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In Tales from No. 9 Ice House Street, Patrick Yu takes up his story as he returns to Hong Kong to become the first Chinese Crown Counsel. Thereafter he tells of the years in which he established himself as a most successful advocate in private practice. His story is enriched with anecdotes of his legal life and reminiscences of the many people with whom he came into contact. In the second part of the book, he recounts in his lively and intriguing way a series of the court cases in which he was involved as an important member of the Hong Kong Bar. The cases have surprising twists that the defence counsel-cum-storyteller deploys to surprise the reader. There are also unusual topics such as ‘...
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Ve viktoriánské Anglii jsou jasně dané hranice mezi společenskými vrstvami. Mladý James Falconer se díky své píli a ambicím prodere mezi špičku. Jeho štěstím však záhy otřesou skandály a intriky. James musí dokázat, že je opravdu pánem svého osudu, a to dřív, než mu špatná pověst zničí život.