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Solicitors and Money Laundering
by Peter Camp

Product Details:

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Law Society Publications

Synopsis:
Solicitors and Money Laundering provides a much needed guide to all of the new anti-money laundering law as well as the latest Law Society guidance. It advises on the practical steps that solicitors can take to ensure that adequate safeguards and systems are in place. The book highlights areas of practice most at risk, and gives practical advice on how to introduce anti-money laundering procedures enabling firms to recognize and report suspicious transactions. Includes helpful precedents, guidance material and statutory material, such as: a precedent money laundering manual; a client identification form, internal reporting form and SOCA reporting forms; a official SOCA guidance on reporting suspicious transactions.

A Comparative Guide to Anti-Money Laundering: A Critical Analysis of Systems in Singapore, Switzerland, the UK and the USA
by Mark Pieth (Editor), Gemma Aiolfi (Editor)

Product Details:

• Hardcover 544 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar
• Language: English

Synopsis:
All the major financial centres have experienced a rise in anti-money laundering rules and regulations. Initially, anti-money laundering laws were used as a weapon in the war on drugs, whilst more recently they have been deployed in the ongoing fight against terrorism. These developments, the authors reveal, have had serious consequences for banks and other financial institutions - affecting not only profit margins but also the way in which business is conducted.

Topical and pertinent issues addressed in this book include questions such as, has all the recent legislative activity really put a stop to the problem? Are the international rules being implemented as carefully as they should? How level is the playing field in cross border banking? The regimes and implementation of anti-money laundering laws and regulations of four major, cross border, financial centres are also examined in depth: Switzerland, Singapore, the UK, and the USA.

Going beyond the purely descriptive, there are comparative analyses of these countries against existing international standards - with illuminating results. This new book is full of original insight and analysis and will be an invaluable resource for lawyers, both scholarly and practitioner based, with an interest in economic crime as well as policymakers and compliance officers within banks and other financial institutions.

LPC Solicitors' Accounts: A Practical Guide (Legal Practice Course Guides)
by Dale Kay, Janet Baker

Product Details:

• Paperback 335 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Synopsis:
"Solicitors' Accounts" provides a user-friendly guide to a subject that often poses serious problems for students unfamiliar with the principles and practice of accounting. It provides comprehensive, up to date, coverage of all areas required by the Law Society for Business Accounts and Solicitors' Accounts on the Legal Practice Course, including full coverage of double entry book keeping, and final accounts of sole owners, partnerships, and companies. It also deals with the Solicitors' Accounts Rules and the practical application of these in Solicitors' Accounts, including property and probate transactions. There are a series of short answer questions on the operation of the Solicitors' Accounts Rules in the final chapter. The rewritten chapter on VAT has been extensively updated to make it more accessible. Each chapter starts with an overview of the areas to be covered. This is followed by graded self test questions at the end of each chapter testing different levels of students' knowledge and understanding of the key issues, and a check list of the key areas that the student must be able to understand. Companion web site: The established test bank will also be updated to compliment the text, providing an excellent lecturer resource for student testing as each question is linked to each chapter, providing a further useful test for students to ensure that they have understood the essential elements of the text.

Table of Contents
Introduction to Solicitors' Accounts and Basic Bookkeeping; The Trial Balance; Final Accounts; Adjustments; Further Adjustments; Partnership Accounts; Basic Accounting Concepts and Manufacturing and Trading Accounts; Company Accounts; Consolidated Group Accounts; Interpretation of Accounts and Accounting Ratios; Basic Solicitors' Accounts; Transfers and Split Money; Value Added Tax; Financial Statements and Conveyancing Transactions; Deposit Interest; Probate Transactions; Further Transactions; Revision Questions on Solicitors' Accounts

The Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors
by The Law Society

Product Details:

• Paperback 936 pages
• Publisher: Law Society Publications

Synopsis:
An indispensable tool for all practising solicitors, the guide has been developed to provide a comprehensive and user-friendly overview of all areas of conduct. It incorporates statutory sources, helpful practice information and guidance.

