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FAMILY & SOCIAL WELFARE LAWSOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION2011/2012VOLUME 4: TAX CREDITS AND HMRC-ADMINISTERED SOCIAL SECURITYBENEFITSNick Wikeley, David Williams and Ian HookerGeneral Editor: David BonnerSweet & Maxwell's popular social securitylegislation publications provide clear guides forusing and applying current legislation. Each oneis up to date to the crucial benefit date in April.Volume IV focuses on tax credits, Child TrustFunds and employer-paid social security benefit.The full text of all relevant statutory materialis reproduced and is accompanied bycomprehensive commentary. A supplement willbe published in March 2012 which will bring thetext up to date.• Quick and easy access to key legislation• Clause-by-clause commentary accompaniesand interprets each piece of legislation• The most up-to-date coverage of the subject– annual volumes with a mid-yearsupplementJURISDICTION: England & WalesSep-2011 978 0 414 04769 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 497276Paperback £95.00/€121.00Mar-2012 978 0 414 02416 8Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 5617882012 Supplement c. £60.00/c. €77.00THE SOCIAL FUND:LAW AND PRACTICE3RD EDITIONTrevor BuckThe Social Fund plays a major part in the UK'swelfare benefit system. This book, split into twosections – a narrative text and an annotationof the relevant legislation and directions –provides a comprehensive analysis of theoperation of the Social Fund and detailedclarification of its unique legal structure.• Explains each loan or grant available fromthe Social Fund and how it works• Discusses the internal and external reviewmechanisms• Analyses the judicial review challengesagainst Social Fund decision-making• Sets out the text of all relevant legislation,regulations and directions, accompanied bydetailed commentary• Explores the extensive research studies onthe Social Fund• Presents a flow chart of the various reviewprocesses to assist advisors and inspectorsJURISDICTION: United KingdomMar-2009 978 0 421 88120 4Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 32564Paperback, 848 pp £115.00/€147.00TODD'S RELATIONSHIP NEWAGREEMENTSRichard Todd, QC and Elisabeth ToddTodd's Relationship Agreements bringstogether in one source comprehensiveguidance on the law relating to all typesof relationship agreement.It covers cohabitation, prenuptial and postnuptialagreements, agreements in respectof children, “Edgar” agreements and maritalsettlements, setting out the current status ofeach one in English law and explaining whatis and is not permissible within eachagreement.• Features a range of precedents supportedby procedural checklists• Gives detailed drafting advice,highlighting what should be included andwhat should not• Details precisely how to decide if anagreement was unconscionable at thedate of its inception, considering duress,undue influence, mistakes, inadequatelegal advice, etc.• Suggests a framework for calculating fairfigures to put in a pre-nuptial agreementand a methodology for determining these• Looks at conflict of jurisdictions – the keyissue behind the landmark Radmachercase• Examines the enforceability of theseagreements against third parties, e.g.estates• Details the tax considerations on enteringsuch agreements• Looks at the use of “fault” clauses inprenuptial agreements, e.g. differentprovisions in the case of adultery• Includes summaries of the leading casesin this areaCONTENTS: General introduction; Duress; Undueinfluence; Mistake; Material non-disclosure;Absence or inadequacy of legal advice; Clauseswhich oust the jurisdiction of the Court; Severability;Other matters which might vitiate an agreement;Agreements which are manifestly unfair at the dateof their enforcement; Enforceability of theseagreements against Third Parties; The taxconsiderations on entering relationship generatedagreements; History of these agreements; Currentstatus in English law; Form of the agreement;Special considerations for property agreements; Theextent to which these agreements are enforceable;Exceptional clauses; Historical development;Current status in English law; Special considerationsfor pre-nuptial agreements; “Fault” clauses; Historyand development of these agreements; Currentstatus in English law; History; Definition; Currentstatus in English law; Enforceability; The differencebetween Xydhias, Edgar, Soulsbury and Rose orders;Necessary requirements; Factors undermining thebasis of such agreements Barder; Procedure forenforcing; The duty of promptitude; Abbreviatedhearings; Approach to Variation of Trust Actapplications; Morgan v Hill agreements; Tracey vTracey orders for school fees; Conflicts betweendifferent jurisdictions in respect of agreements;Precedents and Checklists.JURISDICTION: England & WalesOct-2012 978 0 414 02303 1Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 526451Hardback c. £99.00/c. €126.00Other Family & Social Welfare Law TitlesHUMPHREYS' FAMILYPROCEEDINGS20TH EDITIONDavid SalterHumphreys' Family Proceedings is a practicalhandbook on the processes involved in the widerange of family law proceedings, ensuringprocedures are followed correctly first timeround. It covers divorce, judicial separation,ancillary relief, evidence, taxation and welfarebenefits, children, other originating proceedings(such as inheritance claims), appeals,enforcement, injunctions, costs and publicfunding.JURISDICTION: England & WalesDec-2002 978 0 421 74820 0Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 20195Hardback, 576 pp £200.00/€254.0072 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk