Lawyer's Desk Book 2006 - Softcover

Shilling, Dana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735559589 ISBN 13: 9780735559585

Publisher: Panel Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

This comprehensive reference for lawyers details information, key cases and legislation on the topics of business planning and litigation; contract, property, environmental, and insurance law; financial and credit matters; personal planning, such as family law and estate planning; tax issues; civil litigation, procedure, evidence, appeals, and arbitration; criminal law; and office issues, including regulation and technology. In this edition, chapters on employer-employee relations, intellectual property, bankruptcy, criminal law, and the regulation of legal practice have been divided into smaller sections. There is also added material on bankruptcy reform legislation and the implications of the Supreme Court's Sentencing Guidelines. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

Synopsis:

"The Lawyer's Desk Book, 2006 Edition" incorporates recent court decisions, legislation, and administrative rulings. Federal statutes and revised sentencing guides covered in this edition reflect a growing interest in preventing terrorism, punishing terror-related crimes, and promoting greater uniformity of sentencing. There is also new material on intellectual property law, on legislation stemming from corporate scandals, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and on legislation to cut individual and corporate tax rates, such as the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. Chapters are in sections on areas including business planning and litigation, contract and property law, and law office issues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Panel Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0735559589
• ISBN 13: 9780735559585
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1692