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Breaking Law: The Inside Guide to Your Legal Rights & Winning in Court or Losing Well

Breaking Law: The Inside Guide to Your Legal Rights & Winning in Court or Losing Well

Author: Stephen Gold
Publisher: Bath Publishing
ISBN: 9780993583605
Published In: September 2016
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Breaking Law is written by a former judge. It’s a unique, inside guide to the law which is irreverent, entertaining and bulges with advice on what the law can do for you in countless situations. So whether you have been overcharged at a supermarket, overlooked in a relative’s will, sold duff goods, sued for repossession by mortgage lender or landlord or threatened to be left penniless after a divorce, you can find help here.

You’ll discover rights you never knew existed, how to avoid getting involved in a court case in the first place and how to cope with proceedings should they be started, whether you are bringing them or defending them.

Template letters and court documents are all included. For example, if you want to protect yourself before setting up home or marrying your partner, cohabitation and pre-nuptial agreements are at your service. There’s even a template agreement on what happens to the pets should the relationship break down.

And to keep it lively, the author also takes you through some of his own legal tussles so you can get a glimpse of his own inimitable style when pursuing and protecting his rights and those of his clients (the Krays included!)

The book is for you if you are forced to go it alone without a lawyer but should you need representation, you can find out how to get it before handing over any money. All of which means that, if you thought there was no way you would ever be able to get your case through court, this book may prove you wrong.

Part 1: SOME FUNNY THINGS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE WAY TO COURT

1. Look, No Maths

2. Let Loose

3. Ron And Reg

4. Legal Print

5. Let Right Be Done

Part 2: HELP!!!

6. Lawyer Or Litigant In Person?

Part 3: IS THE REST OF THIS BOOK WORTH READING?

7. Preserving My Premium Bonds

Part 4: STARTING A CASE AND BEFORE

8. Pre-match muscle flexing

9. Where To Start “This was a court. Do you want mushy peas with your fish and chips?”

10. Time Limits For Starting Court Proceedings - Disaster or Windfall?

11. Getting Your Opponent’s Documents - The sooner the better

12. In Full And Final Settlement - Take it or leave it

13. Court Fees - Save £s £s £s

Part 5 CRIKEY! PROCEEDINGS HAVE STARTED

14. Witnesses And Their Statements - Sock it to ‘em in writing

15. Daft Cases And Daft Responses - The early kill

16. Outside The Court Room For A Civil Case - Waiting around

17. In Court For Your Civil Case - “What am I doing here?”

18. Small Claims - Small but beautiful

19. The Tomlin Order - Kissing and making up after proceedings started

Part 6 JUDGMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN

20. The Register Of Judgments - The ugly face of proceedings

21. Challenging The Judge’s Decision - After court

22. Getting Your Money Under A Judgment - Can’t pay, won’t pay

23. Execution - The bailiff strikes

Part 7 RIGHTS AND WRONGS

24. Interest On Debt, Compensation And Judgments - and now for something completely interesting

25. Compensation For Hassle And Mental Distress - Inconvenience, distress, disappointment, annoyance, frustration, anxiety, displeasure, upset, vexation, tension, aggravation

26. The Litigant In Person’s Bill - And why not?!

27. Court Error Compensation - HMCTS blunder money

28. Money Wrongly Paid To You - Estoppel does you good

29. Company Down Drain: Directors Laughing - Squeezing money out of the culpable

30. Protection From Your Creditors - Though shalt not harass me

31. Claiming On Your Credit Card - The joy of equal responsibility

32. Neglected On Death - Gone but not forgotten

33. Adverse Possession - How to become a landowner without really trying

34. Libel, Slander And Malicious Falsehood - Troublesore v Whitecock - Statement in Open Court

35. Bankruptcy - The ecstasy and the agony

36. Ragbag

Part 8 GONE SHOPPING: SEE YOU IN COURT?