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Title : Powers (Property Conveyancing Library)
Author : Geraint Thomas
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Quite the best modern treatment of a difficult topic.
Farwell on Powers (1916) is apparently back in print, with someone doing "on-demand" reprints. Farwell is somewhat quaint, particularly if you were not doing conveyancing in the 19th century (my disability, too).
Thomas brings the matter bang up to date. I found the answers I needed quickly, and the matter was explained precisely.
David W Marks, Barrister-at-Law
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Title : Hanbury and Martin: Modern Equity (International Student Edition)
Author : Jill Martin
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Equity follows the law.
This is an excellent book for those who are willing to know about some of the most important institutions within Equity in Law. Right now there's no flat distinction as between Equity and Common Law. What it is true is that in order to know the law you have got to know both, as you may use equity in case common law does not provide an appropriate solution.
This is a must read for those involved in law and certainly to smart people, hungry of knowledge.
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Title : How to Probate an Estate in Florida: With Forms : Take the Law into Your Own Hands (Take the Law Into Your Own Hands)
Author : Gudrun M. Nickel
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : The Best and Simplest to Use on How to Probate an Estate
How to Probate an Estate in Florida is bar far the best, most comprehensive and simplest manual for the layman and lawyer alike. Ms. Nickel has very carefully studied the provisions of The Florida Probate Code and The Florida Rules of Probate Procedure and presented critical, vital information to her readers. In addition, Ms. Nickel has developed easy-to-use and time-tested forms, keyed to the relevant provisions of Florida Probate Law, that are extremely useful to lawyers, heirs, executors of estates and trustees.
How to Probate an Estate in Florida is a much better value than many other books dealing with Florida Probate Law. Further, Ms. Nickel is not only an experienced attorney, but a very caring advocate. Her experience in consumer law, mortgage foreclosure defense and probate law is just great! She has no equals!
In my opinion, when it comes to How to Probate an Estate in Florida, I would say: Buy it; read it; and use it. You'll be glad you did!
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Title : The Law of Trusts (Butterworths Core Texts S.)
Author : J.E. Penner
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Excellent analysis and very useful
This is a clear and informative guide to the law of trusts that is written in a far more accessible style than most trusts textbooks.
The night before my Equity exam at university, I glanced through this book (in quite a state of desperation!) and found clear, concise explanations to several concepts I had been unable to fathom all year. For a full explanation of the law, you may wish to turn to a weightier tome, but if you want to understand the key principles of trusts at degree level and have a reasonably short time to do it in, this probably your best option - it has just about the right level of detail to help you get to grips with stuff you will hopefully have time to read in more detail later...
Penner's style makes the book both straightforward and interesting (not an easy task when dealing with this area of the law!) and puts this text in the realms of the very, very useful.

Title : The Sourcebook of County Court Records: A National Guide to Civil, Criminal, and Probate Records at the County and Municipal Levels Within the State Court Systems (Sourcebook of County Court Records)
Author :
Rating : 4 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Detailed contact information, though search hints outdated
This is a thorough, easy to follow guide with accurate contact information for each court and is displayed well. Some information however is outdated as to what information is allowed public access. This arena changes frequently and the book was published in '98. I'd buy a 1999 edition in a hearbeat.