Textbook On Land Law
Product Details
Author: Judith-Anne MacKenzie, Mary Phillips
Paperback: 636 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 12 edition (31 Jul 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199540993
ISBN-13: 978-0199540990
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 3.8 cm
Product Description
Textbook on Land Law guides students through the principles of contemporary land law from a practical perspective. It focuses on the modern law, confining discussion of historical developments to the minimum necessary to understand basic principles and concentrate on the law as it is now. The book is consistently recommended to students for its accuracy and ease of use. It is written in a direct and informal style, explaining the law in non-technical language and warning of possible misunderstandings and confusions. Rules are illustrated by reference to real-life situations in a fictitious town, bringing the subject to life and enhancing the reader’s understanding of problem areas.
Useful features include a glossary, sample documents and further reading references. The unique and straightforward approach taken by the authors has established Textbook on Land Law as the ultimate practical land law book and makes the subject interesting and accessible. Online Resource Centre The accompanying Online Resource Centre includes regular cases and legislation updates and has annotated web links. It also includes additional detail in relation to certain areas, designed for those needing to have a greater knowledge of some older or more complex areas of land law.
About Judith-Anne MacKenzie
Judith-Anne MacKenzie is a barrister and has been an academic, Assistant Parliamentary Counsel, and a legal advisor to the DTI and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. She is now working as a member of the Government Legal Service in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, as Divisional Manager of the local government and local government elections lawyers.
