Books by David Boyle

This book contains David Boyle's 12 key lessons for any prospective lawyer, providing a discreet, original, practical guide to problem-solving and your personal development as a lawyer, whether you want to be a barrister or not.

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It is time we escaped the tentacles of Tickbox. Boyle suggests a series of ways out - starting with recognising the danger and calling it out for what it is - a massive failure, corroding our lives and our ability, as human beings, to act on the world.

The stories in Truth Hurts explore the vulnerabilities and weaknesses of human beings as they confront everyday situations-situations at times baffling, uncomfortable, and complex-but always honest, intense, and unpredictable. This collection, featuring fifteen raw and vivid narratives, will remind the reader that truth hurts-more than we realize.

This book, written for practising lawyers, experts and judges alike, provides a detailed, but ultimately practical, guide to expert evidence in civil litigation. It considers the formalities and realities of obtaining and relying upon expert evidence, examines in detail the process by which experts can formulate and express persuasive opinions and fulfil their duties to the court, addresses both written and live evidence, and includes dedicated chapters on specific fields of expertise commonly seen in personal injury actions. "A well-written, comprehensive and engaging account of the issues encountered in being a medical expert ... clearly important and worthy of wider dissemination" - Dr Hector Chinoy, PhD FRCP, Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust"Clearly informed by extensive practical experience ... this is a book that is needed and should be purchased by lawyers and anyone who is thinking of giving 'expert' evidence" - Gordon Exall, Barrister, Zenith Chambers, Leeds & Hardwicke Building, London, Author of Civil Litigation Brief blog"Should be used as a teaching guide for new judges, let alone Counsel, litigation solicitors and experts" - Timothy Gray, District Judge, St Helens County CourtABOUT THE AUTHORDavid Boyle read Law at Churchill College, Cambridge and has 21 years' experience of Personal Injury work based at Deans Court Chambers in Manchester. He has a thriving practice across a broad spectrum of complex, high value, high profile and unusual Multi-Track claims, lectures at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and has been Head of Mini-Pupillage at Deans Court for 6 years. Always approachable, he has a particular appreciation of the need for clients to understand their litigation, no matter what the complexities, and has a reputation for clarity and forensic rigour in both his written and oral advocacy. In 2015, the Legal 500 said that he "Provides tactically astute, detailed advice and is able to convey this simply." He has carried that through to this, his first book.

Personal Injury law is one of the most ubiquitous areas of legal practice yet often forms no more than a tiny fraction of a student's study of the law of Tort. This book is designed to provide the necessary background and information to take the reader from a standing start (whether law student, file handler, or litigant-in-person) to a level of understanding where they can run a claim with a real understanding of the underlying issues, the aims of such litigation and the issues which can arise. It provides a genuine touchstone for anybody involved in Personal Injury law, serving to remind them of what they are doing and why.ABOUT THE AUTHORDavid Boyle read Law at Churchill College, Cambridge and has 21 years' experience of Personal Injury work based at Deans Court Chambers in Manchester. He has a thriving practice across a broad spectrum of complex, high value, high profile and unusual Multi-Track claims, lectures at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and has been Head of Mini-Pupillage at Deans Court for 6 years.Always approachable, he has a particular appreciation of the need for clients to understand their litigation, no matter what the complexities, and has a reputation for clarity and forensic rigour in both his written and oral advocacy. In 2015, the Legal 500 said that he "Provides tactically astute, detailed advice and is able to convey this simply." He has carried that through to his writing, the critically acclaimed "On Experts" and this, his second book."He writes as he speaks: He surveys the territory with the advantage of a wealth of experience, richly leavened with a generous helping of personal anecdote, thereby combining authority with accessibility." - Turner J

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

On his way back from the crusades, one of England's most famous and romantic medieval kings was ship-wrecked and stranded near Venice. Trying to make his way home in disguise, he was arrested and imprisoned and effectively disappeared. He didn't return home for another fifteen months, and at enormous cost - a quarter of the entire wealth of England was paid to win his release.The extraordinary events surrounding Richard the Lionheart's disappearance provides the background to some of the most colourful and enduring legends - Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham, the discovery of King Arthur's grave, and above all, the story of Blondel, Richard's faithful minstrel, and his journey across central Europe - singing under castle towers - until he finds the missing king.Blondel's Song tells the tale of one of the most peculiar incidents of medieval history, and the background to the real Blondel and his fellow troubadours, as well as the courts of love, the Holy Grail, emergence of gothic cathedrals like Notre Dame and Chartres, and the unique moment of tolerance in the West - when Europe shared a language, and a new culture of music, romance and chivalry.