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Kidnapped by a Client

The Incredible True Story of an Attorney's Fight for Justice

by Sharon R. Muse, JD ...

“He promised to kill me when he got out. I believed him. If I wanted justice, I had to fight both him and the courts...maybe kill him first. If I didn’t do something, I was going to die.”This is not a manufactured dialogue from a thriller but the words of attorney Sharon Muse. They came after she survived an attempted kidnapping, rape, and murder at the hands of Larry Morrison, a former client. On ... Read more

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“He promised to kill me when he got out. I believed him. If I wanted justice, I had to fight both him and the courts...maybe kill him first. If I didn’t do something, I was going to die.”This is not a manufactured dialogue from a thriller but the words of attorney Sharon Muse. They came after she survived an attempted kidnapping, rape, and murder at the hands of Larry Morrison, a former client. On
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Lawfare

by Geoffrey Robertson ...

How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them.‘ESSENTIAL’ Amal Clooney‘AUTHORITATIVE’ Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC‘IMPORTANT ’Baroness Helena Kennedy KC‘COULD HARDLY BE MORE TIMELY’ Alan RusbridgerThe British tradition of “free speech” is a myth. From the middle ages to the present, the law of defamation has worked to cover up misb... ... Read more

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How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them.‘ESSENTIAL’ Amal Clooney‘AUTHORITATIVE’ Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC‘IMPORTANT ’Baroness Helena Kennedy KC‘COULD HARDLY BE MORE TIMELY’ Alan RusbridgerThe British tradition of “free speech” is a myth. From the middle ages to the present, the law of defamation has worked to cover up misb...
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Evil Angels

The Case of Lindy Chamberlain

by John Bryson ...

The basis for the Meryl Streep film A Cry in the Dark: The dramatic true story of a mother's worst nightmare and the murder trial that shocked Australia.On a camping trip at Ayer's Rock, the Chamberlain family's infant daughter disappeared in the middle of the night. Her distraught mother, Lindy, claimed she saw a dingo carry her off into the Australian outback. Two years later, their tragedy ... Read more

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The basis for the Meryl Streep film A Cry in the Dark: The dramatic true story of a mother's worst nightmare and the murder trial that shocked Australia.On a camping trip at Ayer's Rock, the Chamberlain family's infant daughter disappeared in the middle of the night. Her distraught mother, Lindy, claimed she saw a dingo carry her off into the Australian outback. Two years later, their tragedy
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The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring

by Gregory Makoff ...

The dramatic inside story of the most important case in the history of sovereign debt lawArgentina's 2001 default on $100 billion in bonds and the messy litigation that followed has had an outsized impact on sovereign debt markets, sovereign debt law, and the International Monetary Fund's policies. This is the sovereign debt case study that scholars, legal practitioners, investors, and ... Read more

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The dramatic inside story of the most important case in the history of sovereign debt lawArgentina's 2001 default on $100 billion in bonds and the messy litigation that followed has had an outsized impact on sovereign debt markets, sovereign debt law, and the International Monetary Fund's policies. This is the sovereign debt case study that scholars, legal practitioners, investors, and
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The JCT 05 Standard Building Contract

by Issaka Ndekugri, Michael Rycroft ...

The Joint Contracts Tribunal's (JCT) Standard Form of Building Contract, one of the most common standard contracts used in the UK to procure building work, is updated regularly to take account of changes in legislation and industry practice and relevant court decisions from litigation. The JCT 05 Standard Building Contract: Law and Administration is a second edition to the authors' earlier award ... Read more

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The Joint Contracts Tribunal's (JCT) Standard Form of Building Contract, one of the most common standard contracts used in the UK to procure building work, is updated regularly to take account of changes in legislation and industry practice and relevant court decisions from litigation. The JCT 05 Standard Building Contract: Law and Administration is a second edition to the authors' earlier award
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Lawyers' Poker

52 Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn from Card Players

by Steven Lubet ...

Great poker players are master tacticians. Not only do they calculate odds with lightning speed and astonishing precision, but they also cunningly anticipate and manipulate the actions of their adversaries. In short, they boast skills that every lawyer can envy. This highly entertaining work might best be summed up as "better lawyering through poker." Steven Lubet shows exactly how the tactics of ... Read more

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Great poker players are master tacticians. Not only do they calculate odds with lightning speed and astonishing precision, but they also cunningly anticipate and manipulate the actions of their adversaries. In short, they boast skills that every lawyer can envy. This highly entertaining work might best be summed up as "better lawyering through poker." Steven Lubet shows exactly how the tactics of
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Challenging Conflict

Mediation Through Understanding

by Gary Friedman ...

