The Speed Search allows you to search quickly for a title, author or international standard book number (ISBN), if you know it. You do not need to use the full title or all the author's names, but can simply enter key words, eg. 'criminal' or 'clarkson'. The Speed Search facility allows you to enter keywords from any of the main search fields at once, in order to narrow your search; eg. 'criminal clarkson' will search for those keywords across both title and author fields.

If you know the ISBN for a book (its ten or 13 digit standard book number), this is the surest way to find a specific title. Remember, when using an ISBN you should enter all ten or 13 digits together with no spacing " " or hyphens "-" e.g. 1923458659x or 9781234567890.

If you want to be more specific, use the Advanced Search. This will narrow your search, returning only books which match all the details you enter.

The more information you provide, such as Author, Title, Publisher, the more accurate your search will be.

• Bestsellers By Category refers to the Bestselling titles within the selected category of Law
• Bestsellers By Search Results refers to the Bestselling titles within the matching results returned
• Related Bestsellers refers to the Bestselling titles within the product category selected

Boolean search terms
AND: To make sure a keyword is included
OR: To give alternative keywords
NOT: To make sure a keyword is not included

Using AND e.g. “property AND law”
When using AND in a search expression, results will contain both property and law in the title.
The results will not include books containing only property or only law in the title.

Using OR e.g. “property OR law”
When using OR in a search expression, results will contain either property, or law, or property and law together in the title.
This type of search will not merely retrieve books containing only property or only law in the book title.

Using NOT e.g. “property NOT law”
When using NOT in a search expression, results will contain only property. The search option will exclude law completely.
It is important, therefore, to be careful when using this search option in order to avoid hindering your search.

When you're ready to complete the purchase, go to the Shopping Basket screen. From here you can use the Postage Calculator to see how much you will pay for delivery (you must select a delivery country).

You now need to either set up an account or, if you've done this previously, sign in to your existing account.

First, click the 'CHECKOUT' button. You will be asked to sign on. Don't worry if you have not yet registered - just follow the link for those who have not previously registered. You will then be prompted to set up an rehgistration account by entering your e-mail address and choosing a password* (plus a clue to remind you should you forget your password, eg. password = "jones", clue = "mother's maiden name"). Please check that you have entered the correct email address, otherwise you won't receive email confirmation for orders. Once you've done this once, you won't have to enter your address details again for future orders, although you can change your details at any time by following the 'MY DETAILS' link on the left of every page.

*NB If you are a Hammicks Legal account holder you will be able to sign with your account number, AFTER you have reistered for the first time. For further information on this, please read the section 'How to Order'.

Once your address details are filled in, click the 'CONTINUE' button. Enter your payment card details and click the 'PURCHASE' button if paying online. You will receive a confirmation email with your order number shortly afterwards.

Where orders are placed for more than one item including some which are currently In Print and some which are Not Yet Published, we usually send the available books immediately. You will not be charged any additional postage for this service. In some circumstances we may feel it is better to wait until all items are ready for despatch, and in this case we will contact you for instructions.

Items not in stock will be ordered from the publisher or distributor. UK publishers typically take around 7 working days to deliver (although this can vary considerably for smaller publishers), and we will despatch your order to you by the working day after receipt. If the book is unavailable for any reason we will tell you once we have the information from the publisher. Where a book needs to be ordered from overseas it may be subject to further delay.

If you have previously set up an account but are unsure of your password, when logging in enter your e-mail address but leave the password field blank. When you click the submit button you will be prompted to enter a password, but also given the opportunity to click the password clue box. Ticking this will display the password clue you entered when setting up your account. For this reason the password clue should be something that tells you what the password is but is personal to you, eg. password = "jones", clue = "mother's maiden name", and not a generic thing that lots of people would know, eg. password = "Paris", clue = "capital of France".

Try a keyword search using the speed search box or the advanced search link on the left. If all that fails then contact us and we'll do our best to find it for you.

• Send your credit or debit card details over the Internet securely using SSL encryption.
• This is the preferred method of ordering and we accept Visa, Mastercard, Delta, Eurocard, Amex, Solo and Switch/Maestro.
• Hammicks Legal Account Holders will be invoiced for their order when it is dispatched.
• If you would prefer to speak directly to somebody, please call our Hammicks Legal Website Orders team on +44 (0)207 405 5711 between 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm Saturday GMT. Alternative you can email: fleetstweb@hammicks.com.