The practice of contingent fees - taking a percentage share of the money recovered for damage or injury - began among lawyers as a method of providing legal services for those unable to afford counsel. It is now the dominant method of financing litigation for both rich and poor. F. B. MacKinnon, in this book, examines the ethical and economic questions within the legal profession or ethical theory in general."Contingent Fees for Legal Services" is a thoroughly documented study undertaken b...

The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Property provides both a bird's eye overview of property law and an introduction to how property law affects larger concerns with individual autonomy, personhood, and economic organization. Written by two authorities on property law, this book gives students of property a coherent account of how property law works, with an emphasis on describing the central issues and policy debates. It is designed for law students who want a short and theoret...

'Bainbridge and Henderson have given us one of the most important books on one of the most important contemporary legal issues, the liability of individual and corporate shareholders for corporate debts. There is no issue in corporate law more subject to uncertainty and no issue more likely to be litigated. No single book has ever attempted, much less carried off, the complete historical, international, economic and legal theoretical exegesis of limited liability, which these two autho...

Self-Help Guides to the Law™ explain the law in clear, concise terms to a popular audience of non-lawyers. Summarizing the key areas of the law with which readers are most likely to come into contact, the Guides broadly outline the statutes and cases that govern landlord-tenant relations, personal injury, contracts, family law, criminal law and constitutional law and procedure.With detailed references to sources for readers wishing to delve deeper, the Guides

It can be difficult for students of comparative company law both to understand the internationally relative nature of a legal system and grasp it in practical detail. This book is designed to address that problem. Each chapter begins with a discursive analysis of the laws in Germany, the UK and the USA, framed by a comparative presentation. Chapters also contain edited judicial decisions from at least two of the jurisdictions, which allow readers to perform their own comparisons in more de...

Self-Help Guides to the Law™ explain the law in clear, concise terms to a popular audience of non-lawyers. Summarizing the key areas of the law with which readers are most likely to come into contact, the Guides broadly outline the statutes and cases that govern landlord-tenant relations, personal injury, contracts, family law, criminal law and constitutional law and procedure.With detailed references to sources for readers wishing to delve deeper, the Guides

Oosterhoff Blogs on Estates & Trusts - Volume 1 is a compilation of blogs on a wide range of estate, trust and related subjects written by Albert H. Oosterhoff between 2016 and 2021 and published to the Whaley Estate Litigation Partners Blog site.The blogs do not simply review new cases and statutes, but usually provide extensive historical background. Case and statute critiques are provided when they run counter to established principles, or do not go far enough in reforming the l...

Are you being chased or sued by a debt collector over a credit card debt and wish to represent yourself in court? Here is all the information you will need to be successful. Following these guidelines may even put a check in YOUR pocket instead of theirs. Collection law firms rely on your lack of knowledge, and hope you won't even answer the lawsuit, which happens 95% of the time. Debt buyers are even worse. Fight back and win!

This monumental work on the corporation is one of those enduring classics that many cite but few have read. Graced with a new introduction by Weidenbaum and Jensen, this new edition makes this classic available to a new generation. Written in the early 1930s, The Modern Corporation and Private Property remains the fundamental introduction to the internal organization of the corporation in modern society. Combining the analytical skills of an attorney with those of an economist, Berle and M...

Construction Case Law Summaries is a review of current construction case law that have been decided in court. The author, Michael T. Callahan has been a practicing construction consultant for the 26 years, focusing on construction claims and litigation

One of the leading and most-read law journals adds a digital edition to its worldwide distribution. This current issue of the Stanford Law Review contains studies of law, economics, and social policy by scholars Ryan Scott (on sentencing disparity), Scott Hershovitz (what Harry Potter means to torts), Robert Cooter & Neil Siegel (collective federalism), and Brian Galle & Jonathan Klick (AMT tax).

Contents for this 5th issue of Stanford Law Review (May 2012) include:The City and the Private Right of Actionby Paul A. DillerSecurities Class Actions Against Foreign Issuersby Merritt B. FoxHow Much Should Judges Be Paid? An Empirical Study on the Effect of Judicial Pay on the State Benchby James M. Anderson & Eric HellandNote: How Congress Could Reduce Job Discrimination by Promoting Anonymous Hiringby David HausmanThe ...