slainte Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Can anyone recommend a good bodyshop in Edinburgh. Some b*****d has taken a key along the passenger door and front wing of the missus' month old car! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Aye, perhaps. Not everyone of the 16,500 members post regulary. So JackDFC is the youngest active poster Follwed by yourself and then me. (i think) Am I the youngest active poster to join? I was 11 and 7 months at the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 What in the name of all things bright and beautiful is the "Harvard referencing system"? I need to know this ASAP. An explanation would be nice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 What in the name of all things bright and beautiful is the "Harvard referencing system"? I need to know this ASAP. An explanation would be nice. It is basically a system that hates footnotes. It's moronic, but certainly the Politics department insist on it at Glasgow (the Law School use footnotes). This may be of use: Step-by-step guide to Harvard Referencing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart. Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 Probably not a good answer but I think the Harvard thing is just the standard way that you reference other people's work in an academic essay. Can't remember how to do it though. You probably knew that already though. Anyway, see all the laws in Britain, are they written down somewhere for people to consult, like all in the one wee handbook or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Anyway, see all the laws in Britain, are they written down somewhere for people to consult, like all in the one wee handbook or something? No. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Jonathon Woss wecommends their woofs. I've often wondered why the Rank Film Organisation never hired him for one of their adverts. You'd think he'd be the ideal candidate given his BBC Film presenting experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Anyway, see all the laws in Britain, are they written down somewhere for people to consult, like all in the one wee handbook or something? Statute law is available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ This will not be of any use for common law, or for decisions of the various courts etc, or for reference works like the Stair Memorial encycopedia. The closest that you will probably get to one source is Butterworths Lexis Nexis, who provide a online subsciption based service on most areas of UK law. http://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/our-solutions/ They are not cheap though........... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Statute law is available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ This will not be of any use for common law, or for decisions of the various courts etc, or for reference works like the Stair Memorial encycopedia. The closest that you will probably get to one source is Butterworths Lexis Nexis, who provide a online subsciption based service on most areas of UK law. http://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/our-solutions/ They are not cheap though........... Statutes are also not always terribly useful on their own, as they typically rely on extensive litigation arguing about what they actually mean. LexisNexis/Westlaw are certainly comprehensive, but they're hardly a condensed "this is the law, end of". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Statutes are also not always terribly useful on their own, as they typically rely on extensive litigation arguing about what they actually mean. LexisNexis/Westlaw are certainly comprehensive, but they're hardly a condensed "this is the law, end of". The original question was "see all the laws in Britain, are they written down somewhere for people to consult, like all in the one wee handbook or something?" No-one asked "Is there a condensed 'this is the law, end of' book available?" Practically all UK law, caselaw, commentary and other information required is available through Butterworths. That's why it's used by legal professional people to consult, all in one wee website (or something). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 (edited) The original question was "see all the laws in Britain, are they written down somewhere for people to consult, like all in the one wee handbook or something?" No-one asked "Is there a condensed 'this is the law, end of' book available?" Practically all UK law, caselaw, commentary and other information required is available through Butterworths. That's why it's used by legal professional people to consult, all in one wee website (or something). "One wee handbook or something" doesn't infer "huge f**k off internet database with millions of separate documents". Just saying likes. Edited October 14, 2010 by Ad Lib 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 "One wee handbook or something" doesn't infer "huge f**k off internet database with millions of separate documents". Just saying likes. Are you seriously suggesting that the OP thought that "all the laws in Britain" would really fit into "one wee handbook"? Or, perhaps, do you think that he was just being flippant as to the potential size of the volume required? Just asking, like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart. Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 Ok, I was wondering if there was a place where you could sit and read all the laws. How are people meant to know what all the laws are then? I think they should all be written somewhere in a book, no matter how big or small it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Ok, I was wondering if there was a place where you could sit and read all the laws. How are people meant to know what all the laws are then? I think they should all be written somewhere in a book, no matter how big or small it is. Unfortunately, Stuart, if it was as simple as you suggest, there wouldn't be any rich legal professionals. The cynical amongst us might suggest that it was in the legal profession's interest to make law as ambiguous and complex as possible. In addition, as Ad Lib suggests, there is a huge body of law. From memory, the paper version of Butterworths Law of Food & Drugs used to run to 7 volumes, all around 12 centimetres (5 inches) thick, The law of food and drugs is one tiny area of the law as a whole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 The legislation covering UK Tax law encompasses 7 volumes, with a combined thickness of over a foot, and that's using paper that's almost tracing paper it's that thin. And on top of that you have things like Double Taxation Treaties and other such documents which actually explain how the damned thing works, given how unintelligible the statutes are! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullywee Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 The legislation covering UK Tax law encompasses 7 volumes, with a combined thickness of over a foot, and that's using paper that's almost tracing paper it's that thin. And on top of that you have things like Double Taxation Treaties and other such documents which actually explain how the damned thing works, given how unintelligible the statutes are! will it be in waterstones? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 will it be in waterstones? I don't know. The RRP for the complete tax law collection is £210 and they're re-issued annually. I got my set through the School of Law at Glasgow for a student price of £70. They come in two large boxes that are pretty damned heavy! -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 will it be in waterstones? If not, give the Works a shot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattydfc Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 (edited) WHSmith is pretty decent for books as well. Edited October 14, 2010 by mattydfc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Tesco sell books for a reasonable price. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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