All Book reviews articles – Page 46
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BOOK REVIEW: Diary of a Lawyer
Liberty Deller becomes a paralegal in her quest to uncover the truth about her solicitor father’s death.
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BOOK REVIEW: Cretney & Lush on Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney
This helpful book goes back to basics with a history of both types of power.
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BOOK REVIEW: Rights and Duties of Directors
A broad, practical and invaluable guide that explains the full extent of directors’ rights and duties embodied in law.
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BOOK REVIEW: Inside Immigration Detention
A sensitive and authentic insight into the lives of those confined to immigration detention centres in the UK.
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BOOK REVIEW: Magna Carta Uncovered
The 800-year-old document is not about democracy but the rule of law. Magna Carta Uncovered places it in a historical context.
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BOOK REVIEW: A Modern Approach to Lifetime Tax Planning for Private Clients (With Precedents)
A difficult topic dealt with clearly and concisely in a single volume.
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BOOK REVIEW: Bugle and Yarrington
James James is recognisable as the single bloke in the office with a varied social life and passion for ending the day with a drink.
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BOOK REVIEW: How to Run an Academy School
With almost 4,500 academy schools, there is likely to be a significant market for this guide. Fortunately it is attractive and useful.
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BOOK REVIEW: Litigation Funding Handbook
A surprisingly easy-to-read overview of the litigation funding landscape post-Jackson.
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EXHIBITION REVIEW: Human Rights Human Wrongs
A stunning collection of photo-reportage from the 20th century’s key civil and human rights moments.
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BOOK REVIEW: Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships: The New Law
Far from a dry repeat of statute, the book goes beyond the usual family law remit.
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BOOK REVIEW: Stamp Duty Land Tax
Experience adds value to this welcome text, which is directed at practicalities.
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BOOK REVIEW: Svetlana’s Garden
Sentimentality and a weak sub-plot threaten to undo Britanov’s work, but it still offers a timely reminder of how states try to suppress the truth.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Mineral Estate Surveyors Handbook
Recommended reading for those about to embark on new instructions for minerals or waste operators.
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BOOK REVIEW: Court and Bowled: Tales of cricket and the law
In this entertaining collection, the writer explores alleged match-fixing, issues in the laws of cricket itself, and the debate about whether even legal actions are in the spirit of the game.
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BOOK REVIEW: Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide
This handbook on embryonic new powers in the court is in a league of its own.
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BOOK REVIEW: An Inconvenient Genocide
Governments often bristle at questions on the Armenian genocide; Geoffrey Robertson QC’s excellent book offers a sobering history.
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BOOK REVIEW: Family Law Arbitration
All family lawyers, plus lay clients and litigants in person, should buy a copy of this essential guide.
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BOOK REVIEW: When the Clocks Stopped
Author Marion Eaton has created a resourceful solicitor hero who is equally cool in different epochs.