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Based in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Bloomsbury Professional, formerly Tottel Publishing, has gained a reputation as a publisher of high quality Scots law books including such titles as Thomson: Family Law in Scotland and the prestigious Court of Session Practice looseleaf. We are committed to providing the Scottish legal profession and Scots law students with important high quality texts, written by expert authors and produced to the highest editorial standards.
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Commercial Leases, 2nd edition
David Cockburn, WS, Solicitor and Robin Mitchell, Solicitor
Written in a succinct and straightforward style this text provides a practical guide to the drafting and negotiating of commercial leases.
In an area of law where careful drafting is essential, this concise and informative handbook offers a unique practical viewpoint, outlining potential pitfalls and providing solutions.
Reference is made throughout to pertinent case law and statutory authority, and further sources are given where appropriate.
This text provides a practical guide to occupational leases for commercial property. Following the chronology of a transaction, the author discusses clauses which regularly occur in commercial leases, highlighting the points each side needs to insist upon in negotiations and providing optional revisals for those acting for tenants.
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ISBN: 978 1 84766 317 7
Publication Date: Sep-11
Format: Paperback
Availability: In Print
List price: £48
Trusts and Estates in Scotland 2011/12
Alexander Garden and Simon Mackintosh
Practical and accessible, this annual guide will prove indispensable when starting, running or ending a trust, or dealing with a deceased estate, whilst ensuring you are complying with the law. It guides you through the complexities of Scotland’s unique trust and estate regime. Worked examples, tax tables and practical commentaries help to illustrate the latest legislation and the key points of practice. The reader will not only fully understand current tax law, but be comfortable applying it to their clients’ trusts and estates.
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ISBN: 978 1 84766 875 2
Publication date: Oct-11
Format: Paperback
Availability: Not yet published
List price: £65
Human Rights Law in Scotland, 3rd edition
The Hon. Lord Reed, Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland and Jim Murdoch, Professor of Public Law, University of Glasgow
Written by two distinguished authors, this work explores the impact of human rights legislation in Scotland and provides a comprehensive review of ECHR jurisprudence and relevant domestic legislation and case law as well as an overview of Strasbourg enforcement machinery.
This highly regarded title is essential reading for legal practitioners, government agencies, students and others who require a clear and up-to-date guide to the application of European human rights law in Scotland.
Contents includes: ECHR and Scots law. European protection of human rights. Applying the European Convention of Human Rights. Physical Integrity: life, torture and inhuman treatment, servitude and liberty of person. Fair administration of justice. Private and family life and education. Civil and political liberties: thought, expression, assembly and association and free elections. Property rights. Appendices: the Human Rights Act 1998, relevant sections of both the Scotland Act 1998 and the ECHR
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ISBN: 978 1 84766 556 0
Publication Date: Oct-11
Format: Paperback
Availability: Not yet published
List price: £85
Conveyancing Practice in Scotland, 6th edition
Euan Sinclair and Ann Stewart
Conveyancing Practice in Scotland 6ed, written by practicing lawyers with many years of transactional experience, is the only practical guide to managing conveyancing transactions in Scotland. The reader is taken step by step through the conveyancing process, combining clear explanatory text with example wording at every stage of a typical conveyancing transaction.
The new edition has been completely revised and restructured throughout to include commercial conveyancing. New chapters on examination of title and remedies have been added as have handy summaries and checklists at the end of each chapter, making this the ideal aide memoir for even the most experienced practitioner.
This indispensable guide is essential reading for commercial property lawyers as well as residential practitioners in Scotland.
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ISBN: 978 1 84766 881 3
Publication Date: Oct-11
Format: Paperback
Availability: Not yet published
List price: £78