Much of the new Scottish planning system, legislated by the Planning etc (Scotland) act 2006 and various secondary legislations, has now been implemented, with a commitment to further reforms. Planning Law Essentials explains the current state of planning law in Scotland as a whole, with a focus on the recent reforms. From national to local planning policy, and from applications to appeals, it is an excellent resource for Scots law students, planners, surveyors, land managers, environmental NGOs and community groups.

You'll find all the basic skills you need to ace your study of law in this handy guide. Get started with using the library, find out what statutory interpretation and judicious precedent are, learn about finding and using case law and legislation, discover how to access and cite books, journals and other sources, take your study international with a guide to sources from Europe and further afield, and sail through your exams and projects with handy tips for legal writing and research.

Company Law Essentials guides you through how companies are created, governed and protected by UK law. End-of-chapter summary sections of essential facts and essential cases will help you to identify, understand and remember the key elements.

Evidence is the branch of law that regulates how issues may be proved in court. Much of the law of evidence is concerned with the kind of evidence that can be legitimately before the court and taken into account in decision making. From civil cases to criminla cases, and from improperply obtained evidence to character evidence,

Whether you're a student coming to commercial law for the first time, you are studying for your exams or you are a professional who needs to update or refresh your knowledge, this is the study guide that you need. You will quickly learn about the key topics in commercial law and its effects on the law of Scotland. Summaries of essential facts and essentials cases will help you to identify, understand and remember the most important elements of the subject.

From natural law to justifying punishment, and from Marxism to feminism, Duncan Spiers explains the main ideas of jurisprudence in the order that law students usually encounter them on their courses. By extracting the main arguments that lie at the heart of the different positions, he makes the central themes and implications clear.