Review
The Legal Practice Companion is a rarity amongst legal textbooks - it is concise, reliable and reader-friendly. It aims to provide students, trainees and newly qualified practitioners with a snappy overview of the key areas of legal practice - namely conduct, accounts, tax, wills and probate, conveyancing, business, and civil and criminal litigation - and is certainly successful in achieving this. The format of the book is original and effective. Gone are the unwieldy passages so familiar to law students. Instead, a non-nonsense and highly practical approach is employed, with text confined to short bullet points. Flowcharts, diagrams and checklists are frequently used and usually succeed in making even complex legal provisions digestible. I was impressed by the book's section on tax, which gives a clear step by step explanation of each calculation, followed by a fully worked example. Usefully, the Legal Practice Companion covers all the compulsory and pervasive topics of the LPC. It could minimise the stress of making last minute revision notes, and provide a helpful point of reference in open-book exams. As a guide and revision aid to the main areas of legal practice, the Legal Practice Companion can be highly recommended. --The Trainee Magazine, Autumn 2004
Legal Practice Companion provides a fantastic flashlight, explaining the key principles in a logical and straight-forward way, through what may otherwise be the dark days of the LPC!... For only £35, anyone studying the LPC cannot afford to miss out on this excellent text which is a great investment, a fantastic revision aid and a superb supplement to lesson. --Student Law Journal, 2012
Product Description
"...superbly written and accessible text...clear, accurate and engaging...a fantastic revision aid and superb supplement..." Student Law Journal Now in its 17th edition, Montagu and Weston's Legal Practice Companion is firmly established as the leading support title for students undertaking the Legal Practice Course and a much-valued resource for trainees and lawyers in practice. Updated annually, the unique approach and structure of the Legal Practice Companion: Concisely covers all the core and compulsory LPC subjects in one accessible volume; Presents the law and practice in a step-by-step format; Breaks down topics in bullet points, making them easier to recall; Uses graphics, flowcharts and checklists to explain complex areas; Makes an excellent starting point for primary source research, as case or legislation citation is included wherever possible. The Legal Practice Companion is the perfect one-stop study guide for LPC students. It is also an invaluable resource for trainees, solicitors and legal executives seeking a single volume overview of current law and practice.
From the Publisher
* The unique format provides a concise and highly accessible examination of all the core areas of the LPC;
* Uses graphs, charts and summaries to break down complex areas;
* Updated annually to ensure the coverage is completely
up-to-date.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From the Author
In previous years (albeit not for some years) this book was tagged to your "Legal Practice Course" list which is one of your "Law" lists (amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/13394051/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_1_5).
The book has sold 357 copies in August 2011, 179 copies in September 2011 and 195 copies in October 2011. However, it does not appear on the Legal Practice Course list.
Can you please explain why it has not featured once on the Legal Practice Course list?
Judging by the sales rank for this title (just of 5000 earlier this today) I strongly suspect it should be at the top of this list (as the title currently at the top of that list has a sales rank of over 23,000).
We would be very grateful if you could please fix this as the book is, as will be apparent from the backcover text, very much aimed at students studying this course.
If you would like to discuss, my direct line at work is 020 7468 1658.
From the Inside Flap
Now in its eleventh edition Montagu and Weston’s Legal Practice Companion is firmly established as the leading source of support and reference for students undertaking the Legal Practice Course. The approach and structure of the Legal Practice Companion is unique. Updated annually, it concisely covers all the core areas of the Legal Practice Course. Topics are broken down and analysed in bullet points, making the text extremely clear and accessible to the reader. Graphics, flow charts and summaries are used for complex areas, making information easier to recall. The Companion also makes an excellent starting point for primary source research, as case or legislation citation is included wherever possible.
The new edition has been completely revised and updated to take account of:
• Civil Partnership Act 2004
• Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004
• Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Finance Act 2005
• Finance (No.2) Act 2005
• Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Act 2005
• Housing Act 2004
• Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Secondary legislation made prior to 1 August 2005 including:
• Civil Procedure updates (up to 40th update)
• Criminal Procedure Rules 2005
• Solicitors’ Practice (Conflict) Amendment Rule
• Solicitors’ Practice (Confidentiality and Disclosure) Amendment Rule
Montagu and Weston's Legal Practice Companion is essential reading for all LPC and BVC students. It will also prove invaluable for trainees and pupils, as well as solicitors and barristers seeking a single volume overview of current law and practice.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Gerald Montagu, solicitor, specialises in tax law and Mark Weston, solicitor, is a partner at Matthew Arnold & Baldwin where he heads the Commercial/IP/IT Team
