The law made to have meaning

Lord Bingham has written an extremely useful handbook explaining and defining the meaning of the law. His discussion on its relation to Parliament is particularly relevant in our country which lacks an official written constitution, and his views, and argument, on the UK's involvement in Iraq are especially interesting.<br /><br />This really is a very readable book, and helpful to those of us without legal training.<br /><br />

A product that works

Passed my test first time using this book and getting others to test me on the questions in advance. Easy to use and accurate to the real test situation.

great read

This book surprised me, having bought it a few years ago I decided to finally read it and am very impressed. I am actually enjoying reading it, its not a boring law book as I imagined but a more informative/explainatory read that actually makes sense. Highly recommend to anyone studying social work or a related subject.

A great resource - though check if you already have online access to it

As others have said, this is a great book for explaining legal concepts in straightforward language.<br /><br />It is available in the Oxford Reference Online database, which you may already have access to. Both my council library online account and my university online account give me access to the book; it's on Oxford Reference Online as"Dictionary of Law".<br /><br />You may like it so much having used it online that you buy a paper copy!

Very Straight Forward

Very easy and straight forward. Why pay lots of money for legal advice when you can make your wishes known for around £10?<br /><br />Highly recommended.

Nebosh Book

As a contracts manager for landscaping on construction sites out in the industry I must admit I had thumbed through this book a number of times and thought it might be useful one day, last week I needed information on hot works for one of my jobs. I thought the book didn't cover this item but to my surprise it not only covers and describes the various risks associated but it gave me the whole picture of my responsibilities, that of my main contractor and client.<br /><br />As a health and safety tool it is helpful, as a legal aid it is factual and as a complete manual it is essential. I found this so helpful that we now have two copies in our office<br />

Extremely useful

Brooke walks you through how to go about making a successful request and how to get the most from the Freedom of Information Act. This is an invaluable book for all those who want to use the Freedom of Information Act to access public information. Personally I use it as a resource and find myself referring to it when faced with new problems or if I want to find out who to contact and in which Government department. The template letters in the back are also very helpful.

Not bad as a first attempt

I ordered this as I'm about to do my NEBOSH exam. The concept is excellent as it's so transportable and it's been condensed but it's been condensed too much. It's a great aide memoire but doesn't quite go far enough.

Good book

Very good book. Thank you! I passed the test within 2 minutes, literally, and it was passed with ease.

Disappointing

Having greatly enjoyed Mr Sen's lectures at university 25 years ago, I was disappointed by this. Maybe it's because I now consider myself a 'lay' reader out of practice with the extreme theoretical tone of many philosphical papers.<br /><br />It would assist his view, with which I concur, that just outcomes are more likley after wide public scrutiny of ideas, if the book was more publicly accessible. He spends too long countering a wide variety of other philosophers' ideas, rather than in seeking to illustrate how the application of his own theories would lead to different actual practical recommendations.<br /><br />He is rightly critical of approaches that rely on a perfect 'transcendental' idea of just institutions and says we need to focus on actual outcomes. To me the book is at its best when he uses real examples of dilemnas. How much more powerful would it be to set out examples of many more real ethical dilemnas and suggest how the recommendations he believes would emerge from his approaches would differ from competing theories of justice.<br /><br />Overall, it comes across as a long theoretical discussion of topics related to justice rather than a coherent theory in its own right.

good book

good book recommended for SW degree.Clear and concise information which is easy to read and even easier to digest. Have only made limited use of this so far in my first year, however im sure it will become one of my favourite staples throughout the next 2 years..and beyond. Get this book if you are studying of preparing to study SW, as you will use it.Law for Social Workers

Brilliant book

I recommend this book to every distressed parent fighting for their child. I have felt your pain and frustration. <br /><br />After appealing for my son's secondary school and losing, I bought this book, waited for the next academic year and appealed for the second time. This book was my guardian angel, as a lone parent feeling very alone in a desperate situation, I followed this book from cover to cover. I won my appeal second time round. Ben Rooney is fantastic, he taught me how to win by being realistic. I realise why I lost my first appeal, I really didn't have a clue how to present it. For my first appeal I wrote one A4 side and for my second appeal, I wrote 8 pages using this book as a guide. <br />Thank you Ben Rooney

Treaty of Lisbon is NOT included in this edition.

A very useful printed version of important primary and secondary sources. However, please note that the Treaty of Lisbon is NOT included in this 2009-2010 edition.

Excellent Purchase

I received the item the next day. The book was in perfect condition and you could tell it was new. No problems at all.

happy son

My son is in his 2nd year apprenticeship and has found this book very helpful and is also useful for his collage work..plus it is the only time I see him reading a book!!

Blackstones Police Manuals 2010: Four Volume Set

They do exactly what is says on the label, essential for all those wannabees ready for promotion. Up-to-date legislation is a must. EBlackstone's Police Manuals 2010: Four Volume SetExcellent

a hard read

I bought this book to help me with the Architect's post-graduate professional course (RIBA Part3). The book is very thorough and describes numerous of contract types, issues, clauses and cases. It tries to have an overall view, a detailed view, and have a bit of an opinion as well. I found it remarquable by its scope, but a hard read, because sometimes the points made are not very clear, there are loads of contradictions, and the cases are a bit tortuous. It could be because of the obscure character of the law itself, but I found myself struggling through it.

Great Book

I found that this little book helped me to grasp many concepts and ideas before reading it in my textbook, which made it much easier to understand.<br />The simple language and explanations make for a welcome change from the typical"wordy" textbook, helping you to maintain interest rather than it being lost in continual confusion.<br /><br />I would recommend this for anyone having trouble grasping contract law, and as a useful revision guide, however due to the very basic nature of the nutshells series you will still need to go into further detail with a textbook whilst using it for top grades.