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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Foundation course
Building an Outstanding Legal Team: Battle-Tested Strategies from a General Counsel
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Exploding myths about crime
Criminal: the truth about why people do bad things.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Duels and debts in Dulwich
Ties of Blood and Friendship: the Complicated Life of Francis Lynn
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Legal thickets of localism
What do the following have in common: the Ivy House Pub in Nunhead, south-east London; various football stadiums, including Manchester United’s Old Trafford; Blencathra (the Lake District mountain); and the cold war control tower at the former Greenham Common RAF base (pictured)? Answer: they are all Assets of Community Value ...
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Great minds who made America
America was founded by commercial lawyers with English ideas of rule of law, free contract and rights of individuals. The early charters in the first half of the 17th century were sometimes far ahead of contemporary legal thinking in establishing rights for women and refugees. Slavery, though, was an issue ...
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: A handy signpost
This book deals with the practicalities of rights over land and public control of land.
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OpinionA go-to reference tool
This is the fourth edition of a very handy guide which could gain a permanent place on the busy will-writer’s desk.
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OpinionThe future’s bright
I was sent a pre-publication electronic copy of this book, which was launched at the Law Society at the end of April. The final version has gone through a number of revisions, including a change to chapter order.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Through the labyrinth
The International Criminal Court: A Commentary on the Rome Statute (2nd edition)
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Outspoken judge ahead of his time
This well-researched study of an interesting character (and the not-too-distant legal past) is not cheap, but it offers fascinating insights.
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BOOK REVIEW: Butterfly Politics
What feels most fresh and relevant in this collection is the articulation of a more radical approach to equality law and, indeed, to the practice of law itself.
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BOOK REVIEW: Lasting Powers of Attorney: A Practical Guide (3rd edition)
As a reference work the many sub-headings, lists of cases and legislative instruments (and an extensive index) make the work easily navigable.
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BOOK REVIEW: Petroleum Contracts: English Law and Practice (2nd edition)
Peter Roberts has produced a valuable contribution to Lex Petrolea
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BOOK REVIEW: May It Please You, Madam: A little book of legal whimsy
Enthralling tales from the frontline