All Book reviews articles – Page 36
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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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BOOK REVIEWS: local authority guides
We review new editions of the Community Care Law and Local Authority Handbook and Local Authority Liability.
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BOOK REVIEW: A Passing Fury: Searching for Justice at the End of World War II
Williams’ book - marking the 70th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials - offers an insightful account of Belsen in 1945.
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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.
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BOOK REVIEW: Five Ideas to Fight For
A reminder of why law, human rights and civil liberties matter and how lawyers can play a vital role in their defence.
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BOOK REVIEW: UK Competition Law
Likely to be useful to both students and practitioners, although it misses concrete examples.
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The Law Book: From Hammurabi to the International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones in the History of Law
Delve into civilisation’s legal history.
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BOOK REVIEW: IP guidance for the digital entrepreneur
The gist of the dangers is amply demonstrated to any uninformed IP entrepreneur.
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Lexcel Client Care Toolkit (3rd edition)
The third edition of this toolkit has been comprehensively revised and updated.
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TV REVIEW: Undercover
This BBC drama featuring Sophie Okonedo as an emotionally invested barrister will grip you.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Law of EU Public Procurement (second edition)
The book could have been more up-to-date in some respects but it does have its uses.
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BOOK REVIEW: Something is Rotten in Fettig
Court exchanges in this satire with a bizarre cast are a delight.
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BOOK REVIEW: Civil and Jewish Divorce: A Guide
This 130-page guide addresses the plight of the ‘average ultra-orthodox Jewish client’.
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BOOK REVIEW: Lawyers and Mediators – the Brave New World of Services for Separating Families
An acerbic stocktake of recent changes in public policy.
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BOOK REVIEW: Lexcel People Management Toolkit
Even if you are not interested in obtaining the Law Society’s legal practice quality mark, guides like this are invaluable.
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BOOK REVIEW: Love Lose Live: Divorce is a Rollercoaster
The thinking, actions and reasoning of the family’s children are conveyed with some consideration.
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BOOK REVIEW: Disciplinary and Regulatory Proceedings (eighth edition)
Unlike its predecessor, this edition has been designed with the practitioner in mind.
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BOOK REVIEW: Go Set a Watchman
To mark the passing of Harper Lee, we take a look at her long-awaited second novel.
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BOOK REVIEW: How to Represent Yourself in the Family Court
Particularly helpful were the comprehensive tips on how to succeed in the family court.