75 entertaining posers about legal predicaments, either distilled actual cases or stories based on real one. The scenarios are drawn from everyday life, eg your dog Fido and his mate kill a neighbour's chooks - what are you up for; when it is not a defence to say you were driving in the bus lane because you were turning left up ahead; if you have a sneezing fit when driving, your actions are involuntary so you can't be charged with dangerous driving - or can you? The reader decides what is a fair thing and then finds out how the judge ruled.
This book is humourous and light-hearted, written to entertain, it is also an easy way to brush up on what your rights are - and aren't.
The book can be read alone or used as a game with friends. There is a simple scoring system of 2 points for right, 0 points for wrong and 1 point if there was a dissenting judgement in an appeal.
All areas of the law are represented (crime, torts, contract, and property, succession, family law, tax) but items were chosen for their entertainment value rather than for balanced content or inclusivity.
This book suits readers of all types; even lawyers themselves will be amused; law students will buy it; good gift book for a particular type of family member; certain Father's Day appeal and Christmas appeal.
Features:
- A short, amusing introduction explaining the Australian courts' structure
- The law presented clearly and accurately, but not trivialised
- Devised by an expert for the lay person - accurate and authoritative
- Amusing comments on score categories at the end
- Case citations for each story are listed at the back of the book for the seriously curious; a short reference only is given within the text
