Welcome to the 5th edition of the WA Law Handbook! The Law Handbook is an indispensable plain English guide to the law in WA. With contributions from more than 70 lawyers and other experts, it outlines - in practical terms - the main areas of law you are likely to encounter in WA and provides information on where to go for more help.

The WA Law Handbook

'The law underpins our society and it affects our lives at every turn. It is vital, more now than ever, that we have some understanding of the law and the legal system. it is a tribute to Sussex Street Community Law Service that it has undertaken the additional task of producing this new edition."

The Hon. John Toohey AC

More information on the content of the book is available by following the link to the chapters' overview.

If you would like to purchase a copy follow this link.

While every effort has been made to ensure the information in this Handbook is as up-to-date and as accurate as possible, the law is complex and constantly changing and readers are advised to seek specific advice when faced with a particular legal problem. The WA Law Handbook is intended as a general guide to the law in WA and should not be used as substitute for legal advice. The authors and the publishers are not liable to users for this book for any loss or damage however caused resulting from its use.

This book is divided into 39 Chapters, each one covering a particular aspect of the law. The book has been expanded to include an extra fifteen chapters in light of the significant legal and policy development in WA since the last edition. A brief abstract at the beginning of each chapter provides an outline of its contents, as does the more detailed list of contents found immediately following the abstract. Sometimes, material will also be cross-reference to other chapters in the book.

At the end of each chapter you will find the contact details of organisations and agencies relevant to the topic of law discussed in that chapter.

The 5th edition of The WA Law Handbook has been expanded to refer where possible to leading judicial decisions on particularly significant or controversial points of law. Brief case summaries are found either in the text itself or in boxes separate from the main text.