Subjects:

Legal Manuals

Contents:

1: Professional Conduct

1. Professional Conduct

2. Financial Services

2: EC Law

3. EC Law

3: Revenue Law

4. An introduction to revenue law

5. Income tax

6. Capital gains tax

7. Inheritance tax

8. Corporation tax

9. Value added tax

10. Introduction to the taxation of sole proprietors and partnerships

11. Introduction to the taxation of trusts and settlements

4: Probate and the administration of estates

12. Introduction to probate and administration of estates

13. Entitlement to the estate

14. Application for a grant of representation

15. Post-grant practice

5: Human Rights

16. Human Rights

Appendix 1: Investments

Appendix 2: Solicitors' Financial Services (Scope) Rules 2001 and Guidance on the Basic Conditions

Appendix 3: Solicitors' Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules 2001 and Guidance on the Conduct of Business Rules

Out Of Print

Foundations for the LPC offers an excellent base for students who need to understand the key principles of the core and pervasive topics on the Legal Practice Course. As well as offering complete coverage of foundation topics, it illustrates the importance of the professional conduct that underlies work in legal practice by including extracts from the Law Society's new draft Code of Conduct.

The text includes worked examples and scenarios throughout to illustrate key points and aid understanding, and checkpoints and summaries to test comprehension of the core material. The 2006-2007 edition features additional diagrams and flowcharts on EC law. This Guide is essential reading for all students and a useful reference source for practitioners.

New to this edition:-

• The professional conduct section has been comprehensively updated to cover the Law Society's new draft Code of Conduct and by including quotes from the Code, this section emphasises to students the importance of complying with the regulations in all areas of practice
• An increased number of flowcharts and diagrams ensures a clearer explanation of EC law, enabling students to get a deeper understanding of the way in which the institutions and principles involved affect legal practice
• Changes to the income tax and capital gains tax regimes brought in by the 2006 budget are incorporated into the text, offering fully up to date coverage of these areas to students