Practical Advocacy in the Sheriff Court

Practical Advocacy in the Sheriff Court
Author: Charles Hennessy (Solicitor)
Publisher: W. Green & Son
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2006
Genre: Actions and defenses
ISBN: 9780414015036

This practical and user-friendly title should be of benefit to students and practitioners alike in providing guidance on how to conduct effective advocacy in the sheriff courts. The text sets out broad guidelines for court lawyers to follow when preparing for and then dealing with the normal procedures in standard hearings which lawyers attend in the typical sheriff court action.

Scottish Mental Health Tribunal

Scottish Mental Health Tribunal
Author: Derek Auchie
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0748699406

Derek Auchie and Ailsa Carmichael conduct a full review of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) (No 2) Rules 2005, together with a detailed examination of the relevant provisions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. The authors, both Legal Members of the Tribunal, draw upon their own experiences and the experiences of other members in convening Tribunal hearings, making this text an invaluable practical resource for anyone involved at any level of the Tribunal process.

Legal Practice in Eighteenth-Century Scotland

Legal Practice in Eighteenth-Century Scotland
Author: John Finlay
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004294945

This book is the first monograph to analyse the workings of Scotland’s legal profession in its early modern European context. It is a comprehensive survey of lawyers working in the local and central courts; investigating how they interacted with their clients and with each other, the legal principles governing ethical practice, and how they fulfilled a social role through providing free services to the poor and also services to town councils and other corporations. Based heavily on a wide range of archival sources, and reflecting the contemporary importance of local societies of lawyers, John Finlay offers a groundbreaking yet accessible study of the eighteenth-century legal profession which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of Enlightenment Scotland.

Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults

Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults
Author: Jacki Pritchard
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2008-10-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1846428580

Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults provides an up-to-date summary of developments in the legislative framework and best practice relevant to the area of adult protection work. It explains legislation that can be used in adult protection work, covering criminal and civil law, and crucial national guidance such as Achieving Best Evidence. Issues covered include confidentiality and information-sharing in adult protection work, capacity issues, police investigations, financial abuse, advocacy, witness support and honour-based violence. The book is illustrated throughout with case studies and good practice points. This book will be essential reading for anyone working with vulnerable adults, including health and social care workers, care managers, support workers, volunteers, advocates, police, probation staff, prison staff, lawyers training officers and students.