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Author Corkery, J. F. (James F.)

Title Starting law / J.F. Corkery
Edition Second edition
Published Mudgeeraba, Qld. : Scribblers Publishing, 2002

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 WATERFT LAW  KL 26 Cor/Sla 2002  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 280 pages ; 22 cm
Series Annual lecture series (Law Institute of Victoria. Young Lawyers' Section)
Annual lecture series (Law Institute of Victoria. Young Lawyers' Section)
Contents Contents: Ch. 1. Discovering law studies & lawyers -- Ch. 2. Legal education -- Ch. 3. Origins of Australia's common law -- Ch. 4. The Australian Constitution -- Ch. 5. The elements of government : executive, legislature, and judiciary -- Ch. 6. The Australian courts -- Ch. 7. Judges, lawyers, the adversarial system -- Ch. 8. The legal profession -- Ch. 9. Development of the common law -- Ch. 10. Precedent -- Ch. 11. Stare decisis and the hierarchy of courts -- Ch. 12. Ratio decidendi and obiter dicta -- Ch. 13. Statutory interpretation -- Ch. 14. The categories of law -- Ch. 15. Legal writing -- Ch. 16. The skill of interviewing clients -- Ch. 17. The skill of dispute resolution - Ch. 18. The skill of advocacy -- Ch. 19. Using information technology -- Ch. 20 Looking for a job -- Legal style guide
Notes Includes index
Previous ed.: 1999
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Law -- Vocational guidance -- Australia.
Practice of law -- Australia.
Law -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
Lawyers -- Australia.
Justice, Administration of -- Australia.
Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Australia -- Victoria.
Consumer credit -- Law and legislation -- Australia -- Victoria.
Law -- Australia.
Author Wallwerk, Julius
Law Institute of Victoria.
ISBN 0958672741 back cover
0958672792 paperback
Other Titles Commercial law : consumer credit code