All Book reviews articles – Page 48
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BOOK REVIEW: Giving Legal Advice – an adviser’s handbook (2nd edition)
A guide that is very good on professional duties, but lacking slightly on illuminating skills needed in difficult situations.
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BOOK REVIEW: Rescue mission
Nobody Comes: the true story of the rescue of a child from a Romanian orphanage
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BOOK REVIEW: Balancing act
Personal Injury Practice: the guide to litigation in the county court and the High Court (sixth edition)
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BOOK REVIEW: Law Firm Marketing Toolkit
Generating personalised output is the point of the DIY format here, which aims to spawn ideas for progressing marketing efforts.
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BOOK REVIEW: Children In Need, local authority support for children and families
A sound introduction to the obligations of local authorities to vulnerable children and their families under the Children Act 1989.
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BOOK REVIEW: Lexcel Small Practice Toolkit
The CD-ROM that is included with the book means you can easily access templates.
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BOOK REVIEW: Lord Mansfield, Justice in the Age of Reason
Norman Poser, professor emeritus at Brooklyn Law School, tackles both the life and legacy of this 18th-century giant.
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BOOK REVIEW: Social Media in the Legal Sector
It may well be expensive, but this report offers guidance on everything from blogging to YouTube.
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BOOK REVIEW: In the Company of Strangers
Nicholas Clough’s latest is a compulsive page-turner, but is not without its flaws.
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BOOK REVIEW: Sorrow Might Come In The End: legal cases in the music and entertainment industries
This trim volume is worth reading solely because of the insights it gives into some famous names.
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BOOK REVIEWS: mental capacity legislation
Lawyers have had to learn new concepts regarding ‘capacity’. These two excellent guides should help.
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BOOK REVIEW: SRA Handbook (October 2013)
This up-to-date edition is essential reading following a raft of regulatory changes over the past year.
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International Guide to Money Laundering Law and Practice (fourth edition)
This book is an ideal resource for corporate counsel who are beginning risk assessment exercises.
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LIFESTYLE REVIEW: Treadmill Desk
The desk offers a chance to stretch the muscles and is a welcome addition to any office.
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BOOK REVIEW: Clarence Darrow – Attorney for the Damned
This well-told account of American lawyer Clarence Darrow’s life should be an inspiration.
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BOOK REVIEWS: Jack the Ripper
New ‘Ripperature’ from Guy Logan and Richard Whittington-Egan comes under the microscope.
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BOOK REVIEW: Doped – The Real Life Story of the 1960s Racehorse Doping Gang
A stylish trot through the committal proceedings, trials and appeals involving the doping gangs.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Scourge of Soho
Some interesting characters pop up in this chronicle of the enclave with a capacity to seduce.
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BOOK REVIEW: Extradition Law, a practitioner’s guide
Now there is a single ‘must have’ handbook for extradition practitioners.