When a legal matter arises oftentimes a person is confronted by a
bewildering array of legal concepts, procedures or complex jargon and are at a loss to
understand what is going on. The purpose of this book is to simplify such complexities and
multi-layered rules and provide quick solutions to various queries that may arise.
The approach taken by the author is to provide an everyday query formulated much like a
question one might find in a self-help legal column in a newspaper. A detailed answer
follows, highlighting the general issues that the reader should be aware of and what steps
they might take next. Everyday topics such as buying or selling a house, making a will,
probate, family law queries, personal injuries, negligence, employment law, consumer law
and defamation are addressed. Law for the Layperson: Life, Work & Death will be an
invaluable reference book for all non-lawyers seeking guidance as required on legal issues.
