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LOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTCONSTITUTIONAL ANDADMINISTRATIVE LAW2ND EDITIONAndrew Arden, QC, Christopher Baker andJonathan ManningThis work addresses local governmentconstitutional and administrative law as asubject distinct from the law governing thevarious functions of local authorities. Itexamines the legal framework within whichlocal government is organised, covering boththe statutes regulating local government andthe administrative law governing localgovernment activities, including domesticadministrative law and European law.• Describes in detail the principles that runthrough all local authority decision making• Examines the relationships with central andregional government• Covers the liability and accountability ofauthorities, their members and officers, bothbefore the courts and through local inquiries,external audit and Ombudsmen• Includes local government finance law• Considers proposed changes to the role oflocal governmentJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, CommonwealthApr-2008 978 1 847 03185 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 222714Hardback, 1600 pp £268.00/€341.00LOCAL GOVERNMENTPRECEDENTS ANDPROCEDURES2 RELEASES A YEAREditors: Alan Aisbett, Clive Grace andAlan HarrisonThis work contains a vast range of tailor-madeforms and precedents, procedures, draftingguidelines, checklists, specimen letters andlegal summaries that support legal work acrossthe entire range of local authority functions.• A complete, one-stop source of localauthority precedents• Saves time and effort by creating or adaptingstandard documents• Encourages consistent use of documents• Includes extensive guidance for using theprecedents effectivelyJURISDICTION: England & Wales978 0 752 00100 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 6296Looseleaf £575.00/€758.00Price includes service to December 20122012 Service PricesUK £486.00Europe £496.00/€655.00Rest of World £498.00/$857.00SCHOFIELD'SELECTION LAWEditor: Paul Gribble CBESchofield's Election Law sets out and explainsthe law and practice of elections andreferendums in England and Wales. It coversparliamentary, European parliamentary, local,parish and community, Welsh Assembly, GreaterLondon elections and local referendums.• Explains who can and cannot be a candidate,when elections can or must be held, and whoare qualified voters• Deals with the role of the returning officer• Goes through the election process, fromnotice of the election and the poll itself to thecount and post-count procedure• Considers a range of offences related toelections• Contains the complete text of all relevantstatutes and statutory instruments• Reproduces election circulars and specimenforms• Includes a fully searchable CD-ROMcontaining the entire textJURISDICTION: England & Wales978 0 721 91492 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID:433945Looseleaf & CD-ROM €724.00 (+ €72.40 VAT) = €796.40/£548.00 (+ £54.80 VAT) = £602.80Updating releases charged for on publicationLOCAL GOVERNMENTFINANCE: LAW ANDPRACTICE2 RELEASES A YEARAndrew Arden, QC and Professor Caroline HunterAssistant Editors: John McCafferty and WilliamOkoyaThe Local Government Act 2003 introduced farreachingreforms to local authorities' financialpowers. This work explains in full how localgovernment funds can be raised; how they canand cannot be used, both in terms of spendingand investing; the ways in which authoritiesmust approach financial decision making; andwhat reporting requirements must be in place.• The complete guide to local authority powersand duties concerning finance• Includes statutes, statutory instruments,circulars, CIPFA guidance, Audit Commissionstatements• Updated regularlyJURISDICTION: England & Wales978 0 752 00058 9Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 6281Looseleaf £535.00/€705.00Price includes service to December 20122012 Service PricesUK £262.00Europe £272.00/€360.00Rest of World £274.00/$472.00THE PARISH COUNCILLOR'SGUIDE20TH EDITIONPaul ClaydenSince 1922 The Parish Councillor's Guide hasbeen the foremost source of information on thelaw and practice of parish, town and communitycouncils. It is an invaluable reference for newand experienced councillors, and parish clerks,and covers all aspects of local counciladministration.• Deals with topics alphabetically, withextensive cross-referencing• Avoids over-technical language and providespractical comments on what the law meansin practice• Covers new codes of conduct for councillorsin both England and Wales• Goes through new election rules and revisedaccounting guidance• Explains the removal of local councils fromthe ambit of best value legislation andimpact of the Commons Act 2006JURISDICTION: England & WalesNov-2009 978 0 721 90518 1Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 432426Paperback £17.00/€22.00120 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk