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Licensing
applications have become increasingly complex with the advent of the new
licensing regime resulting from the extensive Licensing Act 2003. The radical
changes, which include licensing authorities replacing magistrates’ courts as
the grantors of licences, in conjunction with the integration and modernisation
of the various licensing systems in England and Wales, have led to an
intimidating Act of 9 parts, 8 schedules and 175 pages.
Every type of licence application is covered within this text, from the selling of liquor to the showing of films, from the provision of entertainment to a paying audience to the renewal of a club registration certificate. Issues addressed include: what are classed as licensable activities, what kind of activities are exempt from licensing laws, how should an application be made, how are applications determined and how long will a licence last? It also covers the more ambiguous aspects of licensing applications: what happens when the licence holder dies, what to do if the licence is lost, how does one approach transferring a licence and does the licensing authority have any right to impose conditions on a licence? Chapters on offences and hearings contain vital information with regard to breaches, or suspected breaches, of licensing law.
David
Chambers and Roger Butterfield have used their vast experience in licensing
training and consulting to produce this practical guide, which will be of great
use to applicants for licences (publicans, club secretaries, etc.) as well as
their professional advisers.
Paperback, 2006
A5
144
pages
ISBN 0 7219 1690 3
£21.95
NEW!
The purpose of this useful book is to state in a practical, concise but comprehensive form the law of allotments for the benefit of local authorities (particularly parish and community councils) and their officers, and for the secretaries and advisers of local allotments societies and associations.
The law rests for its basis on contract - no-one can be compelled to take an allotments tenancy. Within that law of contract, allotments law is a specialised branch of the law of landlord and tenant, and a branch which is the product of statute.
The book has now been brought fully up to date by local government expert Paul Clayden, with references to the latest cases and recent policy developments.
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Paperback, October 2008
216x138mm
128 pages
ISBN 0 7219 0143 3
£18.95
This book presents in a comprehensive but compact form the
many facets of the law which affect those who have any sort of dealing with
animals, whether their own or other people's. Its wide coverage of animal law
spans topics ranging from the keeping of wild animals to the preservation of
rare creatures; from the training of performing animals to the keeping of
coypus; from straying animals to guard dogs; from the export of horses to the
import of hares. The text is presented in a simple and straight-forward manner
which makes easy reading for the layman. However, for legal practitioners, local
government officers, court officials, police and others who may wish to refer to
sources, full references to case law, Acts of Parliament and Statutory
Instruments are included. Godfrey Sandys-Winsch's original text has been fully
revised by Julian Palmer, a solicitor specialising in this area of the law.
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Paperback, December 2001
216x138mm
360 pages
ISBN 0 7219 0802 0
£29.95
This title is out of print. A new edition is in preparation.
'Ridley' has for many years had as its basis the syllabus requirements for the Institute of Freight Forwarders, the Chartered Institute of Transport and the Institute of Export. The book deals with all the legal aspects of the carriage of goods by road, rail, inland waterways, sea and air.
This thorough revision includes a section on the common conditions of transport in Europe. Extensive appendices feature texts of conventions, Acts of Parliament and other relevant documents.
The
book will continue to be an invaluable reference work for lawyers and students
of International trade.
Paperback, 1992
216x138mm
384pp
ISBN 0 7219
0623 0
£24.95
First published half a century ago, this important text serves as a handbook, history and best practice guide for mayors, councillors and officers, and is therefore a practical and relevant source of advice to those who have responsibility for, or an interest in, all matters of civic ceremonial. It has now been updated to a fifth edition, to allow for the many recent changes affecting the civic sector.
The Local Government Act 2000, the advent of elected mayors and the creation of the National Association of Civic Officers have contributed significantly to the swift pace of change in the working lives of local authorities and civic offices. This much-extended edition explains these important developments, and also examines the practice of performance monitoring and advises on how offices can survive scrutiny. Major new sections have been introduced for this edition, including civic protocol and etiquette involving national flags; references to, and explorations of, important relevant websites; and a significant chapter entitled “A 21st Century Civic Office” which is concerned with the modernisation of municipal practice.