This revolutionary book shows how through mediation parties can escape the trap of conflict rather than remain ensnared within its grasp at enormous cost to themselves and others. The authors demonstrate how mediators, and lawyers, can support parties to work together effectively in ways that deeply respect their humanity. Through the telling of ten riveting stories of actual commercial mediations ... Read more

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This revolutionary book shows how through mediation parties can escape the trap of conflict rather than remain ensnared within its grasp at enormous cost to themselves and others. The authors demonstrate how mediators, and lawyers, can support parties to work together effectively in ways that deeply respect their humanity. Through the telling of ten riveting stories of actual commercial mediations
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The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation

A Handbook for Mediators, Lawyers, and Other Conflict Resolvers

by David A. Hoffman ...

David Hoffman's The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation provides hands-on guidance for lawyers and mediators seeking to overcome roadblocks to settlement – a comprehensive manual that describes more than 50 tools that mediators use and why they work. As Harvard Lecturer on Law and past chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Hoffman draws on more than thirty years of mediating family, ... Read more

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David Hoffman's The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation provides hands-on guidance for lawyers and mediators seeking to overcome roadblocks to settlement – a comprehensive manual that describes more than 50 tools that mediators use and why they work. As Harvard Lecturer on Law and past chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Hoffman draws on more than thirty years of mediating family,
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Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, Fifth Edition

Edited by William P. Atkins Atkins, Deborah Elizabeth Fishman ...

This invaluable treatise, in 31 chapters and two volumes, breaks down strategic reasoning behind every phase of patent infringement litigation, from prelitigation issues and initial client counseling through the filing of the Notice of Appeal. The book explores the perspectives and strategies of both patent owners and patent challengers, providing updates on the most recent trends in patent ... Read more

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This invaluable treatise, in 31 chapters and two volumes, breaks down strategic reasoning behind every phase of patent infringement litigation, from prelitigation issues and initial client counseling through the filing of the Notice of Appeal. The book explores the perspectives and strategies of both patent owners and patent challengers, providing updates on the most recent trends in patent
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LA NUOVA RESPONSABILITA' SANITARIA (L. 8.3.2017, n. 24, Disposizioni in materia di sicurezza delle cure e della persona assistita, nonché in materia di responsabilità professionale degli esercenti le professioni sanitarie, in G.U. 17.3.2017, n. 64)

Legge 8 marzo 2017, n. 24 recante “Disposizioni in materia di sicurezza delle cure e della persona assistita, nonché in materia di responsabilità professionale degli esercenti le professioni sanitarie” (in G.U. 17.3.2017, n. 64)

by Luigi Viola ...

Il Volume analizza, con taglio TEORICO-PRATICO-OPERATIVO, le QUESTIONI e i DUBBI INTERPRETATIVI (in ambito sia penale che civile, e di natura sostanziale e processuale) relativi alla NUOVA RESPONSABILITÀ SANITARIA di cui alla recentissima LEGGE 8 marzo 2017, n. 24 (recante "Disposizioni in materia di sicurezza delle cure e della persona assistita, nonché in materia di responsabilità professionale ... Read more

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Il Volume analizza, con taglio TEORICO-PRATICO-OPERATIVO, le QUESTIONI e i DUBBI INTERPRETATIVI (in ambito sia penale che civile, e di natura sostanziale e processuale) relativi alla NUOVA RESPONSABILITÀ SANITARIA di cui alla recentissima LEGGE 8 marzo 2017, n. 24 (recante "Disposizioni in materia di sicurezza delle cure e della persona assistita, nonché in materia di responsabilità professionale
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Psychology for Lawyers

Understanding the Human Factors in Negotiation, Litigation, and Decision Making, Second Edition

by Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Jean R. Sternlight ...

Law is a profession centered on human interaction. Virtually every aspect of the practice of law can be enhanced by a well-grounded understanding of psychology—the science of how people think, feel, and behave. Lawyers who harness the insights of psychology will be more effective interviewers and counselors, engage in more successful negotiations, conduct more efficient and useful discovery, ... Read more

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Law is a profession centered on human interaction. Virtually every aspect of the practice of law can be enhanced by a well-grounded understanding of psychology—the science of how people think, feel, and behave. Lawyers who harness the insights of psychology will be more effective interviewers and counselors, engage in more successful negotiations, conduct more efficient and useful discovery,
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After Misogyny

How the Law Fails Women and What to Do about It

by Julie C. Suk ...

