Overview
Legal Foundations 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, EU Law, Human Rights, Professional Conduct and Probate and Administration. Worked examples throughout the text illustrate how each of these topics are applied in practice.
Contents
Part I – Revenue Law
Value Added Tax
Income Tax
Capital Gains Tax
Inheritance Tax
Tax-Efficient Investments
Part II – Professional Conduct of Solicitors
The Legal Profession
Regulating the Profession
The Core Duties
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
Financial Services
Requirements of Practice
Part III –EC Law
Sources of EC Law
The Institutions
The Relationship between EC 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
Part IV – Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights
The Human Rights Act 1998
Part V – Probate and Administration
Succession to Property on Death
Probate Practice and Procedure
Administration of an Estate