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Exceptionally clear and incisive, Administrative Law is the essential guide to understanding this challenging area of the law. 

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Exceptionally clear and incisive, Administrative Law is the essential guide to understanding this challenging area of the law.

Ashworth's Principles of Criminal Law, now in its tenth edition, takes a distinctive approach to the subject of criminal law, whilst still covering all of the vital topics found on criminal law courses. Uniquely theoretical, it begins with an exploration of the underlying principles and theoretical foundations of the criminal law, giving the reader the necessary context and tools to critically engage with and analyze the law in the later chapters...

Australian Constitutional Law introduces the core areas of Australian constitutional law in a logical and intuitive way. It follows a thematic and historical approach, utilising the idea of constitutional movement to enable you to see where and how the law was formed, how the law has reached its current state and where it might go in the future.

Australian Public Law provides a foundation for understanding the ideas and principles that underpin Australian public law. It develops a concept of public law through analysis of the mechanisms of empowerment and constraint and places public law in its historical, social, political, economic and environmental context.

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A contemporary, accessible, contextual textbook, covering banking law and regulation in the modern, post-2008 environment, this is essential reading for banking law students.

Trusted by millions since 1987, Blackstone's Statutes have an unrivalled tradition of trust and quality.

Blackstone's Statutes continue to be a vital reference tool for students during their studies and also as a resource for use during their exams, Blackstone's Statutes remain the original and best and continue to set the standard by which all other statute books are measured.

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Compact yet comprehensive, Sloan's revised edition of Borkowski's classic text continues to bring the universally relevant law of succession to life in a style and format perfectly pitched for modern undergraduate students.

The only contemporary textbook in this field. Borkowski's Textbook on Roman Law provides a thorough and engaging overview of Roman private law and civil procedure. It is the ideal course companion for undergraduate Roman law courses, combining clear, comprehensible language and a wide range of supportive learning features with the most important sources of Roman law.

Business Law provides practical, up-to-date coverage of company, partnership, taxation, and insolvency law. The manual provides all of the required material students need to understand the latest legal developments affecting business law transactions, with a particular focus on relevant taxation law and business accounts.

Written with business students in mind, Business Law puts the law into a context that they can grasp easily. Case studies open each chapter and readers are regularly asked to consider how the content applies to routine business problems so that they fully engage with the topics, understand, and can approach the law independently with confidence.

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The most practical companion for students and trainee solicitors examining the law in practice, using extensive case studies and online resources to provide expert guidance on conduct and procedure.

The most practical companion for students and trainee solicitors examining the law in practice, using extensive case studies and online resources to provide expert guidance on conduct and procedure.

The most practical companion for students and trainee solicitors examining the law in practice, using extensive case studies and online resources to provide expert guidance on conduct and procedure.

A practical, accessible approach to how company law shapes business planning.

Commercial Applications of Company Law 2022 makes corporate law accessible to students and practitioners by putting the law in context. Focusing on typical experiences of companies and their advisers, it explains the application of the law in an understandable and relevant manner.

This textbook guides readers through complex legislation and contemporary issues with expe...

Commercial Law offers a fresh, modern, and stimulating account of this important subject. This accessible and engaging text includes thorough coverage of all key aspects of the syllabus, including the law of agency, the sale of goods, international trade, and methods of payment, finance, and security.

Pitched perfectly for today's company law student: comprehensive, rigorous coverage presented in an engaging, supportive framework.

Company Law Concentrate is written and designed to help you succeed. Accurate and reliable, Concentrate guides help consolidate your learning, focus your revision, and maximise your exam performance. Each guide includes revision tips, advice on how to achieve extra marks, and a thorough and focused breakdown of the key topics and cases.

Concepts, cases, and commentary combine to stimulate deep learning, critical thinking, and perceptive analysis.

Concepts, cases, and commentary combine to stimulate active learning, critical thinking, and perceptive analysis.

Complete EU Law offers students a carefully blended combination of the subject's concepts, cases, and commentary: a combination which encourages critical thinking, stimulates analysis, and promotes a complete understanding.

Complete Equity & Trusts offers students a carefully blended combination of the subject's concepts, cases, and commentary. A combination which encourages critical thinking, stimulates analysis, and promotes a complete understanding.

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Complete Land Law is supported by clear author commentary, choice extracts, and useful learning features. The explanations and examples in this textbook have been crafted to help students hone their understanding of land law.

