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List of Law Shop Guides
Prices 20p to £2.00 - Available over the counter only

No  Title
1.    Sole trader, partnership or limited company?   (90p)
2.    Why make a Will and what does it cost?   (£1.70)  
3.    Making a Will - When do you need legal advice?  (£1.10)
4.    What to cover in a Will   (£1.20)
5.    Choosing Executors and witnesses for a Will   (£1.20)
6.    Step by step guide to signing and storing your Will   (£1.40)
9.    How to swear an executor's oath   (80p)
10.  Letter before action and issuing a county court claim   (£1.60)
12.  How to execute a deed   (70p)
13.  Registering an enduring power of attorney   (70p)
14.  How to make a statutory declaration (70p)
15.  How to swear an affidavit (£1.20)
16.  How to get legal advice   (60p)
17.  How to change your name   (60p)
19.  Joint ownership   (90p)
20.  What to do after a motor accident  (70p)
21.  Buying out ground rents and rentcharges  (£1.10)
22.  Living together? Things to think about  (70p)
23.  What small claims costs can a litigant-in-person recover?   (£1.00)
24.  What is a McKenzie friend?  (90p)
26.  How to get legal advice on the internet   (60p)
27.  What is inheritance tax   (£1.20)
30.  Dissolving a partnership   (70p)
31.  How to deal with bailiffs   (£1.50)
33.  Survivorship clauses in Wills   (£1.00)
34.  Help with small claims   (90p)
35.  Rough Guide to funding cases in the County Court, High Court and Family Proceedings Court  (£1.50)
37.  How to address the Judge  (20p)
38.  Adjourning a case in the county court   (90p)
41.  Party Walls & Fences  (price to be announced)
42.  Tips for issuing a county court claim   (£2.00)
44.  Step by step guide to buying a house or flat   (£1.20)
45.  First time buyer (80p)
46.  Different types or mortgage (£1.15)
48.  How to get a mortgage (to be updated)
56.  How to claim interest in the county court   (£1.20)
60.  Going to court without a solicitor   (£1.10)
61.  How to prepare an affidavit   (£1.10)
62.  Splitting up – what happens to the children   (20p)
63.  Selling a house or flat - the legal stages (to be updated)
64.  Partnership checklist   (£1.00)
65.  Commercial lease checklist   (£1.00)
67.  Consumer claims checklist   (to be updated)
68.  Preparing to make a Will   (20p)
69.  Parental Responsibility   (£1.00)
70.  Cohabitation Agreements   (£1.80)
71.  Divorce - Sorting out money and property   (£1.60)
72.  Contact Orders   (£1.20)
73.  Family Breakdown - different ways to deal with it  (£1.40)