00

CATEGORY: Civil law (general works)

DESCRIPTION: Providing a survey of the implications of the Court's most significant decisions, this work consists of essays by lawyers, historians and social scientists considering the important law issues.

PUBLICATION DATE: 22 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0226363201&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Constitutional Goods

AUTHOR: Alan Brudner

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0199274665

OUR PRICE: 70.00

CATEGORY: Constitutional & administrative law

DESCRIPTION: Aiming to distil the essentials of liberal constitutionalism from the jurisprudence and practice of contemporary liberal-democratic states, this book demonstrates that the model liberal-democratic constitution is best understood as a unity of three constitutional frameworks: libertarian, egalitarian and communitarian.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0199274665&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Davies

AUTHOR: Geoffrey Morse,David D. Williams

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0421858303

OUR PRICE: 28.95

CATEGORY: Taxation law

PUBLICATION DATE: 14 Sep 2004

EDITION: 5th Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0421858303&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Carey Media Law - Ed3

AUTHOR: Carey

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Novelty / activity book

ISBN: 0421878207

OUR PRICE: 24.95

CATEGORY: Communications law

PUBLICATION DATE: 21 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0421878207&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Perspectives on Labour Law

AUTHOR: A.C.L. Davies

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0521605237

OUR PRICE: 19.99

CATEGORY: Employment & labour law

DESCRIPTION: This is an accessible but thought-provoking introduction to labour law.

PUBLICATION DATE: 16 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0521605237&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: From Widgets to Digits

AUTHOR: Katherine V. W. Stone (Cornell University, New York)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0521535999

OUR PRICE: 17.99

CATEGORY: Employment & labour law

DESCRIPTION: Studies changes in the employment relationship and the implications for labour and employment law.

PUBLICATION DATE: 09 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0521535999&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: From Widgets to Digits

AUTHOR: Katherine V. W. Stone (Cornell University, New York)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0521829100

OUR PRICE: 45.00

CATEGORY: Employment & labour law

DESCRIPTION: Studies changes in the employment relationship and the implications for labour and employment law.

PUBLICATION DATE: 09 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0521829100&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: The Hateful and the Obscene

AUTHOR: L.W. Sumner

PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press Inc.

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0802080839

OUR PRICE: 20.00

CATEGORY: Social law

PUBLICATION DATE: 17 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0802080839&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Contract Cases and Materials

AUTHOR: Robert Clark,Blanaid Clarke

PUBLISHER: Gill & Macmillan Ltd

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0717137031

OUR PRICE: 75.00

CATEGORY: Contract law

DESCRIPTION: Up-to-date for university students and students taking Bar and Law Society examinations, this title includes: all the leading cases, statutes and EU materials; extracts from Irish, English and Commonwealth cases; journal articles; Law Reform Commission Reports; and statutory materials are interwoven with commentary.

PUBLICATION DATE: 17 Sep 2004

EDITION: 3rd Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0717137031&CID=LEGALDAY

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Jurisprudence, Criminology & General Law

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TITLE: A Life of H. L. A. Hart

AUTHOR: Nicola Lacey (Professor of Criminal Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0199274975

OUR PRICE: 25.00

CATEGORY: Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

DESCRIPTION: H.L.A. Hart was the pre-eminent legal philosopher of the 20th century. As a scholar he re-invented the philosophy of law and revolutionized our understanding of law as a social institution. His writings had an enormous impact on informed public opinion in the 1960s. This is both an intellectual and a psychological biography.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 0199274975&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Constitutional and Administrative Law AND English Legal System

AUTHOR: Alex Carroll (School of Law, Manchester Metropolitan University),Catherine Elliott (School of Law, Kingston University)

PUBLISHER: Pearson Higher Education

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 140580727X

OUR PRICE: 43.99

CATEGORY: English law: constitutional & administrative

PUBLICATION DATE: 09 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 140580727X&CID=LEGALDAY

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Local Government Law

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No new books in this category

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Litigation, Crime & Personal Injury Law

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TITLE: LPC Criminal Litigation

AUTHOR: Craig Osborne

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 0199268290

OUR PRICE: 26.99

CATEGORY: English law: criminal law

DESCRIPTION: The 'Legal Practice Course Guides' contain guidance on the practice and procedure of law, explaining the relevant substantive and procedural law where appropriate and link the course notes and exercises to the practitioner course texts.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2004

EDITION: Revised Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0199268290&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

AUTHOR: Claire Bessant

PUBLISHER: Law Society Publications

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 1853289027

OUR PRICE: 29.95

CATEGORY: English law: criminal law

PUBLICATION DATE: 10 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 1853289027&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Criminal Law AND Law on the Web a Guide for Students and Practitioners

AUTHOR: Stuart Stein (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of West of England, Bristol),Michael Jefferson (Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Sheffield)

PUBLISHER: Pearson Higher Education

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN: 1405810858

OUR PRICE: 29.99

CATEGORY: English law: criminal law

PUBLICATION DATE: 09 Sep 2004

BUY ONLINE: 1405810858&CID=LEGALDAY

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Scottish Law

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TITLE: Conveyancing

AUTHOR: George L. Gretton,Kenneth G.C. Reid

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0414015584

OUR PRICE: 65.00

CATEGORY: SCOTS LAW

PUBLICATION DATE: 22 Sep 2004

EDITION: 3rd Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0414015584&CID=LEGALDAY

TITLE: Human Rights

AUTHOR: Keith D. Ewing,Kenneth Dale-Risk

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

BINDING: Hardback

ISBN: 0414014499

OUR PRICE: 36.00

CATEGORY: Scots law: constitutional & administrative law

DESCRIPTION: This casebook should be of use to practitioners, as well as providing a useful resource to students on human rights and civil liberties courses.

PUBLICATION DATE: 22 Sep 2004

EDITION: 3rd Ed

BUY ONLINE: 0414014499&CID=LEGALDAY

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