The Sunday Times Guide to Buying a Property in France

Author:Mark Igoe;John Howell;
Fully revised and updated, this best-selling guide to buying property in France is written by local experts and packed with essential information on every step of the process: dealing with estate agents, surveys, insurance, security, letting for income, building from scratch and renovation.



The guide examines the best places to buy, from Paris to the Pyrenees, and gives reassuring help with settling in; and there's all the specialist legal advice you need: on money transfer, mortgages, taxes, ownership, wills, permits and fees. For a new start, a business project, a second home or a dream retirement, this book will prove indispensable.

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	Investing in Chinese Equities: From Promise to Profits

A financial News Focus Group.



Participants:



Stuart Leckie

Ben Wright - Financial News

Aaron Boesky - Marco Polo Investments Group

Jun Ma - Deutsche Bank

Naomi Denning - Watson Wyatt

Khiem Do - Baring Asset Management

Kingston Lee - Nomura Asset Management

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	Asset Management Operations Agenda: In Gear For Growth

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	Last Will & Testament - The Law Pack Kit

In this country a staggering one person in two dies without a Will. Since its first publication in 1994, thousands of people have bought the Lawpack Will Kit. It is the quick, economical and legally valid way to draw up a Will and it ensures that your property goes to those whom you choose after your death. It provides background on the law of intestacy and draws the reader�s attention to all the important considerations and procedures in Will-making.



Includes parchment-quality Will forms.



Approved by Gillian Cockburn of Cockburns Solicitors, under English law, Neill, Clerk & Murray, solicitors, under Scottish law and J Thompson QC under Northern Ireland law.



Valid in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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	The Investment Zoo

Author:Stephen A. Jarislowsky:Craig Toomey
From one of the greatest money managers Canada has ever known, The Investment Zoo is an incisive work in which history, culture, politics and finance are intermingled.



Stephen A. Jarislowsky has had a single goal throughout his career: the defence of the shareholder. He has been outspoken in his criticism of breaches in ethics: overpaid bosses, directors who close their eyes to questionable practices, grossly over-compensated lawyers, and brokers who inflate their commissions by encouraging unnecessary trading.



In The Investment Zoo, Stephen A. Jarislowsky reveals his approach to investment - the approach that has assured his extraordinary success in business - and discusses a host of subjects that touch him personally: his own path from childhood to adult life, his vision as an administrator, and his involvement in responsible philanthropy. At age 79, the incorruptible billionaire has lost none of the spirit that has so often aroused controversy.



The Investment Zoo was published in Quebec to great acclaim. Since January 2005, it has sold over 15,000 copies, and has pushed the French edition of The Da Vinci Code out of the number one position on the bestseller list.

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Bolierplate

	Boilerplate: Practical Clauses

Author:Richard Christou
With Boilerplate: Practical Clauses you have a complete tool to help you draft these essential clauses with confidence. It covers every aspect of boilerplate in full. The rules, guidelines and principles of law behind the clauses is clearly explained.

The commentary and guidance provided explains the exact meanings of the clauses as well as how they are used.

The book helps you draft boilerplate clauses more easily, together with hints and tips on the drafting of commercial contracts in general. It collects together all of the core boilerplate clauses for easy reference.

- Gives you precedents to save you time
A large selection of clauses are provided, to save you time drafting.

What's more, the clause material is provided on CDROM so there is no need to retype it. You can simply cut, paste and adapt the documents to suit the needs of your client.
- Keeps you up to speed with the latest contract law and practice

The new edition of Boilerplate: Practical Clauses includes a brand new chapter tackling the area of contracting and the internet. It covers recent case law showing how boilerplate clauses have been interpreted by the courts. Extracts from important cases and an explanation of them are given so that you can keep up to date with the latest developments.

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	Keeping Better Company

Author:Jonathan Charkham
- New edition of the best-selling book on Corporate Governance
- Details the national and international codes and principles laid down since publication of the first edition
- Surverys recent developments in five major industrial countries: Germany, Japan, France, the USA, and the UK.
- Examines the business environment and the particular structures of company organization

New to this edition
- Extensively revised, updated, and expanded
- A new conclusion looks at a number of ongoing issues in Corporate Governance
- A new appendix discusses the role of international organizations

How should companies be organized? To whom should boards of directors be responsible - shareholders, or a wider group of stakeholders? In this fiercely competitive world we cannot judge our own system of corporate governance in isolation; it must bear comparison with the best. The second edition of this acclaimed and well-established book aims to do just that.

