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Book SynopsisMost often, a successful business transaction is only as good as the contract that ties everything together; therefore, let BarCharts' fluff-free, 3-panel (6-page)guide assist you in creating the kind of contract that dots all the 'I''s and crosses all the 'T''s. Color-coded sections examine every aspect of contracts and negotiations, with key definitions and guidelines highlighted throughout.

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Book SynopsisAs a business major, entrepreneur, or professional the more essential laws relevant to business operations you know, the better. This 6 page laminated guide is a perfect quick reference to review laws that are covered in a business law course, but also for professionals reviewing laws related to start-ups, business operations or as a legal primer for decisions that could drastically affect your career and your company. Designed to find many related answers at a glance you can see the landscape of law in a more complete snapshot faster and more efficiently than scrolling through a listing of sites from your Google searches. 6-page laminated guide includes: Torts Criminal Law Contracts Business Entities Partnerships Agency Corporations Product Liability Uniform Commercial Code Ethics

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of this classic resource provides mental health professionals with simple, practical advice for testifying in court.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: More Ways to Maxim-ize Your Testimony I. PRIOR TO TESTIMONY 1. Beginning to Think and Act Like an Expert Witness 2. Cherry-Picking 3. Courtroom as Place Identity 4. Culture and Diversity in Forensic Work 5. Flawed Collateral and Assessment Data 6. Intimidation Before Testimony 7. Preparation on the Go 8. Psychotherapists in Court: To Testify or Not to Testify 9. Report Matters 10. Socializing With Attorneys and Other Parties 11. Staying Current 12. To Be an Expert 13. Uninvolved and Inept Attorneys 14. Virtual Testimony 15. What to Wear II. THE SKILLED WITNESS 16. Burden of Proof and Degree of Certainty 17. Changing Your Mind 18. Fooled by the Face 19. The Learned Treatise 1: Writings of Authorities 20. The Learned Treatise 2: What You Have Written 21. Listening Well 22. The Rumpelstiltskin Principle 23. Saying “I Don’t Know” Versus Waffling 24. Using Quiet Times 25. When the Expert Is Not Allowed to Answer 26. Wit-Free Testimony III. OBJECTIVITY CHALLENGES 27. Allegiance Effects 28. Hired Guns 29. Professional Witnesses and Professionalism IV. DIRECT EXAMINATION 30. Beginnings: The Good Direct Examination 31. Brushed-Off Direct Examination 32. Diverging on Direct Examination 33. The Language of Testimony V. CROSS-EXAMINATION 34. Abrasive and Attacking Cross-Examinations 35. The Abysmal History Gambit 36. The Admit–Deny Response 37. Challenges to Experience 1: Insufficient Experience 38. Challenges to Experience 2: Case-Specific Experience 39. Challenges to Experience 3: The Case Against Experience 40. Credentialing and Qualifications: Common Challenges 41. Disaster Relief 42. DSM-5: The Cautionary Statement 43. The Expert Gaze 44. Looking at the Jury 45. Negative Assertions 46. Perspective Taking 47. Power and Control on the Witness Stand 48. Probes for Guilt and Shame 49. The Push–Pull Technique 50. Set-Ups and Takedowns 51. Surprise Questions 52. Theatrical and Outlandish Attorneys 53. Transformative Moments 54. Vigorous Cross-Examinations, Vigorous Answers 55. Your Expertise Used Against You VI. WHAT NOT TO DO 56. Feisty Experts 57. Frittering Away Trustworthiness 58. Humor 59. Implicit Vouching and Winking at the Jury 60. The Lateral Arabesque 61. Meandering Expertise 62. Narcissistic Experts 63. Predictable Answers 64. Recalcitrant and Unprepared: The Case for Consultation 65. Testifying While Sick or Under the Influence 66. Traumatic Experiences on the Stand 67. Worst Expert Testimony Ever VII. AFTER YOUR TESTIMONY 68. Fugue State Testimony 69. Moving On 70. When It Is Over Appendix: Maxims for Quick Review References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisWritten in an accessible style, this comprehensive yet concise text book gives students essential background and contextual information supported by practical and applied discussion to help even those with no planning law knowledge engage in the subject and understand planning in the real world.Trade Review“An easily accessible way into the planning worlds of our UK nations for someone who is just starting their career in planning. Reasonably compact but also comprehensive it provides an overview of planning law and practice with an obvious link to the real world. Money worth spending” Harvey Pritchard, School of the Built Environment, Leeds Beckett University"Planning students – and others - can sometimes find it difficult to engage with law texts on planning. `The Essential Guide to Planning Law’ speaks directly to planning students in a clear and concise way, giving them the confidence to engage with more complex legal material. The text also demonstrates experience and insight into what graduate planners need to know about planning, law and practice." Neil Harris, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University“Sheppard and colleagues have produced an extremely accessible planning book that considers planning law and its application. Written specifically for students on a variety of built environment courses, this text provides an ideal introduction to the statutory basis of planning practice and decision-making whilst unravelling the distinctive legal and policy arrangements that now characterise the devolved parts of the UK”. Nick Gallent, Head of the Bartlett School of Planning, University College LondonTable of ContentsForeword ~ Janet Askew; Planning law in context; The nature of planning law; The development of planning law; Planning, plans and policy in the devolved UK; Core elements of planning law; Development management: permissions, applications & permitted development; Planning conditions, agreements & obligations; Specialist planning arrangements; Other forms of planning control & consent; Enforcement; Planning appeals, Judicial Review (JR) & the ombudsman; Reflections on planning law. ?