Concepts, cases, and commentary combine to stimulate deep learning, critical thinking, and perceptive analysis.

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• Timeline of important public law events

Complete Public Law offers students a carefully blended combination of the subject's concepts, cases, and commentary. A combination which encourages critical thinking, stimulates analysis, and promotes a complete understanding.

Connecting with Law challenges assumptions and develops critical thinking skills while sharing the essential practical knowledge for students to succeed in law. It provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of law and the Australian legal system, supplying them with the skills and content to form the basis for legal analysis and knowledge development across their law degree. It examines both the specialized frameworks ...

Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Human Rights provides an introduction to public law which draws on developments in politics, the law and society to help the reader gain a fundamental appreciation of the law in its wider context.

A unique perspective on intellectual property law. This book examines the complex policies that inform and guide modern intellectual property law at the domestic (including Scottish), European and international levels, giving the reader a true insight into the discipline and the shape of things to come.

Student resources to support all of OUP’s contract law textbooks.

Bi-annual updates keep you up to date on the latest key developments in contract law

Self-test questions on key topics, with feedback, provide an opportunity to test your learning. This includes questions that test subject knowledge as well as a range of more challenging, scenario-based questions that put the law into practice.

Engaging and innovative, this text uses problems and illustrations to help students quickly grasp core concepts, identify relevant issues, engage with key debates, and apply their learning to real-life contexts.

The most visual explanation of contract law by a leading expert, with full coverage of debates and controversies.

A considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique, Contract Law Directions offers the most student-friendly guide to the subject; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

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A considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique, Contract Law Directions offers the most student-friendly guide to the subject; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

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A considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique, Contract Law Directions offers the most student-friendly guide to the subject; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

The market-leading stand-alone guide to contract law from a leading lawyer: authoritative, comprehensive, and supportive.

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Corporate Law examines the legal principles and policies that govern companies and how this interacts with corporate functions. Written in a plain-speaking style, this text brings the accessibility of an introductory text together with the depth and analysis of a higher-level text providing students with a solid understanding of all the key topics. Through an exploration of the theoretical and policy basis for topic areas, Corporate Law follows t...

Student resources to support all of OUP’s criminal law textbooks.

Bi-annual updates keep you up to date on the latest key developments in criminal law.

Self-test questions on key topics, with feedback, provide an opportunity to test your learning. This includes questions that test subject knowledge as well as a range of more challenging, scenario-based questions that put the law into practice.

This is the most student-friendly guide to criminal law; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials offers comprehensive legal coverage and insightful analysis alongside expertly selected extracts from key cases and academic sources.

Criminal Litigation offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the areas of criminal litigation covered on the Legal Practice Course. Making effective use of realistic case studies backed up by online documentation, the text combines theory with practical considerations and encourages students to focus on putting their knowledge into a practical context. Written in an informal and accessible style, it covers all procedural and evidential issue...

Criminal Litigation offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the areas of criminal litigation covered on the Legal Practice Course. Making effective use of realistic case studies backed up by online documentation, the text combines theory with practical considerations and encourages students to focus on putting their knowledge into a practical context. Written in an informal and accessible style, it covers all procedural and evidential issue...

Criminal Litigation offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the areas of criminal litigation covered on the Legal Practice Course. Making effective use of realistic case studies backed up by online documentation, the text combines theory with practical considerations and encourages students to focus on putting their knowledge into a practical context. Written in an informal and accessible style, it covers all procedural and evidential issue...

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Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Criminal Law: This text is rightly regarded as the leading doctrinal textbook on criminal law in England and Wales. It continues to be a key text for undergraduates and an essential reference source for practitioners.

Smith, Hogan & Ormerod's Text, Cases, and Materials on Criminal Law: Ormerod and Laird present a thorough...

This is the most student friendly guide to the subject; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

Brexit and EU Law

Brexit is a fascinating subject; as history is made there is a constantly changing legal and political landscape. In addition to our EU law textbooks, we have created a hub of Brexit-related resources to help you engage with the issues at play, consider t...

This is the most student friendly guide to the subject; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

The first EU law textbook to be written since the Brexit referendum, EU Law in the UK takes a uniquely contextual approach, weaving discussion of Brexit and the debates surrounding it throughout.

The definitive EU law textbook, providing clear and comprehensive analysis of all aspects of European Union law.