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Data Protection: A Practical Guide to UK and EU Law
by Peter Carey

Product Details:

• Paperback 425 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Synopsis:
Now in its second edition, this invaluable handbook offers practical solutions to issues arising in relation to data protection law. Fully updated and expanded to include the new EC Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communication (in force on 31 October 2003), this book is a complete guide for anyone dealing with data protection advice or compliance in the UK, with chapters focusing in particular on the Internet, telecommunications, CCTV, the obligations of employers, and marketing and sales. Useful appendix material is also provided, including the full text of the Data Protection Act 1998, Directive 95/46/EC, Directive 2002/58/EC, and all implementing regulations.

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E-privacy and Online Data Protection
by Peter Carey, Edwardo Ustaran

Product Details:

• Paperback 279 pages
• Publisher: Butterworths Law

Synopsis:
This unique new work is the first and only practitioner's guide to consider how data protection and privacy law affect electronic commerce and business practice. Providing vital compliance advice for any company doing business electronically or handling information relating to individuals, this practice manual is accompanied by a CD-Rom containing useful precedents including website privacy policies, employee's code of conduct for email and internet use, data processing agreements and standard clauses for international data transfers.E-Privacy and Online Data Protection will answer your client's questions on: How will the Information Officer's Employment Code of Conduct affect my business? How can I minimise liability for staff misuse of email? Does my website gather data in an effective and legal way? What does 'fair and lawful processing' of data entail? How can I ensure safe and legal transfer of data outside the UK? This practical work also analyses EU Directives and how they are regulating privacy and data protection on the Internet as well as considering law and practice in other jurisdictions such as Australia, Canada and the USA. Particular consideration is given to the 'safe harbour' framework, developed by the US Department of Commerce and approved by the EU, to provide certification for US businesses to comply with EU privacy laws.This work will act as a tool for practitioners who advise website owners and distributors on compliance with their legal obligations. It is an essential reference work for IT, e-commerce, data protection and privacy practitioners and will be of great value to all professions and businesses dealing in e-commerce.

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Solicitors' Accounts Manual (9th Edition)
Law Society

Product Details:

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Law Society Publications

Synopsis:
The Solicitors’ Accounts Manual contains all the information that solicitors’ staff and reporting accountants require to ensure that firms comply with the Law Society’s Solicitors’ Accounts Rules.

The 9th edition has been fully updated to take account of all the latest changes to the rules, including:

• the treatment of standard monthly payments and other regular payments from the Legal Services Commission
• the retention of digital images of paid cheques
• the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finding against the use of client accounts to provide banking facilities, helping to reduce the risk of money laundering.

It also includes the latest version of the Accountants’ Report Form (Form AR1).

This user-friendly manual has been prepared by the Law Society of England and Wales. It will prove invaluable to all legal practice management and accounting staff.

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Accounts for Solicitors
by Lesley King

Product Details:

• Paperback: August 2005
• Publisher: The College of Law

Synopsis
"Accounts for Solicitors" is a practical introduction to a subject that all practicing solicitors need to understand. The text is divided into two parts, first leading the reader through the fundamentals of double entry bookkeeping and then dealing with the accounts of solicitors and, in particular, the need to account for a client's money in respect of the Solicitors' Accounts Rules.

VAT for Solicitors
by John Phelps, Julian Gizzi

Product Details:

• Paperback: 87 pages
• Publisher: Tolley Publishing

Synopsis
VAT for Solicitors exclusively addresses in clear and simple terms the particular aspects of VAT affecting solicitors in their daily practice. This edition has been fully updated and includes tables and worked examples to provide clear guidance on topics such as VAT on fees, disbursements, counsel's fees, tax invoices and bad debt.

Accounts for Solicitors - Recommended!
by Ralph Denny

Product Details:

• Paperback 362 pages
• Publisher: Cavendish Publishing Ltd

Synopsis:
The Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal's annual report for 2002 stated that financial irregularity and breaches of the Solicitors' Accounts Rules were the predominant cause of misconduct in around a third of the cases it heard. This book offers a comprehensive guide to solicitors' accounts. It starts with basic bookkeeping principles and develops an analysis of the provisions of the Solicitors' Accounts Rules 1998. This leads to an explanation of specific areas, for example, VAT accounting for disbursements, stakeholding and retirement from practice. "Accounts for Solicitors" should be of value to solicitors, their accounting staff as well as students on the Legal Practice Course and trainees.