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Book SynopsisAlso Serving Time informs readers about the realities of provincial and territorial prison work in Canada as interpreted by correctional officers.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Provincial and Territorial Prisons in Canada 1. Setting the Stage 2. Pathways: Who Are Correctional Officers and How Did They Get There? 3. “99 Per Cent Boredom, 1 Per Cent Sheer Terror” 4. The Female Correctional Officer 5. The Male Correctional Officer 6. Policing on the Inside: Foregrounding Occupational Risk 7. Correctional Officers as Occupational Edgeworkers? Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Snapshots of Provincial and Territorial Prison Facilities across Canada Appendix C: Average Counts of Adults in Correctional Services Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisCompared to other countries, Canada’s Parliament shows a high level of party unity when it comes to legislative voting. This was not always the case, however. One hundred years ago, this sort of party discipline was not as evident, leading scholars to wonder what explains the growing influence of political parties in the Canadian Parliament.In Lost on Division, Jean-François Godbout analyses more than two million individual votes recorded in the House of Commons and the Senate since Confederation, demonstrating that the increase in partisanship is linked to changes in the content of the legislative agenda, itself a product of more restrictive parliamentary rules instituted after 1900. These rules reduced the independence of private members, polarized voting along partisan lines, and undermined Parliament’s ability to represent distinct regional interests, resulting in – among other things – the rise of third parties.Bridging the scholTrade Review"In this gold mine of voting data and analysis, bolstered by online supporting evidence, Godbout systematically examines individual and structural theories of party unity. He skillfully explains the implications of his conclusions. This work is extraordinarily relevant to any examination of why Parliament is increasingly considered irrelevant." -- Neal A. Carter, Brigham Young University * American Review of Canadian Studies *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Emergence of Parties in Parliament 3. Theories of Party Development 4. Legislative Records and Parliamentary Voting 5. How Do Members Vote? 6. How Do Parties Unite? 7. Louis Riel and the Catholic Sort 8. Western Discontent and Populism 9. Partisanship in the Senate 10. Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisPolicy Change, Courts, and the Canadian Constitution examines the impact of courts and various constitutional provisions on a wide range of policy issues, including health care, immigration and refugee policy, citizenship, the rights of Indigenous peoples, and criminal justice policy.Trade Review"Why, when, and how courts make policy is not only grist for law faculties and practitioners. Public policy effects change in Canada – and occasionally that change is truly uncharted…The questions posed in this book are fundamental." -- Michael Bryant * Literary Review of Canada, Vol 27, no. 2 *"The case studies in this text are fascinating and provide insight into how changes in public policy have (or have not) come into effect." -- Julie Hetherington-Field, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada * Canadian Law Library Review *Table of Contents Introduction: Judicial Policy Impact in Canada Emmett Macfarlane (University of Waterloo) PART I – Approaches and Theories of Policy Change Chapter 1: Lessons from Public Policy Theories: Ask About Policy Change First, Courts Second Minh Do (University of Toronto) Chapter 2: Closing a Door but Opening a Policy Window: Legislating Assisted Dying in Canada Dave Snow (University of Guelph) and Kate Puddister (University of Guelph) Chapter 3: The Supreme Court of Canada, Judicial Remedies, and Punctuated Equilibrium Marc Zanoni (University of Guelph) PART II – Institutional Contexts Chapter 4: The Charter, Policy, and Political Judgment Janet Hiebert (Queen’s University) Chapter 5: Collaborative Federalism and the Role of the Supreme Court of Canada Robert Schertzer (University of Toronto) Chapter 6: The Impact of Constitutional References on Institutional Reform Kate Glover (Western University) Chapter 7: The Desuetude of the Notwithstanding Clause – And How to Revive It Richard Albert (University of Texas at Austin) PART III – Policy Issues Chapter 8: The Charter Beat: The Impact of Rights Decisions on Canadian Policing Troy Riddell (University of Guelph) and Dennis Baker (University of Guelph) Chapter 9: Protecting Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Section 12 of the Charter and Mandatory Minimum Sentences Kate Puddister (University of Guelph) Chapter 10: Third Party Policy and Electoral Participation after Harper v. Canada: A Triumph of Egalitarianism? Erin Crandall (Acadia University) and Andrea Lawlor (Western University) Chapter 11: Section 23 of the Charter and Official-Language Minority Instruction in Canada: The Judiciary’s Impact and Limits in Education Policymaking Stéphanie Chouinard (Royal Military College of Canada) Chapter 12: The Charter of the French Language and the Supreme Court of Canada: Assessing Whether Constitutional Design Can Influence Policy Outcomes James B. Kelly (Concordia University) Chapter 13: When is a Citizen No Longer a Citizen? Analyzing Constructions of Citizenship in Canada’s Judicial and Legislative Forums Megan Gaucher (Carleton University) Chapter 14: Taking the Harper Government’s Refugee Policy to Court Chris Anderson (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Dagmar Soennecken (York University) Chapter 15: Carter Conflicts: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Impact on Medical Assistance in Dying Policy Eleni Nicolaides (University of Guelph) and Matthew Hennigar (Brock University) Chapter 16: Canadian Abortion Policy and the Limitations of Litigation Rachael Johnstone (Queen’s University) Chapter 17: Contrasting Visions of Indigenous Rights, Recognition, and Territory: Assessing Crown Policy in the Context of Reconciliation and Historic Obligations Michael McCrossan (University of New Brunswick) Chapter 18: After Marriage Equality: Courting Queer and Trans Rights Kyle Kirkup (University of Ottawa) Conclusion: Policy Influence and Its Limits: Assessing the Power of Courts and the Constitution Emmett Macfarlane (University of Waterloo)