Brexit and EU Law

Brexit is a fascinating subject; as history is made there is a constantly changing legal and political landscape. In addition to our EU law textbooks, we have created a hub of Brexit-related resources to help you engage with the issues at play, consider the potential outcomes, and form your own opinions.

A complete resource for an insightful and practical understanding of employment law, this textbook includes extracts from key sources and a running case study to help contextualize the law, so that students can fully understand the practical application of the law to the real world.

A complete and practical introduction to employment law for the workplace written with human resources and business students in mind. Conversational and contextual, the authors guide readers through this technical subject supportively.

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Clear, complete, and contextualized; this guide to the English legal system provides the strongest foundation for students at the start of their studies. Straightforward explanations of key topics are paired with learning features showcasing the law in its everyday context, giving students a firm grasp of the fundamentals of the legal system.

The English Legal System is accompanied by a wide range of online resources to help students to take their learning further.

An engaging guide to the English legal system which helps students new to law develop a critical legal mind. Presenting and critiquing the law in a lively style, this text invites students to question, analyse, and evaluate.

Environmental Law: Text, Cases, and Materials has been designed to provide students with everything they need to approach the subject with confidence. Experts in the area, the authors combine clear and insightful commentary with carefully chosen extracts from UK and international sources to offer students a well-rounded view of environmental law.

Student resources to support all of OUP’s equity & trusts textbooks.

Bi-annual updates keep you up to date on the latest key developments in equity & trusts law.

Self-test questions on key topics, with feedback, provide an opportunity to test your learning. This includes questions that test subject knowledge as well as a range of more challenging, scenario-based questions that put the law into practice.

The most engaging and student-focused text, cases, and materials on equity, providing an authoritative account in a single volume.

A considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique, Directions books offer the most student-friendly guide to the subject; they empower students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

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The most student-friendly guide to equity and trusts; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

The most student-friendly guide to equity and trusts; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

Helps students to understand EU law then inspires them to take their learning further; succinct coverage of EU law accompanied by self-test questions and further reading. An ideal text for those new to the subject and those pursuing further study.

Post-publication updates to the law will be added to this site.

Brexit resources: Brexit is a fascinating subject; as history is made there is a constantly changing legal and political landscape. In add...

Edited by Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers, European Union Law draws together a range of perspectives from experienced academics, teachers and practitioners to provide a comprehensive introduction. Each chapter has been written and updated by an expert in the field to provide students with access to a broad range of ideas while offering a solid foundation in the institutional and substantive law of the EU.

Brexit and EU Law

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The ideal succinct guide, combining black-letter coverage alongside vibrant expert analysis of topical issues.

The most practical companion for students and trainee solicitors examining the law in practice, using extensive case studies and online resources to provide expert guidance on conduct and procedure.

The most applied family law text; enriched with scenarios on to which students can hang principles, analysis, and critique.

The most practical companion for students and trainee solicitors examining the law in practice, using extensive case studies and online resources to provide expert guidance on conduct and procedure.

This innovative textbook explores the compelling debates that bring family law alive, offering a critical guide to the subject. Under the expert editorship of Ruth Lamont, each author has crafted a superbly clear guide to their specialist topic, with a focus on areas of controversy and essential context.

The text is supported by substantial online resources, which features regular updates on the law, further reading suggestions, and revision questions to accompany each chapter.

Family Law: Text, Cases, and Materials presents everything the undergraduate student needs in one volume. The authors offer a detailed and authoritative exposition of family law, illustrated by materials carefully selected from a wide range of sources.

Nigel Foster provides a concise and clear explanation of EU law, covering both institutional aspects and key substantive areas, offering an accessible entry point to the subject.

Brexit and EU Law

Brexit is a fascinating subject; as history is made there is a constantly changing legal and political landscape. In addition to your EU law textbooks, we have created a hub of Brexit-related resources to help you engage with the issues at play, conside...

Nigel Foster provides a concise and clear explanation of EU law, covering both institutional aspects and key substantive areas, offering an accessible entry point to the subject.

The most practical companion for students and trainee solicitors examining the law in practice, using extensive case studies and online resources to provide expert guidance on conduct and procedure.

The most practical companion for students and trainee solicitors examining the law in practice, using extensive case studies and online resources to provide expert guidance on conduct and procedure.

The most practical companion for students and trainee solicitors examining the law in practice, using extensive case studies and online resources to provide expert guidance on conduct and procedure.

