All articles by David Pickup – Page 7
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BOOK REVIEW: Low Life Lawyer: In the Footsteps of Bechet
This very readable thriller reminds David Pickup of the days when lawyers were able to mix business and pleasure in a way that might enrage the SRA in modern times.
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Starring role for solicitors
In most courtroom dramas the solicitors are invisible – not so in Apple Tree Yard.
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BOOK REVIEW: Precedent Library for the General Practitioner (3rd ed)
A packed book and CD-ROM for the general practitioner
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BOOK REVIEW: Cyber Security Toolkit
There is plenty of guidance, checklists and examples, and a CD with precedents.
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BOOK REVIEW: COLPs Toolkit (2nd edition)
This book is a toolkit complete with draft policies, checklists and procedures, all on a CD.
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BOOK REVIEW: Profitability and law firm management (2nd edition)
Managing partners need to read this book, which can be dipped into or read at length.
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Christmas gift ideas: legal books
David Pickup runs through a selection of legal-themed books that could serve as stocking-fillers.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Legal Training Handbook (1st edition)
Training needs to be planned, budgeted for, and appraised – as this book attests.
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BOOK REVIEW: Law and Licensing: A Concise Guide for Shotgun and Rifle Owners (BASC Handbook)
A comprehensive overview of the law is followed by excellent advice on security.
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BOOK REVIEW: Breaking Law: The Inside Guide to Your Legal Rights and Winning in Court or Losing Well
At £20 for over 500 pages this book is great value.
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BOOK REVIEW: Scholarly Misconduct: Law, Regulation and Practice
A well-researched account, some of which reads like a list of lesser-known Sherlock Holmes cases.
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BOOK REVIEW: Death by the Arno
Some historical fiction can read like a guidebook but this novel, by iLaw founder Justin Ellis, avoids that pitfall.
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BOOK REVIEW: Elderly Client Handbook (5th edition)
The practical sections are very good, particularly the guidance on marketing and adapting your office procedures to elderly clients.
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BOOK REVIEW: Criminal Costs: Legal Aid Costs in the Criminal Courts
A comprehensive and necessary guide
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BOOK REVIEW: The Solicitors Office Procedures Manual (second edition)
This book is both a specimen manual and a resource on how to tailor your own to your firm.
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BOOK REVIEW: Both Sides of the Bench
An entertaining book that contrasts with last year’s As in Memory Long.
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BOOK REVIEW: A Shy and Simple Warrior
A granddaughter’s readable account of her grandfather’s time in the Royal Navy.
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BOOK REVIEW: Law’s Strangest Cases: extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of legal history
Strange, but compelling reading.
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Showcasing law firms
Accreditation has served us well. A scheme for general practice would help showcase those firms which offer advice on a range of subjects.
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BOOK REVIEW: Three Cases That Shook the Law
These tales of a lost time, when the judges and counsel were celebrities, are clear and well researched.