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Book SynopsisBridging Canadian party politics and legislative studies, Lost on Division is the most authoritative study available on the development of parliamentary institutions in Canada.Trade Review"In this gold mine of voting data and analysis, bolstered by online supporting evidence, Godbout systematically examines individual and structural theories of party unity. He skillfully explains the implications of his conclusions. This work is extraordinarily relevant to any examination of why Parliament is increasingly considered irrelevant." -- Neal A. Carter, Brigham Young University * American Review of Canadian Studies *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Emergence of Parties in Parliament 3. Theories of Party Development 4. Legislative Records and Parliamentary Voting 5. How Do Members Vote? 6. How Do Parties Unite? 7. Louis Riel and the Catholic Sort 8. Western Discontent and Populism 9. Partisanship in the Senate 10. Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisNational security in the interest of preserving the well-being of a country is arguably the first and most important responsibility of any democratic government. Motivated by some of the pressing questions and concerns of citizens, Top Secret Canada is the first book to offer a comprehensive study of the Canadian intelligence community, its different parts, and how it functions as a whole. In taking up this important task, contributors aim to identify the key players, explain their mandates and functions, and assess their interactions. Top Secret Canada features essays by the country’s foremost experts on law, foreign policy, intelligence, and national security, and will become the go-to resource for those seeking to understand Canada’s intelligence community and the challenges it faces now and in the future.Trade Review"Top Secret Canada is a thorough and serious treatment of Canada’s multifaceted intelligence community and a significant contribution to the intelligence literature. It deserves a spot on the bookshelf of every scholar focused on Canadian defense and national security issues as well as the broader field of intelligence." -- Joseph W. Gartin, CIA Sherman Kent School for Intelligence Analysis * Studies in Intelligence *"This is an extremely valuable collection that should be essential reading for practitioners in Canada and abroad, and for legislators, journalists, and the interested public." -- J. L. Granatstein, emeritus, York University * CHOICE *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Stephanie Carvin, Thomas Juneau, and Craig Forcese Part One: Central Agencies and Advice to Policymakers 1. The Privy Council Office (PCO) Greg Fyffe 2. Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Meredith B. Lilly Part Two: Core Collection and Advisory Agencies 3. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Jez Littlewood 4. The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) Bill Robinson 5. The Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC) Stephanie Carvin 6. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) John Pyrik Part Three: Operations and Enforcement and Community Engagement 7. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Kent Roach 8. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Christian Leuprecht, Kelly Sundberg, Todd Hataley, and Alexandra Green 9. Public Safety Canada (PSC) Alex Wilner 10. The Canada Centre and Countering Violent Extremism Brett Kubicek and Michael King Part Four: Government Departments with National Security Functions 11. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) Thomas Juneau 12. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Michael Nesbitt 13. The Department of Justice Canada (Justice Canada) Craig Forcese and Jennifer Poirier Part Five: The Evolving National Security Review Landscape 14. Review and Oversight of National Security in Canada Leah West 15. The Media and National Security Reporting in Canada Alex Boutilier Conclusion Stephanie Carvin, Thomas Juneau, and Craig Forcese Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisJudicializing Everything? focuses on judicial decision-making in parliamentary states that have recently adopted bills of rights.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Constitutional Strength and Bills of Rights 3. Constitutional Reach: Severe Limits or Constitutionalizing Everything? 4. Constitutional Reach: The Private Sphere and The Clash Between Liberal and Post-Liberal Constitutionalisms 5. Balancing Institutional Relations: The Common Law and Bills of Rights 6. Strained Statutory Interpretation in New Zealand and The UK 7. Strained Statutory Interpretation in Canada 8. Conclusion Works Cited

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Book SynopsisFaith, Force, and Reason follows the evolution of the rule of law from its birth in the marshes of Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago to its battle against apartheid in South Africa in the last twenty-five years. It is recounted through the voices of emperors and kings, judges and jurists, and popes and philosophers who have thought about what the rule of law is all about and how it works. All of law’s most momentous achievements Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis, the Magna Carta, and the American Bill of Rights and most celebrated advocates Plato and Aristotle, Cicero, Aquinas, Edward Coke, Hugo Grotius, and John Marshall are featured. So are law’s darkest moments: the trial of Socrates, the burning and beheading of witches and heretics, the persecution of Jews, and the proclamation of Lex Regia which legalized the dictatorial powers of Roman emperors and medieval kings. Faith, Force, and Reason challenges readers to think Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Ancient History: Warlords, Priests and Philosophers 1. Babylon and Jerusalem 2. Athens and Sparta 3. Rome Medieval History: Jurists and Lawyers 4. Damascus and Baghdad 5. Bologna and Rome (again) 6. London Modern History: Judges 7. Washington 8. The Hague 9. Johannesburg Future History: The People 10. New France 11. New World 12. New Person Index

