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The definitive guide to the law and practice of the European Union.

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This Revised Edition of A Straightforward Guide to The Law and Practice of Mental Health in the United Kingdom is a comprehensive introductory text to the complex area of mental health and how it is dealt with in the UK. There are many differing diagnoses of mental health, ranging from the severe to mild disorders. The law that deals with this area and the organisations that cope with it are outlined sympathetically and clearly in this concise book updated to 2024. The Coronavirus Act 2020 is also discussed.

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This latest addition to the Straightforward Guides Series, Starting an Online Business builds on the previous edition and is a clear and comprehensive introduction to setting up and running a successful online business. More and more people are shopping online and more and more businesses are switching their activities online to compliment traditional models. However, just like traditional businesses, specific skills are needed to ensure that the business is a success. This book provides an ideal introduction to all the essential steps in the process.

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The rights of disabled people have been affected considerably in recent times, particularly in the area of welfare benefits and subsequent financial security. A Straightforward Guide to the Rights of Disabled people is a comprehensive overview of the law and practice as it affects people with all types of disability and includes the rights of Disabled Children. The reader will gain a clear insight into welfare benefits, independent living, employment law, transport and a whole host of other rights.

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A Straightforward Guide to Divorce and the Law, Revised Edition, has been updated to reflect changes in the legal system, and society, affecting divorce proceedings to 2024 and is designed exclusively for anyone who wishes to proceed with a divorce case without the use of a solicitor or who wishes simply to learn more about the processes involved in divorce and the judicial system. The book is clear and concise and will prove to be an invaluable guide.

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This comprehensive book, Negligence in Healthcare: A simple guide for Patients, Carers and Practitioners discusses how negligence works in practice. It examines the legal duty that a healthcare practitioner has to a patient, as well as what needs to be established for a negligence case to be successful. This book, which is a follow up to Healthcare Rights and Law for Patients, Carers and Practitioners, will be ideal for those wishing to know more about negligence in healthcare settings, whether a patient, someone caring for a patient, or healthcare practitioners. The following areas are covered in detail: what is negligence?, alternatives to negligence claims, duty of care owed to patients, the standard that practitioners have to meet, how negligence claims are accessed, good samaritan acts.

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