Summer 2014. Crimea has been seized; death and destruction are running wild in eastern Ukraine. Michael Pugh has heard the rumble of dragons awakening, and despite the splendour of life as an expat lawyer in Moscow, decides it is time to go. With a love of Russia dating back to his student days, Michael chooses to leave the slow way: by horse. Riding west through a bucolic Russian landscape of wildflower meadows to monasteries and historic battle sites is like riding back in time. Soon, Do...

Written by practising lawyer and academic, Michael Pugh, this book helps candidates preparing for the SQE1 assessment to revise the relevant core principles and rules of contract law. It shows readers how to apply the fundamental legal principles and rules at the level required by the SQE and for a competent newly qualified solicitor in practice. Readers will be able to test their subject knowledge and familiarity with legal principles and rules, using scenarios drawn from the author’s pro...

This SQE1 revision guide covers the requirements of the SRA SQE1 2026 specification for contract law, which will be examined within the FLK1 assessments in January and July 2027. Designed specifically to help you prepare for the SQE1 assessment, it provides a clear, concise and highly focused overview of the subject and shows you how to work with the principles and rules of contract law at the level required by the SQE.The book is clearly structured around the SRA specification and...

For nearly twenty years, Glasgow has been coined Europe’s murder capital, and identified as having the continent’s highest drug harms. The Contemporary History of Drug-Based Organised Crime in Scotland examines converging multiple complexities that contributed to Scotland’s criminal modus operandi concentrating on drug-based organised crime.Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland. The region is likewise responsible for a disproportionate number of the country’s crime...

Written by practising lawyer and academic, Michael Pugh, this book helps candidates preparing for the SQE1 assessment to revise the relevant core principles and rules of contract law. Up to date for the 2023 SQE1 specification, it shows readers how to apply the fundamental legal principles and rules at the level required by the SQE and for a competent newly qualified solicitor in practice. Readers will be able to test their subject knowledge and familiarity with legal prin...

Restoring and maintaining peace within war-torn societies is a relatively new task for the United Nations. This book examines the options for the UN in the use of force to secure peace, and the extent to which peacekeeping can be effectively extended to coerce warring factions. A combination of internationally distinguished academics and new scholars at the forefront of research are represented, making an important contribution to the debate about the role of international military operati...

Up to date for the 2023 SQE1 specification, this book gives candidates preparing for the SQE1 assessment a concise and clear overview of the law of tort. It provides readers with the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of the subject as assessed in SQE1. They will also be able to test both their subject knowledge and their ability to identify and apply relevant legal principles and rules appropriately to problem scenarios, through multiple-choice quest...

Revise SQE Criminal Practice provides readers with the core legal principles and rules to be tested by the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) Functioning Legal Knowledge assessment. It covers the fundamental rules relating to criminal practice from the commission of the criminal offence, through to the investigation and charge of the offence, and the trial process. In particular, the text considers the law, procedure and processes involved in advising a client at the police station, ...

Up to date for the 2023 SQE1 specification, this book will help candidates preparing for the SQE1 exam to revise the legal concepts that underpin land law and will give them a strong base in the Functioning Legal Knowledge required for the SQE1 assessment. It demonstrates the working of the core principles of honesty and integrity in accordance with the SoSC, the SRA Principles and the Code of Conduct. It covers all the core areas of the SQE1 curriculum, and readers will f...

Up to date for the 2023 SQE1 specification, Revise SQE Wills and Administration of Estates provides readers with the core legal principles and rules to be tested by the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) assessment. It outlines the law, procedure and processes involved in drafting and interpreting a will, the functions and responsibilities of personal representatives, and how an estate is managed and taxed. There are chapters on how ...

This book will guide you through the core legal principles and rules to be tested by the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) assessment in criminal law. It will help you revise the fundamental principles and test your knowledge throughout by the use of SQE-style multiple-choice (single best answer) questions, as well as with practical examples of the application of the law. Case law and legislation will be provided where necessary, with the text focus...

Up to date for the 2023 SQE1 specification, this book provides readers with an understanding of the core legal principles and rules relating to equity and trusts as required by the SQE, and covers all the key areas of Functioning Legal Knowledge to be assessed. It helps candidates develop the ability to analyse, interpret and answer multiple-choice questions. There are practical examples of such questions throughout the text coupled with clear explanations and helpful tips...