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Book SynopsisDeanna Clark-Esposito is the Managing Attorney of the Clark-Esposito Law Firm, P.C. in New York City covering fashion, international trade, transportation and other legal matters. She is an Executive Member of Fashion Group International (NY) and the President of the New York chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade. She teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology and is an avid presenter with several organizations, including the US Small Business Administration. Deanna is a native of San Francisco and resides in New York City.Trade ReviewThis book provides a fresh approach to building a fashion business. I believe that both academics and startup businesses would find this book useful. -- Karen Edwards, University of South Carolina, USI think that this text will be very useful to anyone working on fashion. I would certainly recommend it as reference reading to MBA students and to undergraduates who are taking entrepreneurship courses. -- Thomai Serdari, New York University, USATable of ContentsPreface Foreword 1. Protecting Your Business with Fashion Compliance 2. Consumer Safety and Product Labeling Guidance 3. Intellectual Property: Protection, Enforcement and Hidden Issues 4. Marketing Compliance 5. Product Compliance: Flammability Testing and Issues Specific to Children's Products 6. Importing and Fair Trade 7. Export Best Practices 8. Working With Transportation Providers 9. Sustainable Fashion 10. Emerging Fashion Industry Issues Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisWine is a great passion of many professionals and this book takes an interesting look at how law and the wine have intersected, sometimes with very interesting results. In this book you'll find a number of fascinating stories that examine the various legal concepts that are related to wine, vineyards, and wine-drinking, including law suits, disputes, and more. First, the book provides an introduction to, and survey of, the history of wine, wine business, and the laws affecting wine production and sale. Modeled after a case of wine, each of the twelve chapters, or bottles, examines a specific topic. The book examines a wide range of topics including an old requirements contract between wine producers and grape growers, family/partnership issues, relationships with distributorships, labor issues, trademark disputes, and international/global concerns when using place names on wines that do not originate from the same area. Wine is an emotional subject for those who love it and produce it, and the cases discussed involve personal and at times very emotional disputes, some of which resulted in long and rancorous trials and appeals.

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Book Synopsis"A definitive resource." —Midwest Book ReviewA Clear, Friendly Reference for Using, Protecting, and Profiting from CopyrightCopyright may seem like a mystery, but it is actually quite easy to understand—as Lee Wilson demonstrates in The Copyright Guide, Fourth Edition. This resource explains everything you need to know to make copyright work for you, including how to license your copyrights, how to acquire the right to use the works of others, what copyright infringement is, how to protect your works from infringement, and how to avoid infringing on the works of others. This is a must-read for anyone who creates or uses copyright—which, due to the explosion of information technology, is just about everyone! In plain language with scores of real-life examples, this newly updated edition addresses important issues in copyright, including: How to secure copyright protection without a lawyer What constitutes copyright infringement How copyright law applies to new media When parody is really infringement How to handle copyright trolls With informative tips and easy-to-use forms, The Copyright Guide will save you legal fees, make sure you avoid infringing on the works of others, and help you protect and profit from what you create.Trade Review"In a newly updated and expanded fourth edition, The Copyright Guide: How You Can Protect and Profit from Copyright by Lee Wilson (a Nashville writer and lawyer with extensive experience in the area of copyright) is a definitive resource. . . . With informative tips and easy-to-use forms, The Copyright Guide will save you legal fees, make sure you avoid infringing on the works of others, and help you protect and profit from what you create. Comprehensively informative, exceptionally 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, this new edition of The Copyright Guide should be a part of every writer's and/or publisher's instructional reference collections, as well as a core addition to both community and academic library writing/publishing collections." —Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisEmployment Law (in Plain English)(R)provides both employers and employees the information they need in order to understand the law as it relates to their working relationship. This helpful guide will enable readers to identify and prevent many of the issues which can and do occur in the employment context, thus saving everyone valuable time and money and establishing a stronger workforce. While this book is not intended to replace the reader's employment lawyer, it will provide the ability to assist one's lawyer in litigation should the need arise. Chapters discuss a variety of topics including: Advertising for new positions and vacancies Interviewing, hiring, and other pre-employment considerations Employment contracts Union shops Collective bargaining agreements Employee handbooks First day on the job Wages hours and other terms and conditions of employment On-the-job rights and responsibilities Employee dignity, privacy, and reputation Ownership of work created by employees Private employment versus public employment Internet concerns Virtual offices Employees versus independent contractor statutes Discipline and termination of the employment relationship Dispute resolution Fringe benefits How to find a lawyer In easy-to-understand terms and with plenty of examples, this essential handbook supplies readers with invaluable insights on the legal nature of their working relationships.

