Contents:Home life - family law, divorce, separation, child care; Bricks and mortar - house buying and selling, developing and altering, renting, neighbours, boundaries; Shopping - consumer rights, credit, shoplifting; Accidents and illness - compensation claims, accidents at work, work-related diseases, medical negligence; At work - Employment rights, contracts, health and safety at work, dismissal, redundancy, strikes, maternity, discrimination, employment tribunal cases; Benefits - eligibility, appeals against refusal of claims; Crime and punishment - individual crimes and offences, courts system, trials, sentencing, legal aid; Civil law - courts, procedures, personnel, legal aid; Human rights; Lawmaking - legislators, Scottish and British Parliament's judges; Death - wills, intestacy, executors and court procedures, winding up estates; Appendices - contact details for helpful organisations.

This title, written by Austin Lafferty, advises the public on the various legal stages and background information needed before deciding whether to consult a solicitor. User-friendly and clearly laid out, the book also contains a Q&A section, checklists, case studies and amusing vignettes.

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