The more traditional aspects of civic ceremonial continue to be covered in detail. Such topics include history, the legal position of the Mayor, training and preparation of councillors for becoming Mayor, the Civic Office and civic officers, finance and allowances, relationships with the media, Royal visits, a code of conduct for mayors, twinning, insignia and regalia, and civic ceremonial events.
Hardback, 2007
216x138mm
328 pages
ISBN 978 0 7219 0164 0
£29.95
This text has become the standard reference book on
enforcement for practitioners in the probation service and youth offending
teams, and has also proved a valuable aid to defence advocates, court clerks,
magistrates and other professionals who need an accessible but comprehensive
sourcebook on the subject.
This guide uniquely covers the generic provisions governing
enforcement via prosecution, identifies the basis for legal proceedings across
the range of community orders, explains the framework of enforcement by the
Parole Board and the Prison Service, and also details the enforcement of
financial penalties. Also outlined: sex offenders' notification to the police;
breach of hostel bail conditions; parenting orders.
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Paperback, 1999
A5
256 pages
ISBN 0 9045 5338 8
£15.00
The first edition of this book was welcomed by probation and prison personnel as an accessible guide to this complex area of the criminal justice system.
The first and only practitioner’s text dedicated to this topic, the guide offers a comprehensive account of life sentencing from pre-sentence to release on licence, covering mandatory life for murder, HMP sentences for juvenile murderers, the principles governing discretionary life sentences, lifer “career” planning, the “life system”, the psychological experience of indeterminate loss of liberty, the process of review and the role of the Parole Board, life licence demands and recall.
Now completely revised and updated to a second edition, the text explores the extensive effects of the new rules for offenders convicted of murder which have been implemented by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (including minimum terms, indeterminate sentences for public protection and release on temporary licence), the consequences of the introduction of the National Offender Management Service and the new measures in place to consider the perspective of the victim throughout the sentencing process. The book continues to be supplemented by illustrative case examples, revealing the experiences of lifers and those who work with them.
This text will prove an invaluable work for all probation officers and other criminal justice practitioners, lawyers and other professionals who need an accessible but comprehensive sourcebook on the subject, as well as lifers themselves.
Paperback, March 2008
A5
176 pages
ISBN 978 0 7219 1622 4
£16.00
The first edition of this book was welcomed by probation and
mental health personnel as an accessible guide to this complex area of law,
covering the spectrum of special provision from the mentally disordered suspect
at the police station through to the conditional discharge from hospital of
restricted patients, including diversion from the criminal justice system,
insanity and allied defences, community orders combining treatment and
supervision, mentally disordered prisoners, guardianship orders, etc.
Now completely revised and updated, the text considers
proposals to reform the Mental Health Act and to introduce measures permitting
the indefinite detention of persons with personality disorders considered to
pose unacceptable risks to public safety. The book includes illustrative case
examples of patient-offenders at point of sentence and their subsequent
management from a legal perspective.
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Paperback, May 2003
A5
288
pages
ISBN 0 7219 1621 X
£16.50
2nd Edition
The first of two books on sentencing law, principles and practice, ‘Specific Offences’ is an invaluable reference work for the writers of pre-sentence reports when seeking objective guidance on the seriousness of an offence.
Part of the outstanding Companion Guides series on law and practice for the criminal justice system originated by Nigel Stone, this important book catalogues common offences, from arson to unlawful sexual intercourse, for which authoritative guidance (by the Magistrates’ Association and by Court of Appeal judgments) has been given. Succinct definitions are provided for each offence, including categorisation according to trial venue – ‘summary’, ‘either way’ or ‘indictable only’ – and maximum sentence. Assistance is offered as to how to assess an offence’s seriousness, in the light of the aggravating and mitigating factors of the crime in question, and each offence featured is supplemented by illustrative case examples.
Completely revised and updated to a second edition by Neil Stone (no relation), this book explores such recent developments in offending as breaches of Anti-social Behaviour Orders and takes account of the significant changes to the sentencing framework brought about by the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
It will prove to be an invaluable work for all probation officers and other criminal justice practitioners, lawyers, and other professionals who need an accessible but comprehensive sourcebook on the subject.
Paperback, March 2010
A5
240
pages
ISBN 0 7219 1623
1
£16.50
This title is now out of print.
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