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Book SynopsisA resource for healthcare professionals in beginning, improving, or successfully marketing a career as an expert witness, Becoming an Expert Witness in Healthcare and Litigation: A Beginner's Guide provides fundamental information on the legal process and practical advice for readers across various fields of medicine and allied health.The book draws on the authors’ experiences as both expert witnesses and litigation experts who have trained hundreds of nurses, physicians, and healthcare professionals. Covering topics like the fundamentals of litigation and the legal process and trial preparation, Becoming an Expert Witness in Healthcare and Litigation explores the basic principles of being an expert witness while offering practical advice that will enable expert witnesses and attorneys to maximize their effectiveness.Topics covered include:•Roles and expectations of key players•Courtroom presentation•Depositions and trials•Moral issues•Writing for the court•Business of expert witnessing•Ethical marketingAlso included in Becoming an Expert Witness in Healthcare and Litigation:•Checklists•Example expert witness forms like fee structures, engagement letters, and more•A comprehensive glossary of industry termsThose looking to break into the field and seasoned expert witnesses alike will find that Becoming an Expert Witness in Healthcare and Litigation: A Beginner's Guide offers valuable insights and guidance.Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgments About the Authors Preface Foreword by Eric F. Quandt, JD Chapter 1 What Is an Expert? Chapter 2 Qualifications of an Expert Chapter 3 The Role of an Expert Chapter 4 Preparation for Expert Opinions Chapter 5 Disclosure of Opinions, Basis, and Bias Chapter 6 Presentation of Opinions Chapter 7 Conflicts of Interest Chapter 8 Establishing a Fee Structure Chapter 9 Expert Promotion Chapter 10 Dos and Don’ts of an Expert Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAs an archivist or records manager it is essential to keep up to date with the complexities of copyright legislation, and Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers has been described as an ‘unparalleled’ resource for that purpose. What is copyright? Who owns it and for how long? What rights does it confer, and what are the limitations and exceptions? This comprehensive manual uniquely outlines copyright law in the UK with special reference to the unpublished materials commonly found in archive and records collections such as maps, legal records, records of local authorities and parish registers. It also gives comprehensive information on authorship and duration of copyright in older as well as modern works and on the wide range of exceptions and limitations to copyright, particularly those relevant to archivists, records managers, librarians and curators. It offers advice on rights in the electronic environment, moral rights and rights in databases and contains extensive tables of duration of copyright in other countries. Trade Review'For core matters like copyright duration, Padfield’s editions have long been vital in providing a quick and accessible source of information and validation and this edition continues to offer such essential support. Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers remains the main source of revised and pragmatic go-to reference for UK information professionals.' -- Fred Saunderson * Taylor & Francis Online *'Thoroughly "user friendly" in organization and presentation, Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers is an ideal Library Science curriculum textbook and unreservedly recommended as a community, academic, and governmental library staff in-service training instructional reference collections.' -- James A. Cox * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsCopyright for Archivists and Records Managers

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Book SynopsisThis volume deals with various social-science perspectives on law and legal control pertaining to music in a variety of contexts. Under influence of important recent social developments, especially in the realm of communications technology, the world of music has been changing very rapidly and profoundly these past decades. As a result, the world of music, especially popular music, has been subject to a range of new legal issues. This volume brings together some 15 scholars to contribute their respective chapters on the socio-legal aspects involved in music as a social reality. The chapters address various pertinent questions from the perspective of socio-legal studies, sociology of law, jurisprudence, and related social and behavioral sciences. The issues addressed can range from matters of formal law and legislation to law-related behavior, deviance, and informal normative structures and processes that have a relevance to music, whether in a contemporary or historical setting. Thematically diverse within the province of the social and behavioral sciences related to law, the chapters in this volume are not restricted in terms of theoretical approach and methodological orientation.Trade ReviewThis edited volume provides an excellent insight into the diverse subject area and various intersections of music and law. Here, the internationality and interdisciplinarity of authorship is particularly noteworthy and grants fascinating insights into the different local cultures and legal systems.' Christian Wickert, University of Hamburg, Institute for Criminological Research - IKS.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction: The laws of music. If reagan played disco: Rocking out and selling out with the talking heads of political campaigns and their unauthorized use of music. Graduated responses to online piracy: Approaches taken in the united states and around the world. Music identities, individualization, and ownership shifts: Empowering a litigious paradigm of copyright protection. The band: Artistic, legal, and financial structures which shape modern music. The policy of electro-amplified popular music in France: The liberal context and the regulation of rebellious cultures. Strategic Afro-modernism, dynamic hybridity, and bebop’s sociopolitical significance. Cultural norms of Japanese folk and traditional music. Scraping the barrel of analogue amnesia: The soft rescue of magnetic obscurity over the final embers of ‘expanded’ pop stardom. Prison and pop. Understanding deviant music. Stolen or released music? The social construction of piracy in Italy. Empirical insights into recorded music consumer behavior and copyright infringement. Music and law. Sociology of Crime Law and Deviance. Music and law. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisStudies in Law, Politics, and Society provides a vehicle for the publication of scholarly articles within the broad parameters of interdisciplinary legal scholarship. In this latest edition of this highly successful research series, chapters examine a diverse range of legal issues and their impact on and intersections with society. This volume is a collection of chapters exploring expert witnessing in Asylum Cases. Topics covered include: judicial ethnocentrism, political asylum, race identity and cultural defense. This volume brings together leading scholars and will be vital reading for all those researching in this subject area.Trade ReviewAnthropologists explore the use of cultural expert testimony as evidence in legal conflicts that invoke cultural difference. They address knowing the role of expert testimony in a cultural defense, reconciling the job of expert witness with other professional roles, relating to defendants versus informants, employing legal concepts that have little anthropological acceptance, producing testimony in changing historical and political contexts, and helping judges understand culture. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsIntroduction; Leila Rodriguez 1. Expert Witnessing in Honduran Asylum Cases: What Difference Can Twenty Years Make?; James Phillips 2. Judicial Ethnocentrism vs Expert Witnesses in Asylum Cases; Murray J. Leaf 3. Guilt, Innocence, Informant; Jeffrey Cohen and Lexine Trask 4. Traversing Boundaries: Anthropology, Political Asylum and The Provision of Expert Witness; Kathleen Gallagher 5. Proving "Race" Identity of Chinese Indonesian Asylum Seekers; ChorSwang Ngin 6. State Your Case: Best Practices for Presenting a Cultural Defense in Criminal Litigation; Heather Crabbe, Esq.

