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If you see me on the watershed, I'll probably be smiling. Come over and say hello. I won't bite.George Tripko, long-time leader of the family crime and business empire, has just died, and there isn't nearly as much money in the estate as there should be. Surviving organization members realize they are victims of a complex fraud, and openly suspect each other. But they are also certain that the family arsonist and enforcer, Peter Jarry, mus...

The concept of the 'internal consultant' is now gaining considerable ground as managers in support functions seek to redefine their role and effectiveness. The emphasis that it places on moving from a 'colleague' to a 'client' perspective within the business can bring major benefits to both adviser and organisation. This key text provides a practical understanding of the skills required to become a high-performance internal consultant, whatever your own area of expertise.

This SQE1 revision guide covers the requirements of the SRA SQE1 2026 specification for criminal practice, which will be examined within the FLK2 assessments in January and July 2027. Designed specifically to help you prepare for the SQE1 assessment, it provides a clear, concise and highly focused overview of the subject, and considers the law, procedure and processes involved in advising a client at the police station, pre-trial considerations and magistrates’ court and Crown Court trials...

This SQE1 revision guide covers the requirements of the SRA SQE1 2026 specification for criminal law, which will be examined within the FLK2 assessments in January and July 2027. Designed specifically to help you prepare for the SQE1 assessment, it provides a clear, concise and highly focused overview of the subject, and includes practical examples of the application of criminal law.The book is clearly structured around the SRA specification and focuses only on the content you need...

Revise SQE Ethics and Professional Conduct provides an overview of the pervasive knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of a solicitor in practice, and will guide readers through the key rules and responsibilities by use of practice examples and experience-based scenarios. Candidates for SQE1 must be able to demonstrate their ability to act honestly and with integrity and the book sets out what this means and models behaviours. Ethics and professional conduct is assessed pervasively acr...

This SQE1 revision guide covers the requirements of the SRA SQE1 2026 specification for ethics and professional conduct, which will be examined pervasively within the FLK1 & 2 assessments in January and July 2027. Designed specifically to help you prepare for the SQE1 assessment, it provides a clear, concise and highly focused overview of the subject, and will guide you through the key rules and responsibilities by use of practice examples and experience-based scenarios.The book is...

"It's a lovely wall, we've got no complaints there."Allan Ripke wakes on the bank of a tranquil river, surrounded by cheerful strangers, quaint shops, and a towering wall that encloses everything.He doesn't know who he is. He doesn't know how he got there. But no one seems to think that's strange—not even when names change overnight, newspapers print impossibilities, and fog rolls in thick and unnatural. The residents smile, nod, and tell him what a lovely wall it is.

Up to date for the 2023 SQE1 specification, Revise SQE Ethics and Professional Conduct provides an overview of the pervasive knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of a solicitor in practice, and will guide readers through the key rules and responsibilities by use of practice examples and experience-based scenarios. Candidates for SQE1 must be able to demonstrate their ability to act honestly and with integrity and the book sets out what this means and models behaviours...

Introducing "Atlantis, Mermaids, Pixies, Giants, and Our Untold History," the highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling "Black Op's, Aliens, Spirits, Bigfoot, and Our Untold History," which garnered widespread acclaim in both paperback and audiobook formats. Building upon the foundation laid by its predecessor, this new book delves even deeper into the mysteries of the unknown, exploring not only the enigmatic subjects outlined in the title but also delving into a plethora of captivatin...

This SQE2 revision guide covers the requirements of the SRA SQE2 assessment specification for oral skills in advocacy, which is examined four times a year in January, April, July and October. Designed specifically to help you prepare for the SQE2 assessment, it provides a clear, concise and highly focused overview of the subject, and outlines the essential advocacy skills in both criminal and civil settings.The book is clearly structured around the SRA specification and focuses onl...

This SQE2 Questions & Answers revision guide covers the requirements of the SRA SQE2 assessment specification for oral skills in advocacy, which is examined four times a year in January, April, July and October. Designed specifically to help you prepare for the SQE2 assessment, it provides a clear, concise and highly focused overview of the subject, and demonstrates how you will be assessed at SQE2 in the civil and criminal areas of summary judgment, default judgment, interim applications,...

Ray Holt launders money for a Manchester criminal gang. He is also stealing from them – and has talked himself into believing that makes him the hero.When discovery becomes inevitable, Holt's solution is Knott: a hitman found via a business card on a pub toilet floor, professional in the way that a blunt instrument is professional, and not entirely sane.What follows is a darkly comic, pitilessly plotted thriller about a man who believes he is one smart move ahead of everyon...