Welcome to the author section of our website. From here you can access bibliographic information about some of the law and tax authors who write for Tottel Publishing.
Law Authors:
Susan Singleton
Susan Singleton is a solicitor with her own firm, Singletons which specialises in competition law, intellectual property law, IT/ecommerce and general commercial law. Her clients range from major plcs and institutions to small start up businesses.
Susan is on the Committee of the Competition Law Association, a member of the Licensing Executives Society (EC/Laws Committee), Contracts Group of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and is a member of the Intellectual Property Lawyers Organisation (TIPLO).
Publications:
The author of over 30 law books on topics including the internet and ecommerce law, competition law and commercial agency law, Susan also writes numerous law related articles. Susan is a frequent speaker in the intellectual property, competition and commercial law fields, both in the UK and abroad.
Commercial Agency Agreements Law and Practice 2/ed
Commercial Contracts – a practical guide to standard terms 2/ed
Data Protection: A Guide to Legal Compliance for HR and Payroll
Links:
Singletons
Mark Weston
Mark Weston is a partner of Matthew Arnold & Baldwin Solicitors and head of Commercial Law, Information Technology and Intellectual Property.
Publications:
Legal Practice Companion 2007 – 2008 13/ed
Links:
Matthew Arnold & Baldwin Solicitors
Tax Authors:
Mark McLaughlin CTA (Fellow) ATT TEP
Mark McLaughlin is a consultant in his own practice, Mark McLaughlin Associates, specialising in consultancy and support services for professional firms. He is a Fellow of the CIOT, member of the Association of Taxation Technicians and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Mark is also Co-founder, Director and Technical Editor of TaxationWeb Limited providing free information and resources on UK taxes to taxpayers and professionals.
Publications:
Mark McLaughlin is an established author having written many books on tax and related areas of law, as well as numerous articles for professional publications.
Ray & McLaughlin’s Practical Inheritance Tax Planning 7/ed
Core Tax Annual: Inheritance Tax 2006/07 and 2007/08
General Editor of Tax Planning 2007/08, Tax Compliance Manual and the Core Tax Annual series 2006/07 and 2007/08.
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Mark McLaughlin Associates
David Southern MPhil MA DPhil CIOT (Fellow) FTII
David Southern specialises in corporate finance and has experience of VAT and financial services. He also has extensive advocacy experience covering House of Lords, Court of Appeal, High Court, VAT & Duties Tribunal, County Court and Companies Court to name a few.
His professional memberships include the Revenue Bar Association International Fiscal Association, Chartered Institute of Taxation, VAT Practitioners Group and European Association of Tax Law Professors.
Publications:
David Southern is the co-author of Taxation of Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts 8/ed.
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Temple Tax Chambers
Peter Rayney FCA FTII TEP
Peter Rayney is BDO Stoy Hayward’s Tax Technical Partner, he is primarily responsible for the firm’s tax knowledge management, technical systems and support. Peter specialises in Corporate Tax and Corporate Finance Tax and is a member of the ICAEW Tax Faculty’s Corporation Tax and Business Tax Committee.
Publications:
Peter is the author of the established tax annual Tax Planning for Family and Owner-Managed Companies. He is also a leading lecturer and regularly contributes tax articles to professional publications.
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BDO Stoy Hayward
John Thurston LLB Solicitor TEP
John Thurston is a solicitor and a member of STEP. He specialises in wills, probate and administration, taxation and trust law and is on the editorial board of the journal, Trust Law International.
John is also a presenter of courses to solicitors and accountants for Progressive Legal, BPP and MBL on wills probate and administration, taxation, trusts and powers of attorney.
Publications:
A Practitioner’s Guide to Powers of Attorney
A Practitioner’s Guide to Trusts
A Practitioner’s Guide to Inheritance Claims
A Practitioner’s Guide to Executorship and Administration
John Thurston has also written and contributed to various articles.
Links:
STEP
Irish Authors:
William Binchy
William Binchy BA BCL LLM (NUI) MA (DUBL) FTCD (1995), Barrister in Law. William Binchy is Regius Professor of Laws and Head of School at Trinity College, Dublin. He was formerly a special legal adviser on family law reform to the Irish Department of Justice and Research Counsellor to the Law Reform Commission. He is a member of the Irish Human Rights Commission.