We have been inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement to contribute to the global conversation on anti-racism, as well as other critical social issues including social justice, inequalities, and activism. We know that as students, you’re already thinking about, engaging with, and taking action on a lot of these issues. Our collection of free textbook chapters aims to provide you with the theoretical background to develop your arguments, and an...

Provides a comprehensive, critical, and case-focused introduction to family law. Hayes & Williams' Family Law helps students to gain a firm understanding of family law principles, the developing law, and key reform debates.

How to write Law Essays and Exams provides you with a practical and proven method of analysing and answering essays and exam questions in all areas of the law. Through examination of real-life student essays, the author helps you to identify common errors and ways in which answers can be improved. 

The following Student Resources are available for this book:

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How to Write Law Essays and Exams provides you with a practical and proven method of analysing and answering essay and exam questions in all areas of the law. Through examination of real-life student essays, the author helps you to identify common errors and ways in which answers can be improved.

A considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique, Human Rights Law Directions offers the most student-friendly guide to the subject; it empowers students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

The definitive textbook for this fast-moving area of law, expertly guiding students through the key issues of immigration and asylum in the modern world.

The definitive textbook for this fast-moving area of law, expertly guiding students through the key issues of immigration and asylum in the modern world.

Information Technology Law has established itself as the most readable and comprehensive textbook on the subject, covering all key topics in this dynamic and fast-moving field. It is essential reading for students of IT law and also appropriate for business and management students, as well as IT and legal professionals.

Information Technology Law takes a unique socio-legal approach to examining the interaction between the law and other elements of the information society. Murray discusses relevant issues such as governance, free expression, and crime with enthusiasm, and looks forward to future challenges presented by developing technologies.

Information Technology Law takes a unique socio-legal approach to examining the interaction between the law and other elements of the information society. Murray discusses relevant issues such as governance, free expression, and crime with enthusiasm, and looks forward to future challenges presented by developing technologies.

Engaging and innovative, this new textbook uses legal problems to help students quickly grasp core concepts, identify relevant issues, engage with key debates, and apply their learning to real-life contexts.

Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on this subject - an all-embracing and detailed guide to intellectual property law. It clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off and confidentiality, whilst enlivening the text with illustrations and diagrams.

Follow one of the authors on twitter to keep up to date with the latest Intellectual Property Law developments.

International Human Rights Law provides a concise, wide-ranging introduction for students new to the subject.

International Law presents a student-focused approach to the subject; clearly written with non-native English-speaking students in mind, a range of learning features highlight the areas of debate and encourage students to engage critically with key disputes.

A rigorous and contemporary approach to public international law, supported by engaging and thought-provoking learning features.

International Law presents a student-focused approach to the subject; clearly written with non-native English-speaking students in mind, a range of learning features highlight the areas of debate and encourage students to engage critically with key disputes.

International Law presents a student-focused approach to the subject; clearly written with non-native English-speaking students in mind, a range of learning features highlight the areas of debate and encourage students to engage critically with key disputes.

Evans' International Law is widely celebrated as an outstanding collection of interesting and diverse writings from the leading scholars in the field. Bringing together a broad range of perspectives on all the key issues in international law, it is a unique and invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike.

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The leading textbook on this subject, Introduction to Business Law is an ideal companion to law modules for business, management, and finance and accounting students. Its visual and practical approach will enable students to engage with the legal essentials required for success in study and a business career.

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The most concise, annually updated introduction by an author active in law reform gets students involved in debates from day one of their degree.

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This book is accompanied by online resources, including: questions for reflection and discussion; multiple choice questions; a glossary; further reading materials; web links; and a link to Martin Partington's blog, which covers key developments in the English justice system. ...

JC Smith's The Law of Contract

is a classic text revised with the needs of modern students in mind. With a strong focus on helping students understand and apply case law, the book guides the reader through the intricacies of contract law in an accessible way.

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Pithy discussion, sharp analysis, and a laser-like focus on key cases combine to offer students the perfectly balanced contract resource.

The essential companion for undergraduate tort law students, providing a comprehensive portable library of leading tort cases. Horsey & Rackley bring together a range of carefully edited extracts, combined with insightful commentary, questions, and annotated cases to help students identify and analyse the key elements of a case. 

For instructors a test bank of multiple choice questions is available on the online resources accompanying T...

Koffman, Macdonald, and Atkins' Law of Contract provides a clear and comprehensive account of the principles of contract law, breaking down difficult concepts whilst maintaining academic rigour.