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Book Synopsis***BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022 SHORTLISTED TITLE***Starting a business is one of the most exciting things you can do. It’s also one of the most daunting. There’s so much that can go right, and so much that can go wrong.That’s why you need to understand and minimise the legal and commercial risks involved. When your new business is built on rock, you can relax in the knowledge that you won’t lose access to life-changing opportunities or waste time and energy on fighting legal challenges. Instead, you’re free to get on with what you do best — coming up with fresh ideas, finding ways to make them a reality, and selling your products or services to an ever-expanding customer base.This book makes the complicated aspects of start-up law simple. In everyday language, it walks you through the key legal and commercial considerations. Setting up your corporate structure for maximum advantage Discovering your risks and how to minimise them Finding out the best sources of investment Learning how to value your company Negotiating with investors for long-term success MICHAEL BUCKWORTH is a qualified solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, and the founder of Buckworths (www.buckworths.com), the only law firm in the UK working exclusively with start-ups and high-growth businesses. He has a passion for entrepreneurialism, and has advised countless start-ups over the last ten years. He’s been ‘entrepreneur in residence’ at London South Bank University and University College, London, for several years, and is a regular speaker at industry events.Trade ReviewMichael's book is exactly what every cofounder should have in their locker when embarking on a new venture.Overall the book is a thoroughly comprehensive guide for what to do & what not do when trying to build a sustainable business.Each chapter covers different legal / operational elements that all start ups from ideation to funding ought to be aware of and address.Michael makes the information relatable by ending each chapter with a summary of an example case study of a founder who goes through the regular challenges at each particular stage of getting their business off the ground.The content is in an easily digestible format which is great given the density & complexity of the knowledge being shared. * Amazon *Table of ContentsBuilt on Rock: Table of ContentsBuilding your start-up on rockMeet LucioPART ONE: Launching your business1. Setting up your company: avoid the barriers and traps2. Dodging the pitfalls: identify and manage risk3. Protecting your brand and intellectual property: secure your intangible assets4. Bringing in help: incentivise employees and contractors5. Looking after your liabilities: your customer contract6. Understanding data protection law: use it to your advantagePART TWO: Raising investment7. Where to find funding: the investment landscape8. How to value your company: make your equity go further9. When to raise funds: get your timing right10. Making your business attractive to investors: understand investor tax relief11. Seal the deal: receiving funds and issuing sharesSolid foundationsStart-up checklistThe authorAcknowledgements

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Book SynopsisBusiness Law for Entrepreneurs covers the unique business and legal issues of startups and small businesses. Outlining critical knowledge on the complete range of topics for entrepreneurs, the textbook covers invention ownership, the use and protection of trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets, as well as entity formation, funding and management, employment, regulatory compliance and liquidity events. This cutting-edge textbook provides students with the competence and practical insights required to identify and respond to emerging challenges in our rapidly evolving business and legal environment.The textbook includes: Key terms and managers' checklists, as well as chapter summaries and key questions to reinforce student learning An instructors' manual, featuring detailed responses to case studies, case questions and ethical considerations >Carefully selected cases that highlight the practical implications of legal issues for entrepreneurs. Expertly combining business and legal strategies for entrepreneurs, this textbook perfectly complements undergraduate and graduate programs that feature entrepreneurship, as well as practitioners preparing to solve real-world business and legal challenges.Trade Review'Business Law for Entrepreneurs highlights the most important legal issues facing a new start-up. Up-to-date examples and ideas make this text interesting and relevant. This book is an important contribution for anyone wanting to start a new business, protect their rights, and stay on the right side of the law.' -- - Robert Bird, UConn School of Business, US

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Book SynopsisBusiness Law for Entrepreneurs covers the unique business and legal issues of startups and small businesses. Outlining critical knowledge on the complete range of topics for entrepreneurs, the textbook covers invention ownership, the use and protection of trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets, as well as entity formation, funding and management, employment, regulatory compliance and liquidity events. This cutting-edge textbook provides students with the competence and practical insights required to identify and respond to emerging challenges in our rapidly evolving business and legal environment.The textbook includes: Key terms and managers' checklists, as well as chapter summaries and key questions to reinforce student learning An instructors' manual, featuring detailed responses to case studies, case questions and ethical considerations >Carefully selected cases that highlight the practical implications of legal issues for entrepreneurs. Expertly combining business and legal strategies for entrepreneurs, this textbook perfectly complements undergraduate and graduate programs that feature entrepreneurship, as well as practitioners preparing to solve real-world business and legal challenges.Trade Review'Business Law for Entrepreneurs highlights the most important legal issues facing a new start-up. Up-to-date examples and ideas make this text interesting and relevant. This book is an important contribution for anyone wanting to start a new business, protect their rights, and stay on the right side of the law.' -- - Robert Bird, UConn School of Business, US

