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academic• Applies the legal analysis of key case studies toreporting situations. This is useful to studentstrying to learn the law and essential for journalistswho need to be able to work without contraveningthe law• Covers all key topics including freedom ofexpression, defamation, contempt, privacy andconfidentiality, investigative journalism, sources,regulation, public interest, the legal system,copyright and reporting restrictions• Discusses all key case law and relevant legislation,including the Human Rights Act 1998, and how itimpacts on media law• Contains chapter summaries to aid studentrevision and provides website addresses where fullcase reports can be foundSweet & Maxwell UKAug 2011 9780414046108 PaperbackPrinciples of Corporate Insolvency LawFourth EditionProfessor Sir Roy Goode, QCNEWAs an established textbook on the conceptualframework of corporate insolvency law widely usedby postgraduate students, Principles of CorporateInsolvency Law is the essential guide you need tounderstand the fundamental principles and stay up todate in this complex area of law.• Explores the framework and fundamentalprinciples of corporate insolvency law, a knowledgeof which is essential to an understanding of thiscomplex field• Combines conceptual clarity with a rigorousanalysis of the many difficult problems confrontingthe practitioner• Is a substantial revision and expansion of awork used extensively and regularly cited by allcourts from the House of Lords/ Supreme Courtdownwards• Provides a comprehensive and up-to-datecoverage of key features of increasingly complexinsolvency legislation and a mass of case law• Contains a detailed treatment of the EU InsolvencyRegulation and of the Cross-Border InsolvencyRegulations which incorporate the UNCITRALModel LawSweet & Maxwell UKAug 2011 9780414047877 PaperbackEmployment LawEighth EditionProfessor Gwyneth PittNEWEmployment Law provides a succinct and engagingaccount of employment law and industrial relationslaw.• Set in the context of experience in the workplaceas well as within the wider social and politicalframework• Draws references from the British courts, the Courtof Justice of the European Union and the EuropeanCourt of Human Rights• Written in a straightforward and engaging style,making it easy for students to understand the topicand grasp difficult concepts• Covers the latest legislative and case lawdevelopmentsSweet & Maxwell UKJul 2011 9780414046177 PaperbackMedical Law and EthicsThird EditionDr Shaun D. PattinsonNEWIt is an ideal textbook for undergraduate law students,those studying at postgraduate level and researchers.It covers the major topics of medical law and ethics,combining detailed legal exposition and analysis withmoral theory and philosophy.• Considers the wider contextual pressuresfacing the law such as the impact of patientconsumerism, and the changing perceptions ofmedicine• Chapters can be read individually to providedetailed overviews of specific topics or together,as part of the whole, for a comprehensiveunderstanding of the subject. Ethical scenarios areused throughout to highlight and clarify the mainpoints• Examines the impact of increasingly direct(international and domestic) recognition of humanrightssmhk.salesenquiries@thomsonreuters.com www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk +852 3762 3222Prices are correct at time of going to press, but may be subject to change without prior notification79