Academically rigorous yet welcoming and fully attuned to the needs of the student reader, Chris Bevan's Land Law represents a new breed of textbook, blending traditional and contemporary teaching approaches to guide its readers to a confident understanding of the subject.

Authoritative, analytical, and concise, McFarlane, Hopkins and Nield's Land Law provides succinct coverage on the core areas without sacrificing depth or detail. The authors' unique approach to land law arms students with the tools to apply an independent, critical thought process to the content covered in classes and assessments.

Do you think land law is complex and abstract?

Designed to support a progressive learning experience, the 8th edition of Land Law: Directions provide a lively introduction to the subject and makes this often daunting area clear and engaging.

To accompany the textbook, there are a range of additional resources available, supporting students' learning and helping with assessments on land law.

Land Law: Text, Cases, and Materials offers a comprehensive, critical, and case-focused approach to the subject, combining insightful author commentary with carefully selected extracts to fully support students.

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Our Concentrate revision and study guides and Concentrate Q&As are supported by a wealth of online resources to test and improve your understanding of the law. Thousands of law students are already making use of the revision resources to improve their chances of success.

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The most practical companion for students and trainee solicitors examining the law in practice, using extensive case studies and online resources to provide expert guidance on conduct and procedure.

The most trusted legal method textbook by expert authors, giving students a solid grounding to excel in their degrees.

The best-selling legal skills textbook in the market, Legal Skills is the essential guide for law students, encompassing all the academic and practical skills in one manageable volume.

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The best-selling legal skills textbook in the market, Legal Skills is the essential guide for law students, encompassing all the academic and practical skills in one manageable volume.

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The best-selling legal skills textbook in the market, Legal Skills is the essential guide for law students, encompassing all the academic and practical skills in one manageable volume.

The only text that fully combines coverage of legal systems with academic and professional legal skills. Legal Systems & Skills is a rich learning resource, enhanced with a range of features designed to help you get the most out of your studies and to help support a practical approach to learning.

The only text that fully combines coverage of legal systems with academic and professional legal skills. Legal Systems & Skills is a rich learning resource, enhanced with a range of features designed to support a practical approach to learning.

Updated every year, Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law is the ideal companion for students looking for an up-to-date, thorough, and accessible account of company law. This edition has undergone a major revision, including streamlining of content throughout, the addition of student-friendly features and a new, modern text design.

Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law is the ideal companion for students looking for a comprehensive, and straightforward account of company law. With hallmark clarity, this new edition continues the tradition of providing accurate technical detail, examination of theory and quotations from key cases.

Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law is the ideal companion for students looking for a comprehensive, and straightforward account of company law. With hallmark clarity, this new edition continues the tradition of providing accurate technical detail, examination of theory and quotations from key cases.

Updated every year, Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law is the ideal companion for students looking for an up-to-date, thorough, and accessible account of company law.

The only media law text published in partnership with the NCTJ, McNae's Essential Law for Journalists provides unparalleled treatment of the core legal issues affecting journalists. Clear, succinct, and practical, it is the absolute handbook for students and practising journalists.

Resources for the 26^th edition are available here. If you are using the 25^th edition of McNae’s please click here for the resources to accompany that edition.

The only media law text published in partnership with the NCTJ, McNae's Essential Law for Journalists provides unparalleled treatment of the core legal issues affecting journalists. Clear, succinct, and practical, it is the absolute handbook for students and practising journalists.

These are the resources for the 27th edition. If you are using the previous edition of McNae's please visit the 26th edition resources.

Medical Law and Ethics covers the core legal principles, key cases, and statutes that govern medical law alongside the key ethical debates and dilemmas that exist in the field.

O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract takes students straight to the core of this key subject. It is the perfect student companion, providing a concise, clear overview of the fundamental principles of contract law and breaking down complex areas.

Pearce & Stevens' Trusts and Equitable Obligations provides students with a detailed and contextualized account of the law of equity and trusts.

Poole's Textbook on Contract Law and Poole's Casebook on Contract Law together include a range of tools and features to help you to establish a well-rounded appreciation of the subject.

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Poole's Textbook on Contract Law and Poole's Casebook on Contract Law together include a range of tools and features to help you establish a well-rounded appreciation of the subject.

Trusted by generations of students and litigators, this classic text is unrivalled in its detail and provides a thorough and highly practical overview of the key principles and procedures employed in the civil courts

Trusted by generations of students and litigators, this classic text is unrivalled in its detail and provides a thorough and highly practical overview of the key principles and procedures employed in the civil courts.