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Book SynopsisThe Equality Act 2010 in Mental Health provides a critical guide to the Act: what it means for mental health services and how it should be implemented. It addresses each of the nine characteristics protected by the Act in turn, examining the research and practice issue associated with each and offering positive guidance. Contributors also highlight the broader issues associated with achieving equality in mental health, including conflicts between different forms of discrimination, the impact of budget cuts and the issue of inequality in wider society and how it relates to the mental health services. Finally, the book tackles organisational change and the implications for management practice, organisational structures and staff training. This book will be a valuable resource for those involved in providing mental health services, including managers and frontline workers across health and social care.Trade ReviewIt consolidates and extends a range of previous legislation in respect of race relations, gender discrimination and disability discrimination by outlining nine 'protected characteristics'. A number of guides have been written to help practitioners implement the Act but this appears to be the first with a specific focus on its possible implications for all those working within mental health services. This book aims to be an accessible guide to legal and technical information on the Act and attempts to provide practical ways of putting equality into mental health practice. -- The Psychiatric BulletinThis is an accessible, easy to understand and stimulating book on what can often be seen as either a theoretical topic or about addressing political correctness. -- British Journal of Occupational TherapyThis book is both rich and fascinating. It combines deep theoretical insight with acute pragmatism and never fails to engage the reader. The book will provide an indispensable guide to anyone who wishes to understand the context in which equality legislation must be implemented, or, frankly, why that legislation became necessary in the first place. -- David Hewitt, Solicitor and partner at Weightmans LLP, UK and author of The Nearest Relative Handbook 2nd editionTable of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Hári Sewell, HS Consultancy, UK. Part I. 1. The Equality Act 2010: The Letter and Spirit of the Law. Jo Honigmann, Just Equality, UK. 2. The Case for a Single Equalities Approach. Melba Wilson, HS Consultancy, UK. Part II: Evidence of Inequality. 3. Beyond Categories: Service Users as Complex Beings. Eleanor Hope, Sussex Partnership, UK. 4. Gendered Practice. Sue Waterhouse, HS Consultancy, UK. 5. Pregnancy and Maternity. Sue Waterhouse. 6. Marriage and Civil Partnership. Hári Sewell. 7. Age Equality. Barbara Vincent, Sussex Partnership, UK. 8. Disability. Hári Sewell. 9. Out and Equal: Towards Mental Health Equality for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) People. Sarah Carr, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), UK. 10. Race and Mental Health. Marcel Vige, National Mind, UK and Hári Sewell. 11. Gender Reassignment. Scott Durairaj and Jourdan Durairaj, Sussex Partnership Trust, UK. 12. Spirituality and Equalities. Peter Duncan Gilbert, Staffordshire University, UK. Part III: Essential Considerations. 13. The Prevalence of Traditional Psychiatric Models and Inherent Drivers of Inequality. Hári Sewell. 14. Conflicts within the Equalities Agenda. Hári Sewell. 15. The Impact of Cost Cutting on Equalities. Hári Sewell. 16. Good Enough Plans and Strategies: Getting the Balance Right for Effective Planning and Decision-Making - From Expediency to Pragmatism. Melba Wilson. Part IV: Change and Equalities.17. Applying Management Rigours to the Equality Agenda. Hári Sewell. 18. The Financial Case for Tackling Inequality. Melba Wilson and Hári Sewell. 19. Organisational Development Approaches. Hári Sewell and Cheryl Brodie, HS Consultancy, UK. 20. Skilling the Workforce. Hári Sewell and Cheryl Brodie. 21. Engaging Stakeholders and Communities. Hári Sewell. 22. Knowledge Management, New Technologies and Equalities. Tony Jameson-Allen, Evolution Networking Ltd, UK. Conclusion. Hári Sewell.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an accessible and informed outline of the law relating to counselling and psychotherapy, for use by trainees, therapists, trainers, supervisors and managers. At a time when concerns about record keeping, confidentiality and litigation are rising, this book provides an essential and user-friendly point of reference for practitioners. Based on a question and answer format, the book covers key areas such as legal context of therapy, liability, data protection, training, research and supervision. In this way, the book addresses the very real practice concerns now facing therapists, such as implications of keeping records, using contracts, and facing complaint or legal action. Limits of confidentiality are covered, with regard to child abuse, duty to warn others and working with clients who self-harm or use drugs. This is an essential source for reference and professional updating, written by three experts in the field.Table of ContentsThe Law, Friend or Foe?. Therapy and The Law. Contracts and Liability. The Law in Specific Contexts. Risk and Responsibility. Record Keeping. Training. Supervision and The Law. Professional Activities and The Law. Resources.