Publications:
William has authored and co-authored books on areas including private international law and torts and family law.
Casebook on the Irish Law of Torts 3/ed
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Trinity College, Dublin
Irish Human Rights Commission
Dr.Thomas B.Courtney
Thomas B. Courtney BA LLB NUIG LLD NUI is a partner in the Corporate Group of Arthur Cox, he specialises in corporate governance, company law and financial regulation. He is also Head of the Company Secretarial Practice.
Publications:
Thomas’ publications include –
Companies Acts 1963-2006
The Law of Private Companies, 2nd edition
Mareva Injunctions and Related Interlocutory Orders
Links:
Arthur Cox
Professor Robert Clark
Robert Clark BA LLM PhD BL is a consultant of Arthur Cox. He specialises in Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Commercial Contracts.
Publications:
Intellectual Property Law in Ireland 2/ed
Irish Copyright and Design Law Looseleaf
Links:
Arthur Cox
William Johnston
William Johnston MA is a Solicitor and Partner of Arthur Cox. He has extensive experience particularly in bond and other debt finance transactions, tier 1 issues, syndicated loans, aircraft finance, secured lending, consumer credit and bank regulation.
Publications:
William is the co-editor of Arthur Cox Banking Law Handbook. He is the author of chapters on Ireland for international banking law publications.
Links:
Arthur Cox
Professor John Wylie
Professor John Wylie is a consultant at A & L Goodbody, working specifically with the Commercial Property Department. He is also Professor of Law at Cardiff University and has acted as a consultant for many years to the Law Societies in both parts of Ireland.
Publications:
Professor John Wylie is an established author and has written extensively on areas concerning property law. His publications include:
Casebook on Equity and Trusts in Ireland 2/ed
Irish Conveyancing Law, 3rd edition
Law and Taxation of Trusts
Irish Land Law
A Casebook on Irish Land Law
Landlord and Tenant Law, 2nd edition
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A & L Goodbody Solicitors
Cardiff University
Scottish Authors:
Nicole Busby BA Hons PhD
Nicole Busby is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Stirling lecturing in Legal Process, European Law, Labour Law and Employment Law. Her research interests include Labour Law, European Social Law and Policy; Discrimination and Equality, Parental Rights, Feminist Jurisprudence and Representative Democracy.
Publications:
Nicole Busby has contributed to many articles and book chapters for a number of journals and law reviews. She has recently co-authored Scots Law: A Student Guide 3rd Edition.
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University of Stirling
Mr Robin M. White LLB LLM
Robin M White is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He specialises in Aspects of UK Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure and Evidence at undergraduate level and offers supervision in the fields of nationality and citizenship law and criminal justice, relating to prosecution and the legal system for postgraduate courses.
Publications:
Robin M White has written a number of articles and is the co-author of the Scottish Legal System 4th Edition published by Tottel.
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University of Dundee
Bill Pagan BA (Hons) LLB (Hons) WS NP TEP
Bill Pagan is the Head of Tax at Pagan Osborne Solicitors. He has served for more than twenty years on the Law Society of Scotland’s Tax Committee. He Chairs the Private Client Tax Sub Committee. Bill is one of only 16 Solicitors in Scotland accredited as a Trust Law specialist. Bill Pagan specialises in family affairs and trusts throughout the UK and abroad, as well as being an experienced charity trustee in Scotland and England.
Publications:
Bill Pagan is the co-author of the brand new title Inheritance Tax in Scotland 2007/08.
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Pagan Osborne
Fiona McDonald MA (Hons) LLB Dip LP ATT NP
Fiona McDonald is a Solicitor in Pagan Osborne Solicitors private client team and is a recognised expert in Succession, Estate Planning and Taxation issues. Fiona also tutors on the taxation course at the University of Edinburgh.
Publications:
Fiona McDonald is the co-author of the brand new title Inheritance Tax in Scotland 2007/08.
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Pagan Osborne