Written by two leading authorities in the area with over seventy years' combined legal experience, A Practical Approach to Conveyancing offers a detailed and up-to-date account of the key principles and procedures underpinning the practice of conveyancing. It takes a pragmatic, rather than academic, approach to conveyancing, providing practical solutions to everyday problems encountered by conveyancing practitioners wishing to offer a cost-effect...

Written by a leading authority in the area, A Practical Approach to Conveyancing offers a detailed and up-to-date account of the key principles and procedures underpinning the practice of conveyancing. It takes a pragmatic, rather than academic, approach to conveyancing, providing practical solutions to everyday problems encountered by conveyancing practitioners wishing to offer a cost-effective and efficient service. Combining coverage of reside...

Written by a leading authority in the area, A Practical Approach to Conveyancing offers a detailed and up-to-date account of the key principles and procedures underpinning the practice of conveyancing. It takes a pragmatic, rather than academic, approach to conveyancing, providing practical solutions to everyday problems encountered by conveyancing practitioners wishing to offer a cost-effective and efficient service. Combining coverage of reside...

Principles of Administrative Law offers a sophisticated yet clear and engaging account of what can be a dense and complex subject area. The principles, concepts and ways of thinking offered, provide pathways to a deeper understanding of the primary materials of administrative law, challenging readers to consider the role it plays in the control of public or governmental power in a contemporary setting.

The book encourages critical reflection on t...

The Principles of Equity & Trusts brings an engaging, contextual approach to the subject in this best-selling textbook. Graham Virgo explains the complex issues of trusts and equity with unparalleled clarity, offering a rigorous and insightful commentary on the law and its contemporary contexts.

The Principles of Equity & Trusts brings an engaging, contextual approach to the subject in this best-selling textbook. Graham Virgo explains the complex issues of trusts and equity with unparalleled clarity, offering a rigorous and insightful commentary on the law and its contemporary contexts.

The core principles of land law are articulated clearly in this new textbook, providing a framework through which students can gain a sophisticated understanding of the modern land law system.

A comprehensive interpretation of this subject, The Principles of Land Law is the ideal companion to a course in land law.

Property Law is the perfect companion to guide you through the intricacies of the conveyancing process. Drawing on the author's considerable experience of legal practice, and suitable for use on courses with either a residential or a commercial conveyancing focus, this book offers lively and accessible explanations of often complex processes. With highly practical guidance on how to approach each stage of a conveyancing transaction in practice, ...

Property Law is the perfect companion to guide you through the intricacies of the conveyancing process. Drawing on the author's considerable experience of legal practice, and suitable for use on courses with either a residential or a commercial conveyancing focus, this book offers lively and accessible explanations of often complex processes. With highly practical guidance on how to approach each stage of a conveyancing transaction in practice, t...

Property Law is the perfect companion to guide you through the intricacies of the conveyancing process. Drawing on the authors' considerable experience of legal practice, and suitable for use on courses with either a residential or a commercial conveyancing focus, this book offers lively and accessible explanations of often complex processes. With highly practical guidance on how to approach each stage of a conveyancing transaction in practice, t...

Student resources to support all of OUP’s public law textbooks.

Bi-annual updates keep you up to date on the latest key developments in public law

Self-test questions on key topics, with feedback, provide an opportunity to test your learning. This includes questions that test subject knowledge as well as a range of more challenging, scenario-based questions that put the law into practice.

The only public law text to take a practical approach to the subject, applying the law to real life without sacrificing theoretical depth.

This title is supported by guidance on approaching and analysing the scenarios in the book, multiple-choice questions, legal updates, and links to useful material elsewhere on the web.

A considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique, Public Law Directions offers the most student-friendly guide to the subject; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

Public Law covers the essential topics of undergraduate public law modules in an insightful and interesting way. The authors capture the vibrant nature of public law in practice and the key contemporary debates in the field.

Read Mark Elliott's blog, [Public Law for Everyone], to follow his views on key developments in public law.

Public Law: Text, Cases, and Materials explores how the law works in practice. The key institutions, legal principles, and conventions that underpin the public law of the UK are brought to life through the inclusion of extracts from key sources, which are explained and critiqued by the authors.

Public Law: Text, Cases, and Materials explores how the law works in practice. The key institutions, legal principles, and conventions that underpin the public law of the UK are brought to life through the inclusion of extracts from key sources, which are explained and critiqued by the authors.

