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e-Commerce is growing at an incredible pace but enthusiasm for this new means of doing business must be tempered with an awareness of the legal pitfalls which await the unwary. From the law relating to establishing an internet site to issues such as e-mail defamation; formation of contract by e-mail; intellectual property rights; and network security; businesses must recognise that e-commerce requires the same care and attention as any other business transaction. This briefing is one of the f...

Liquidated damages and extensions of time are complex subjects, frequently forming the basis of contract claims made under the standard building and civil engineering contracts. Previous editions of Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time are highly regarded as a guide for both construction industry professionals and lawyers to this complex area. The law on time and damages continues to develop with an increasing flow of judgments from the courts. Alongside this, the standard forms of contrac...

Hong Kong is known for good financial services, public utilities and other services. But are Hong Kong's key economic sectors sufficiently competitive? The authors analyze the situation of competition and regulation in ten industries and business sectors.

A soldier obeys illegal orders, thinking them lawful. When should we excuse his misconduct as based in reasonable error? How can courts convincingly convict the soldier's superior officer when, after Nuremberg, criminal orders are expressed through winks and nods, hints and insinuations? Can our notions of the soldier's "due obedience," designed for the Roman legionnaire, be brought into closer harmony with current understandings of military conflict in the contemporary world? Mark J. Osiel answ...

Capital Gains Tax 2015/16 examines the current legislation and HMRC guidance in a comprehensive and accessible style and is an invaluable book for all those who deal with capital gains tax on a regular basis. This established title uses plain English and includes examples and the up-to-date tax cases throughout to aid accurate comprehension of the latest legislative changes. All coverage is up to date to Finance Act 2015. Bloomsbury Professional Core Tax Annuals include 'signposts' at the beginn...

National Insurance Contributions 2011/12 contains everything you need to know about this specialist area. It outlines how and when contributions are due, how liabilities are calculated and what can be done legitimately to minimise them. This new edition covers the various contributions using a practical class-by-class format. Together with extensive cross-referencing and clear indexing, it enables you to find the answers to your queries quickly and easily. The clear layout and practical approach...

Quick and accurate tax help for every Canadian! The fun and easy way to maximize your deductions-- and minimize the pain! Packed with tax--saving tips for the 2002 tax year and including the preparation and filing of your tax return online, here is your all--in--one solution for tax season. Whether you're a small business owner, planning for retirement, or just starting a family, you'll find plenty of strategies relevant to your individual tax situation. With the line--by--line instructions and...

This collection of Donne's verse includes both secular and divine poems, such as "Air and Angels", "The Flea", the "Holy Sonnets", and "The Progress of the Soul". The poems are provided with full notes and a brief introduction to Donne's life and career.

This book serves as a compact introduction to the economic analysis of law and organization. At the same time it covers a broad spectrum of issues. It is aimed at undergraduate economics students who are interested in law and organization, law students who want to know the economic basis for the law, and students in business and public policy schools who want to understand the economic approach to law and organization. The book covers such diverse topics as bankruptcy rules, corporate law, sport...

This book analyzes the role banks play in the provision of aggressive tax planning arrangements. It examines the nature of banking, the complex structured financing transactions developed by banks and how they are then used by both banks and their clients. It also explores the internal governance processes that banks use to manage tax risk and the prevention, detection and response strategies applied by different revenue bodies in responding to the challenges that banks pose. The book makes a nu...

This is the latest book from Cengage Learning on West Federal Tax.

'Gulliver's Travels' describes the shipwrecked Gulliver's encounters with the inhabitants of four extraordinary places: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the country of the Houyhnhnms.

Existing books on construction adjudication have either been written as an introduction to the subject when the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act was first introduced in 1996, or they are aimed at professionals representing parties or at adjudicators themselves. In contrast, this book has been written for the parties to adjudication, particularly those new to the process. It takes a straightforward, practical approach to the subject, dealing with the process step-by-step. The fir...