A rigorous analysis of systemic misogyny in the law and a thoughtful exploration of the tools needed to transcend it through constitutional change beyond litigation in the courts.Just as racism is embedded in the legal system, so is misogyny—even after the law proclaims gender equality and criminally punishes violence against women. In After Misogyny, Julie C. Suk shows that misogyny lies not in ... Read more

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A rigorous analysis of systemic misogyny in the law and a thoughtful exploration of the tools needed to transcend it through constitutional change beyond litigation in the courts.Just as racism is embedded in the legal system, so is misogyny—even after the law proclaims gender equality and criminally punishes violence against women. In After Misogyny, Julie C. Suk shows that misogyny lies not in
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2016 Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act

by Epsten Grinnell Howell, Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq., John (Jay) W. Hansen, Jr, Esq., Nancy I. Sidoruk, Esq., Dea C. Franck, Esq. ...

This booklet contains the 2015 Davis-Stirling Act which adds all the amendments enacted during the 2014 Legislative session. We have again included the cross-reference / conversion tables for both the pre- and post-January 1, 2014 versions of the Act in Appendix A of this booklet to assist those of us who are still learning the location of the statutes under the current numbering system ... Read more

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This booklet contains the 2015 Davis-Stirling Act which adds all the amendments enacted during the 2014 Legislative session. We have again included the cross-reference / conversion tables for both the pre- and post-January 1, 2014 versions of the Act in Appendix A of this booklet to assist those of us who are still learning the location of the statutes under the current numbering system
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Legal Mobilization

Assessing the Potential and Limits of Law-based Civic Advocacy

by Jeff Handmaker ...

Series series Elgar Studies in Law, Development and Global Justice
In this timely book Jeff Handmaker critically reflects on the opportunities and challenges of law-based advocacy. Exploring different functions of law through an analytical concept and approach of legal mobilization, this book provides a unique reflection on how law can address systemic crises.Legal Mobilization discusses the strategic potential of law-based, civic-led advocacy and surveys how ... Read more

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In this timely book Jeff Handmaker critically reflects on the opportunities and challenges of law-based advocacy. Exploring different functions of law through an analytical concept and approach of legal mobilization, this book provides a unique reflection on how law can address systemic crises.Legal Mobilization discusses the strategic potential of law-based, civic-led advocacy and surveys how
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2018 Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development

by Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq., Dea C. Franck, Esq., Epsten Grinnell Howell ...

This booklet contains the 2018 Davis-Stirling Act which adds all the amendments enacted during the 2017 Legislative session. We have again included the cross-reference / conversion tables for both the pre- and post-January 1, 2014 versions of the Act in Appendix A of this booklet to assist those of us who are still learning the location of the statutes under the current numbering system. ... Read more

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This booklet contains the 2018 Davis-Stirling Act which adds all the amendments enacted during the 2017 Legislative session. We have again included the cross-reference / conversion tables for both the pre- and post-January 1, 2014 versions of the Act in Appendix A of this booklet to assist those of us who are still learning the location of the statutes under the current numbering system.
... Read more
Intimate Lies and the Law

by Jill Elaine Hasday ...

Jill Elaine Hasday's Intimate Lies and the Law won the Scribes Book Award from the American Society of Legal Writers "for the best work of legal scholarship published during the previous year" and the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award for Family and Relationships. Intimacy and deception are often entangled. People deceive to lure someone into a relationship or to keep her there, to drain an ... Read more

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Jill Elaine Hasday's Intimate Lies and the Law won the Scribes Book Award from the American Society of Legal Writers "for the best work of legal scholarship published during the previous year" and the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award for Family and Relationships. Intimacy and deception are often entangled. People deceive to lure someone into a relationship or to keep her there, to drain an
... Read more
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lawsuits

Successfully Navigate the Complex Civil Court System

by Victoria E. Green J.D. ...

Have you been confused by a lawsuit? We can help.Millions of civil lawsuits are filed in the U.S. court system, costing billions of dollars in legal fees to those involved. The process is so complex that few people can pursue civil action without professional help, leaving them totally at a lawyer's mercy. Yet how many people truly know what they're getting into when they're involved in a lawsuit? ... Read more

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Have you been confused by a lawsuit? We can help.Millions of civil lawsuits are filed in the U.S. court system, costing billions of dollars in legal fees to those involved. The process is so complex that few people can pursue civil action without professional help, leaving them totally at a lawyer's mercy. Yet how many people truly know what they're getting into when they're involved in a lawsuit?
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Litigio arbitral

El arbitraje desde otra perspectiva

by Alfredo Bullard ...