Thorough and practical in its treatment of individual and collective employment law issues. Selwyn's Law of Employment delivers broad and consistently detailed coverage of the topics, making it the ideal reference book for students.

On this website you can find updates to the law which will be provided every November and April post-publication. In this new edition, animated diagrams with audio explanation from the author help to demystify complex...

Authoritative and accessible, Smith & Wood's Employment Law provides detailed and well-explained coverage on the core areas and key case law. Critique and contextual treatment engages students and helps them to develop a well-rounded and deep understanding of the subject.

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Known for its detailed and authoritative approach, Smith & Wood's Employment Law provide a comprehensive, yet accessible guide to employment law. The authors expertise in case law and legislation is complemented by insightful commentary and critique, as well as providing thorough explanation of social and historical contexts behind the systems in place.

Known for its detailed and authoritative approach, Smith & Wood's Employment Law provide a comprehensive, yet accessible guide to employment law. The authors expertise in case law and legislation is complemented by insightful commentary and critique, as well as providing thorough explanation of social and historical contexts behind the systems in place.

Your gateway to criminal law: drawing on the exceptional clarity and authority of Smith and Hogan, with a wealth of unique supportive learning features and guidance on assessment.

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Your gateway to criminal law: drawing on the exceptional clarity and authority of Smith and Hogan, with a wealth of unique supportive learning features and guidance on assessment.

This textbook is part of the Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod Criminal law Resources collection.

Sports Law introduces the body of law that governs all sporting activities in Australia - from the local clubs to the professional commercial leagues. It examines the areas of law that apply to sport such as tort, criminal liability, contract, intellectual property, marketing, trade, and competition.

Statutory Interpretation 2e revitalises learning of statutory interpretation as a living, breathing and dynamic tool for understanding and applying the law. The book is specifically designed to engage students with statutory interpretation and equip them with improved skills required for future legal practice. It is structured to align with the length of a typical semester, and in addition to research and analysis of statutory interpretation rule...

Steiner & Woods EU Law offers well-balanced and straightforward coverage of EU law, drawing out key case law for a student readership, and offering the most comprehensive black letter guide to EU law for undergraduates and postgraduates.

Brexit and EU Law

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Focused. Engaging. Clear. The most comprehensive black letter guide to EU law.

Street on Torts provides an insightful and thorough treatment of tort law with a focus on key concepts and clear explanations.

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Street on Torts provides an insightful and thorough treatment of tort law with a focus on key concepts and clear explanations.

Trusted by students for 30 years, Textbook on Land Law gives a practical and innovative edge to modern land law. Perfectly pitched for students studying land law for the first time, the running case study will galvanize interest in the topics by allowing students to visualize and engage with the topics.

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Trusted by students for 30 years, Textbook on Land Law gives a practical and innovative edge to modern land law. Perfectly pitched for students studying land law for the first time, the running case study will galvanize interest in the topics by allowing students to visualize and engage with the topics.

A comprehensive portable library for trusts and equity students incorporating an impressive range of relevant and interesting case law, statutory material, academic writing and official proposals for law reform. Linked together by Gary Watt's engaging commentary, this is an essential resource for a subject that is heavily case law based.

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Self-test questions on key topics, with feedback, provide an opportunity to test your learning. This includes questions that test subject knowledge as well as a range of more challenging, scenario-based questions that put the law into practice.

This best-selling undergraduate textbook from leading academics Kirsty Horsey and Erika Rackley gives a comprehensive grounding in tort law and carefully chosen learning features help students to beome engaged and critical thinkers.

A considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique, Tort Law Directions offers the most student-friendly guide to the subject; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.

Trusts & Equity brings a lively and engaging approach to the study of trusts and equity. Gary Watt brings the subject to life through a unique conceptual framework and frequent cultural and historical references, ensuring the central issues are explained clearly and with enthusiasm.

Trusts & Equity brings a lively and engaging approach to the study of trusts and equity. Gary Watt brings the subject to life through a unique conceptual framework and frequent cultural and historical references, ensuring the central issues are explained clearly and with enthusiasm.

Understanding Jurisprudence provides an illuminating and engaging introduction to the central questions of legal theory. It is the perfect starting point for those new to the subject.

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Understanding Jurisprudence provides an illuminating and engaging introduction to the central questions of legal theory. It is the perfect starting point for those new to the subject.