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Book SynopsisEach manager of a department, or a specific responsibility, must assess the data issues and risks as are relevant to their individual department. The manager must assess what data exists; whether it is permitted for use; filter out (including deletion of) data that is over-broad or otherwise not permitted; and ensuring procedures to identify and eliminate processes that open up the risk of future unjustified data collections. While other agents of the company or organisation will have responsibilities in relation to data protection compliance, the manager of a department must also engage in best practices that focus on the data protection obligations of the department. Data protection compliance requires not just adherence to specific data protection legal provisions, but a full understanding of what data exists in the department, company or organisation, where it is located and for what purpose. The personnel manager needs to be satisfied that all of the internal personnel records are fully data protection complaint. Just one of the dangers is that these issues are not addressed in appropriate reviews, contracts and policies. Another risk gap is that there may be policies, etc., but the manager omitted to appropriately include other non full time employees, such as those whom may be contractors, temporary staff, interns, or family members. The marketing manager needs to be satisfied that all of the current and proposed marketing activities, customer lists, and user lists are all compliant with the new data protection rules. Organisations should have undergone an A – Z review of data protection compliance in the lead up to the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) go-live date. In many organisations there will be many activities and actions which carried over from the GDPR review. These need to continue to be actioned. In addition, there is also a new Data Protection Act 2018 to consider. Organisations should also have appointed a new Data Protection Officer (DPO) to assist in these efforts and to be the official point of contact internally and externally (for data protection supervisory authorities and for customers and users). Critically, all Managers need to be aware of data protection compliance and related issues within their own Department. The Manager has duties and responsibilities. The Manager cannot simply assume that someone else will do it, or that all data protection issues for their Department are already being dealt with by the DPO or some other Department.Table of ContentsPART 1: OBLIGATIONS  Definitions and Concepts  Types of Personal Data  Principles  The GDPR  Records  Children  Outsourcing  Data Protection Officer PART 2: MANAGER DATA REVIEW  Manager Duties: Mapping the Data  Manger Duties: Manager and Department Compliance  Manager and Principles  Manager Duties: Implementation  Manager Duties: Deep Data Review  Manager and Training Issues PART 3: MANAGERS DUTIES & DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS  Personnel Manager  Sales Manager  Marketing Manager  IT Manager  Operation Manager  Customer Service Manager  Accounts Manager  Research Manager  Legal Manager  Recommendations  Appendices

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Book SynopsisAreas addressed include: maternal deaths, deaths in psychiatric care, human rights and causation issues. Other topics covered are: practice and procedure in medical inquests, evidence, documentation and pandemics/Covid-19. Medical Inquests critically assesses the pace of change of the law on coroner’s inquests and examines the case for change. The work is eagerly awaited in an area of law which is topical and specialised, yet of great public interest. This book will appeal to all sitting coroners, as well as barristers, solicitors, law students, bereaved families and all those who must interact with the coroner’s service, following a patient’s death, including doctors, nurses and hospital managers.Table of Contents• The Coroner’s Court: History and Function • The Changing Landscape: The 2019 Coroners Act • Causation and The Coroner’s Court • Practice and Procedure At Inquest Part I • Practice and Procedure At Inquest Part II • Documents At Inquest • Verdicts and Recommendations • Human Rights • Maternal Deaths • Judicial Review • Covid-19 and Major Disaster

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Book SynopsisDesigned and modeled after a six-week introductory food law course taught at Northeastern University, Food Law and Regulation for Non-Lawyers offers a succinct overview of key topics and core concepts for food scientists, quality managers, and others who need to understand the regulation of food in the U.S. This second edition includes critical updates on the Food Safety Modernization Act-- the first change to the food safety laws in over 70 years. The seven foundational rules, finalized in 2015, are discussed in detail. The new edition also includes other regulatory updates such as the new Nutrition Fact Panel, changes to the definition of fiber, and the FDA’s attempt to regulate the widely used “healthy” claim. These timely updates, along with the core concepts of the first edition, make the volume an essential and practical tool for regulatory professionals.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Statutory Framework and Case Law.- 2. Federal Inspection and Enforcement.- 3. Adulteration.- 4. Misbranding.- 5. Food Safety Modernization Act 6. Regulation of Dietary Supplements and Other Specialized Categories.- 7. Food Additives.- 8. Private Actions and Personal Liability.

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Book SynopsisTäglich muss jeder von uns verhandeln. Dabei macht es einen Unterschied, ob Männer oder Frauen dies tun. So neigen Frauen dazu, sich mit schlechteren Ergebnissen zufrieden zu geben als Männer. Nach der Forschung lässt sich das mit dem gesellschaftlichen Rollenbild erklären. Wenn Frauen in Konflikten „tough“ auftreten, fürchten sie, ihrem Rollenbild nicht zu entsprechen und negative Gegenreaktionen – zum Beispiel in Form von Sympathieverlust – hervorzurufen (so genannter Backlash-Effekt). Welchen Ausweg gibt es? Dieser Frage geht die genderspezifische Verhandlungsforschung nach. Die Forschungsergebnisse werden in dem vorliegenden essential so vorgestellt, dass sie von jeder Leserin in einer Verhandlungssituation genutzt werden können.Die Autorin Dr. Julia Sophia Habbe ist spezialisiert auf Konfliktlösung, Prozessführung sowie interne Untersuchungen. Sie ist Partnerin einer internationalen Wirtschaftskanzlei in Frankfurt am Main und Lehrbeauftragte der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität im Bereich genderspezifische Verhandlungsführung. Table of ContentsZur Omnipräsenz von Verhandlungen.- Das Dilemma von Frauen in Verhandlungen.- Weibliche Verhandlungsstrategien: praktische Handlungsempfehlungen.

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