Since publication of the first edition interest in corporate governance has greatly increased, codes have proliferated, and principles laid down nationally and internationally. In Keeping Better Company, the author describes developments in the system of corporate governance - both the business environment and the particular structures of company organization - in five major industrial countries: Germany, Japan, France, the USA, and the UK.

This second edition is fully revised, updated and expanded, and includes a new conclusion looking at a number of ongoing issues in corporate governance, and an appendix discussing the role of international organizations.

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	Marketing Pocket Book 2006

For over 25 years the Marketing Pocket Book has been providing the industry with essential and reliable facts and figures from trusted and respected data sources.

Published annually, it is compiled through a 365 days a year industry-wide data collection and research effort, undertaken by WARC in collaboration with The Advertising Association. The data are then compiled into a handy, and clearly presented pocket book digest of relevant, up-to-date and essential marketing data that no marketing, advertising or media person should be without.

Over 60,000 essential facts and figures

- Statistical tables and charts
- Media rates figures
- Extensive multiple retailers section
- International data
- Extensive market sizes section

Key data researched specially for the Marketing Pocket Book include:

- Market sizes
- Consumer spending and lifestyles
- Retail distribution
- Advertising Expenditure

and much, much more...

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	Fundology

Author:John Chatfeild-Roberts;

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	Mr Particular

What sort of value do England�s top luxury country house hotels offer? By the time you find out, it�s usually too late. Mr Particular will give you the low-down on the high-flown.

Until now it�s been hard to find an honest appraisal, because it�s a sad fact that most hotel write-ups are paid for, one way or another, by the hotel itself. Here, armed only with a pen, a palate, and an unwillingness to be bamboozled, Mr Particular provides unbiased and objective opinions on twenty of the country�s �finest� rural retreats. Happy to offer praise where it�s due, even more satisfied when pointing a righteous finger at the pretentious, the shoddy, and the overblown, these irreverent reviews tell the whole untainted truth. Make sure you read it before you spend your time and money in an expensive country house hotel.

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	Accountant Diary 2006 - Pocket Diary bound in claret leather

- Handy week-to-view format

- Professional reference section

- Useful planning and records sheets

Generous in size (A4), the Desk Diary boasts a calendar section with week-to-week view format. This provides ample room for notes and appointments on each day. You'll also find a year-at-aglance planner at the foot of every 2-page spread. Use this diary as an organisational framework to plan your full working day to maximum effect.

What puts The Accountant Desk Diary 2006 head and shoulders above the competition is the business section. You'll find over 80 pages packed with the type of detailed factual reference material you use every day. Purchase the Desk Diary and you will always have it to hand.

Among the major topics covered in the Desk Diary's business section are:

- Tax:Complete and concise coverage of the tax regime, with handy tax tables and a list of Inland Revenue pamphlets for further reference.

- Law:The main requirements of the various Acts affecting the administration of companies, including contracts of employment and EC law.

- Social Security:A comprehensive outline of contribution requirements, benefits, SSP, SMP and redundancy pay � all with explanatory notes.

- Government Aid:A rundown of government support for businesses. Contains a brief outline of the qualifying requirements in each case.


The professional reference pages include:
- Public Offices addresses and telephone numbers
- Accountants Societies and Clubs
- Metric conversions
- International travel information
- Details of telephone area code changes
- Court fees
- Taxation (up to the 2005 budget)
- Stamp duties and licences
- Social Security
- Accountancy and the law
- Government and other support for businesses
- National Savings
- Finance and investment
- Guide to personal investment

Plus more than 30 pages of record sheets and provision for personal notes including:
- Expenses record: month
- Time summary: client/month
- Time summary: client/year
- Main events 2006
- Planning reminder calendar 2006
- Year planner for 2006
- Staff holidays chart 2006
- 3-year calendar summary -

Main meetings chart for 2006
- Monthly engagements chart for 2007