El arbitraje desde otra perspectiva es un tratado digno de comentario. Se trata de un texto que no sólo informa, sino profundiza. A veces cuestiona. Con frecuencia propone. Y siempre divierte. Mediante una técnica que muestra no sólo sentido de humor, sino inteligencia, uno encuentra un conjunto de ideas bien armadas, cimentadas y empaquetadas — y dirigidas a una audiencia que no sólo quiere ... Read more

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El arbitraje desde otra perspectiva es un tratado digno de comentario. Se trata de un texto que no sólo informa, sino profundiza. A veces cuestiona. Con frecuencia propone. Y siempre divierte. Mediante una técnica que muestra no sólo sentido de humor, sino inteligencia, uno encuentra un conjunto de ideas bien armadas, cimentadas y empaquetadas — y dirigidas a una audiencia que no sólo quiere
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Fun with Patents: The Irreverent Guide for the Investor, the Entrepreneur, and the Inventor (Second Edition)

by Kfir Luzzatto ...

The Practical Patent Guide (Expanded and Revised Second Edition)Patents don't have to be a dry and boring subject and inventors, investors and business people may (and should) enjoy using them to their advantage. However, to empower the general public to use the patent system to its fullest extent, the need remains for a book that introduces important patent concepts in a humanly understandable ... Read more

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The Practical Patent Guide (Expanded and Revised Second Edition)Patents don't have to be a dry and boring subject and inventors, investors and business people may (and should) enjoy using them to their advantage. However, to empower the general public to use the patent system to its fullest extent, the need remains for a book that introduces important patent concepts in a humanly understandable
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Decreto semplificazioni

by Studium Legis ...

Disposizioni urgenti in materia di semplificazione e di sviluppo - Testo Normativo ... Read more

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Disposizioni urgenti in materia di semplificazione e di sviluppo - Testo Normativo
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Practice Notes on County Court Procedure

Edited by Stephen Gerlis ...

1999 saw the greatest revolution in civil practice and procedure for over 100 years with the introduction of the civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions. Introduced as a result of Lord Woolf's report on the reform of the civil courts' Access to Justice, the new rules have revolutionized the way that civil disputes are now resolved. The emphasis is now on settlement and co-operation between ... Read more

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1999 saw the greatest revolution in civil practice and procedure for over 100 years with the introduction of the civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions. Introduced as a result of Lord Woolf's report on the reform of the civil courts' Access to Justice, the new rules have revolutionized the way that civil disputes are now resolved. The emphasis is now on settlement and co-operation between
... Read more
No-Fault Insurance Anti-Fraud Litigation

A Practitioner's Guide

by Max Gershenoff, Barry I. Levy ...

No-fault insurance fraud amounts to a significant fraud tax on consumers, estimated at billions of dollars each year. Residents in states where no-fault insurance fraud is endemic have experienced large increases in their automobile insurance premiums. For example, in 2011, Florida residents paid nearly $58 per vehicle as the result of no-fault insurance fraud, and in New York, policyholders paid ... Read more

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No-fault insurance fraud amounts to a significant fraud tax on consumers, estimated at billions of dollars each year. Residents in states where no-fault insurance fraud is endemic have experienced large increases in their automobile insurance premiums. For example, in 2011, Florida residents paid nearly $58 per vehicle as the result of no-fault insurance fraud, and in New York, policyholders paid
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El neoconstitucionalismo en la teoría de la argumentación de Robert Alexy

Homenaje en su 70 aniversario

by Alejandra Flores Martínez, María Elósegui Itxaso, Enrique Uribe Arzate ...

Series series Biblioteca Jurídica Porrúa
Centrado en las tesis neoconstitucionalistas de la teoría de la argumentación del jurista alemán Robert Alexy, el presente libro integra nueve aportaciones inéditas de académicos juristas de habla hispana, discípulos de Alexy o conocedores de las doctrinas alemanas. Alexy, uno de los más destacados creadores y defensores de la teoría de la ponderación, considera que los elementos que entran en ... Read more

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Centrado en las tesis neoconstitucionalistas de la teoría de la argumentación del jurista alemán Robert Alexy, el presente libro integra nueve aportaciones inéditas de académicos juristas de habla hispana, discípulos de Alexy o conocedores de las doctrinas alemanas. Alexy, uno de los más destacados creadores y defensores de la teoría de la ponderación, considera que los elementos que entran en
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Pre-ANDA Litigation

Strategies and Tactics for Developing a Drug Product and Patent Portfolio, Third Edition

Edited by Kenneth Laurence Dorsney ...

All pharmaceutical companies, whether they are an innovator or a generic, must navigate the same complex legal and regulatory framework to bring a product to market and fend off competition. Now completely updated, Pre-ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for Developing a Drug Product and Patent Portfolio, Third Edition is an in-depth resource for learning about and planning for ANDA ... Read more

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All pharmaceutical companies, whether they are an innovator or a generic, must navigate the same complex legal and regulatory framework to bring a product to market and fend off competition. Now completely updated, Pre-ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for Developing a Drug Product and Patent Portfolio, Third Edition is an in-depth resource for learning about and planning for ANDA
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