CLP Legal Practice Guides: Legal Foundations 2012/13

Subjects:

Legal Manuals

Contents:

Revenue Law

Value Added Tax

Income Tax

Capital Gains

Tax Inheritance

Tax Tax-Efficient Investments

Professional Conduct

The Legal Profession

Regulating the Profession

The Principles

Obtaining Instructions

The Retainer

Client Care and Costs

Confidentiality

Conflict of Interests

Undertakings

Money Laundering and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Duties Owed to the Court and Third Parties

Requirements of Practice

EU Law

Sources of EU Law

The Institutions

The Relationship between EU Law and National Law

Seeking a Remedy in National Courts

Free Movement of Workers

Freedom of Establishment and Provision of Services

Free Movement of Goods

Competition Law

Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights; The Human Rights Act 1998

Probate and Administration

Succession to Property on Death

Probate Practice and Procedure

Administration of an Estate

Unrivalled for clarity, authority and cost effectiveness, the CLP Legal Practice Guides explain in detail the general principles of each area of legal practice covered. Each title in the series is complemented by worked examples, checklists, model forms and relevant legislation.

Published annually, these user-friendly guides are an ideal first point of reference for students studying on the Legal Practice Course and for practitioners, whether newly qualified or as a means of staying up to date with the latest developments.

Legal Foundations 2012/13 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.