Third Level Texts

Covering different areas of Northern Ireland social work law relating to social work practice, this practical book advises and guides, and presents the legislative information. It is suitable for lawyers, social workers and social work students in Northern Ireland, and for busy legal practitioners and health care professionals alike.

1. This is a major new textbook in social policy and welfare -- we should promote strongly and aim for high adoptions.2. It has a strong theoretical content and it develops a powerful critique of traditional approaches to welfare.3.

Focuses on the proofs, ie animus possidendi and acts of possession by the squatter and the implications of squatting on leasehold land, registered land, co-owned land, land subject to a trust, a future interest or a mortgage. This book examines the use of the doctrine in the context of unadministered estates or informal transactions.

This is the essential guide to conveyancing law and practice. In this new edition, the authors have completely updated the previous text to the Land and Conveyancing Law Act.

Written with both legal students and practitioners in mind, this highly specialist book is widely recognised as the definitive guide to Irish land law. Comprehensive and clear, this title not only covers the subject of Irish land law with depth and detail, it also offers invaluable information on equity, trusts and succession. It is regularly cited as authoritative by Irish judges at the highest level. Irish Land Law joins with John Wylie's other extensive work in conveyancing law and landlord and tenant law to cement Wylie's place as one the most esteemed authors in Irish property law. His other titles include Landlord and Tenant Law and Irish Conveyancing Law.

The new edition of this established core textbook continues to give an insightful, authoritative and accessible overview of competing theoretical positions on the sociological study of childhood.