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30 September 2016
Issue: 7716 / Categories: Features , Property
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Book review: A Practical Approach to Commercial Conveyancing and Property

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"Overall an invaluable edition which must hold a place on each and every property lawyers’ bookshelf"

Authors: Robert Abbey & Mark Richards
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198759546
Price: £75

An academic and challenging area of law, commercial conveyancing and property, condensed into one hugely enjoyable source. The knowledge provided by Robert Abbey and Mark Richards can be appreciated by practitioners, students and others alike.

Top tips

The text provides top tips to assist the traditional and modern conveyancer with guidance on the ever expanding internet, accompanied by a perfectly balanced mix of practical checklists, precedents and key point summaries. Ensuring all of the salient points contained within the main text are not missed. All chapters are extremely easy to follow and no assumptions to the knowledge of the reader are made.

Abbey and Richards have captured the heart of conveyancing; the client. Upon introduction, they effectively set out obligations on client care and professional conduct issues, which are readily welcomed by any legal professional. This most recent

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Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

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