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An essential book for understanding our divided world from a renowned brain surgeon and strategic advisor to the UK and US governments

Dieses Buch untersucht die Auswirkungen der langfristigen außenpolitischen Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen der Gemeinsamen Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik (GASP) der EU auf die Mitgliedstaaten. Es konzentriert sich auf Deutschland und das Vereinigte Königreich und liefert einen aktuellen Bericht darüber, wie sie die Anforderungen, die die Zusammenarbeit an alle Mitgliedstaaten stellt, bewältigt haben und wie sich ihre nationalen Außenpolitiken und politischen Entscheidungsprozesse infolgedessen verändert und angepasst haben. Das Buch untersucht nicht nur die außenpolitischen Traditionen und Institutionen beider Staaten, sondern bietet auch detaillierte Analysen darüber, wie sie zwei wichtige politische Fragen angegangen sind: die iranische Nuklearkrise und die Einrichtung und Entwicklung des Europäischen Auswärtigen Dienstes. Die Synthese von Länder- und Fallstudien in diesem Buch soll dazu beitragen, das Wesen der zwischenstaatlichen Zusammenarbeit im Bereich der Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik und ihre Bedeutung für die beteiligten Staaten besser zu verstehen.

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This critical report provides the most up-to-date and detailed guide to the practical, regulatory and ethical considerations that must be reflected in your partnership agreement. Extensively revised, the second edition features new case studies and real-life examples, including a sample agreement precedent and comprehensive updates to reflect how new legal and regulatory developments will affect your deed. Key subjects covered include: *The impact of the Legal Services Act on partnership agreements; *Discrimination in partnerships, in particular, age discrimination; *Outcomes-focused regulation; *New business structures; *Distressed partnerships; *Current trends in mergers; *Profit-sharing arrangements and management structures: *The equality system *Profit share by capital contribution *Seniority (lockstep) *Merit or performance systems *Hybrid profit sharing systems *Retirement annuities *Performance measurement, supervision and disciplinary measures; *De-equitisation: provisions for expulsion from the partnership; *Expulsion, retirement and dissolution; *Good faith, arbitration and mediation; *Drafting for the future, avoiding early revisions and much more - Ensure you understand the necessary considerations of an agreement that not only fulfils legislative requirement, but ensures the attraction, retention and motivation of the best talent for your firm.

With the introduction of Alternative Business Structures fast approaching and more and more partnerships converting to LLP status to meet the new requirements and remain competitive - now may be the time to start considering the benefits of conversion for your own firm. The conversion process can be a challenging one with wide-reaching implications. But a successful LLP conversion can provide the ideal opportunity to review your core business operations, allowing you to plan positive change and growth in an increasingly competitive and changing market. Managing Partner's new report on LLP Conversion for Law Firms provides a highly practical, step-by-step guide specifically taking into account the unique considerations that are raised by today's economy and evolving legal marketplace. It highlights the key questions that need to be asked during the preparation and transition stages, as well as how to deal with the complications that may arise after conversion has taken place. Key topics covered include: + Converting from a partnership to an LLP - key considerations and trends; + Advantages and disadvantages of converting from a partnership to an LLP; + Preparatory work and practical issues involved; + The default provisions and their drawbacks; + Tailoring the LLP agreement to reflect the needs of your firm; + Transferring the existing partnership business into the LLP - key issues and contractual obligations; + The general tax treatment of limited liability partnerships - possible complications that may arise after the conversion and how they might be handled; + Management and technical resources involved in the conversion - Is outsourcing an option? + The implications of the Legal Services Act 2007 and the introduction of Alternative Business Structures. LLP Conversion for Law Firms includes valuable behind-the-scenes access to existing LLPs and the common pitfalls and successes they encountered through the conversion process. In addition, you will also find a precedent for an LLP agreement within the Appendix. Whats more ...this publication comes complete with a complimentary CDRom containing all the required forms for an LLP agreement in an easy to access format. About the author Nicholas Wright is chief executive of Wright Son & Pepper. He has specialised in LLPs and professional regulation for over 15 years and has been a member of the Solicitors' Assistance Scheme for most of that time. He has acted for a number of substantial firms in dealing with regulatory issues, as well as dealing with drafting, restructuring issues and disputes.

1944. America. Paul Robeson is touring the country as the eponymous hero in Shakespeare's Othello. His Desdemona is the brilliant young actress Uta Hagen. Her husband, Jose Ferrer, plays Iago. The actors are friends. But in mid-century American society, they are not all equals. Revenge takes many forms.

This book examines the impact on member states of long-term foreign policy co-operation through the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).

`Succinct survey of how war was experienced by ordinary people in late medieval France ... very welcome addition to the literature.' INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW [Michael Jones]

First staged at the national theatre in 1988, this title is reissued in a new edition alongside the 21st anniversary revival at the Almeida Theatre in the autumn.

A moving portrait of the young Vincent van Gogh - a hit in the West End and on Broadway. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play. Brixton, 1873. A brash young Dutchman rents a room in the house of an English widow. Three years later he returns to Europe on the first step of a journey which will end in breakdown, death and immortality. Vincent in Brixton premiered at the National Theatre, London, in April 2002, before transferring to the West End. 'one of the best new plays ever presented by the National Theatre' >Sunday Times 'a brilliant portrait of the artist as a young man' Guardian 'Nicholas Wright has convincingly imagined himself into the life of the 20-year-old Vincent van Gogh... superlative... An evening to savour' Evening Standard</div>

John Shank is an actor, talent-scout and trainer of boy players in the seedy, glamorous backstage world of 1630s London theatre. Women are still not allowed on stage, their roles taken by precocious boys. Shank was one of the best, but is now reduced to teaching others the tricks of the trade.