Accounts for Solicitors - Recommended!
by Richard Halberstadt

Product Details:

• Paperback 272 pages
• Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell

Synopsis:
This book explains the solicitors' accounts system in non-technical language, and includes numerous worked examples and self-test questions devised to help the reader become familiar with the techniques required. Tailored to help trainee solicitors studying for the accounts section of the Professional Skills Course, the text is designed as a workbook to be used during study, with carefully graded exercises complementing the discussion in the text.

• Basic accounting principles clearly set out, with worked examples
• Exercises (with answers) to test the grasp of instructions
• Past examination questions (adapted to take account of changes in conveyancing procedure, VAT regulations and the examination syllabus) complete with model answers to aid revision

Chandler & Loosemore: Accounting for Success - Solicitors' Accounts for the LPC Third Edition
by Roy A. Chandler, John Loosemore

Product Details:

• Paperback 194 pages
• Publisher: Butterworths Law

Synopsis:
This comprehensive guide to the specialised subject of solicitor's accounts aims to provide a thorough understanding from the basic accounting principles, processes and terminology involved, to the practical application of the Solicitors' Accounts Rules. The text addresses and acknowledges common difficulties in mastering solicitors' accounts and is interspersed throughout with user-friendly and practical exercises and worked examples.

Lexcel Office Procedures Manual
by Matthew Moore, Michael Dodd

Product Details:

• Paperback 192 pages
• Publisher: Law Society Publications

Synopsis:
This Manual contains a series of Lexcel approved procedures from which solicitors can prepare a manual for their firm. It will be invaluable for firms planning to seek or retain Lexcel accreditation and will be equally helpful to practices looking to improve their office management procedures. Readers of previous editions will find that the sample procedures have been completely revised. The contents have also changed to reflect the revised sections of the Law Society's Lexcel Practice Management Standard: Firmwide policies; Planning; Financial management; Facilities and information technology; People management; Supervision and risk management; Client care; Case and file management.

The practical nature of the Manual is enhanced by an accompanying CD-ROM which enables you to tailor each of the templates in the book to suit the requirements of your firm.

Legal Technology
by Charles Christian

Product Details:

• Paperback 256 pages
• Publisher: Law Society Publications

Synopsis:
Legal practice is becoming ever more specialised and developments in publicly funded areas are moving extremely quickly. In a climate of uncertainty this book will enable practitioners to access basic information quickly and easily.

The book provides a reference guide to the various types of public funding available and the context in which they operate. It gives clear and accurate information about both civil and criminal legal aid schemes, cutting through legal aid bureaucracy and making the system easy to understand.

Written by Charles Christian a leading consultant and a leading practitioner, this book has a unique perspective, combining management expertise with a practical understanding of the day-to-day running of a civil and criminal practice.

The Legal Secretary's Guide - Recommended!
by Ann Cheyne

Product Details:

• Paperback 370 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Synopsis:
This practical and comprehensive guide for legal secretaries should enable them to approach their work with increased confidence. Of particular assistance should be the numerous specimen forms and documents which have been completed by the author. These examples indicate the best way of filling in such forms, and they should be invaluable for reference. As well as covering most areas of law, this book identifies the people who work in the law and the structure of the courts. It contains a glossary, a section on etiquette and a list of addresses and telephone numbers.

The Future of Law: Facing the Challenges of Information Technology
by Richard E. Susskind

Product Details:

• Paperback 376 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Synopsis:
This edition makes Susskind's highly-acclaimed and best-selling book available in paperback, and includes a new and substantial preface by the author. His prize-winning book demonstrates why the future of the law is digital. It shows why and how IT is radically altering and will alter further the practice of law and the administration of justice. Beyond automating and streamlining traditional ways of providing legal advice, IT is re-engineering the entire legal process, resulting in legal products and information services focused on dispute pre-emption rather than dispute resolution, and legal risk management rather than legal problem solving. With easy and inexpensive access available, IT will help to integrate the law with business and domestic life. This book explores the implications, opportunities, and challenges presented by the information society as it irrevocably changes how law will be practised and justice administered.

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