{"product_id":"for-a-few-guineas-more-the-legal-year-in-cartoons-paperback","title":"For a Few Guineas More - The Legal Year in Cartoons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Steuart Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Reid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1993 Queen's Counsel made its first appearance in the law pages of The Times. It has been published weekly there ever since and, in 2013, at last embraced the modern era by being printed in colour for the first time. Its cast of characters are familiar to anyone with an acquaintance of the English legal system. Sir Geoffrey Bentwood QC, Head of Chambers at 4 Lawn Buildings, a study in legal pomposity, vintage claret and Latin epithets; Richard Loophole, ambulance chaser and senior partner of Filibuster \u0026amp; Loophole; and Rachel Underwood, oppressed associate solicitor who never quite makes partner no matter how many all-nighters she works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected here, in full colour, is the best of the last six years of Queen's Counsel as its inhabitants progress through the legal year grappling with antiquated senior judges, modern office politics and the elusive search for the client with bottomless pockets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Very funny. Beautifully drawn. Sometimes makes me jealous.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Charles Peattie, creator of the 'Alex' cartoons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"More wonderful fish-in-a-barrel lawyer baiting from Alex Steuart Williams - one can only admire his courage in continuing to goad a profession notoriously at ease with seriously expensive solutions to libel and defamation\"\u003cbr\u003e - Martin Rowson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even more laughs than the Supreme Court\"\u003cbr\u003e - Nick Newman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Williams is a cartoonist and animator whose film credits include \u003cem\u003eWho Framed Roger Rabbit\u003c\/em\u003e?, \u003cem\u003eThe Lion King\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Iron Giant\u003c\/em\u003e, the last three \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/em\u003e films and \u003cem\u003eThe Chronicles of Narnia\u003c\/em\u003e. He has worked for many studios including Disney, DreamWorks, Fox, Warner Bros and Sony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex is Head of Animation at Escape Studios in London, and the founder of the online animation school www.animationapprentice.org. He also draws the weekly cartoon strip \u003cem\u003eQueen's Counsel\u003c\/em\u003e which has appeared in the law pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e since 1993, and has published many books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Reid\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former investment manager living in Edinburgh. He first met Alex whilst they were both working in Tokyo in 2002. Back in the UK, Nick and Alex collaborated together on the book '\u003cem\u003e101 Uses for a Useless Banker\u003c\/em\u003e', published in 2009 in the aftermath of the Financial Crash. Around the same time Nick started contributing cartoons for Queen's Counsel in The Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755067080992,"sku":"9781912687565","price":28.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b5386a301b52e1972ac6b94536afa104.webp?v=1780049685","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/for-a-few-guineas-more-the-legal-year-in-cartoons-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}