James Lingard

James Lingard - educated at Dulwich College and University College London – was a partner in Norton Rose, a leading firm of City of London solicitors. He became Chairman of both the Banking Law and the Insolvency Law Sub Committees of the City of London Law Society.A former Council Member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals and of the European Association of Insolvency Practitioners, he was appointed a Judicial Chairman of the Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal. The founding President of the Insolvency Lawyers Association, he also chaired the Joint Insolvency Examination Board.The 6th edition of Lingard's Bank Security Documents (LexisNexis) was published on 10th December 2015.BRITAIN AT WAR 1939 to 1945 what was life like during the war?The book has excellent reviews from UCL People (University College London) and The Historical Association, a British charity for teachers. It gives a short insight into the horrors of the home front told from the perspective of someone who actually experienced them, a fascinating look at the harsh realities of life in Britain, life full of drama and the danger of impending death. How did a family with a small child caught up in such a war survive? There follows an overview of the major campaigns in World War II, giving an insight into the big picture, enlivened by personal experiences and quotations from Churchill.ESCAPE FROM IRAN ISRAELI STYLEA fact based short story inspired by the action packed adventures of Israeli engineers who were supervising construction works on a military base for the Shah’s army deep in central Iran when they found themselves caught up in the Iranian revolution of 1st February 1979. Faced with a truly horrific drama, they regarded their chances of escape as negligible and resolved to arm themselves and fight if their desperate attempts at bluff failed. What should they do? Would war with Israel be declared? The result is a short but powerful thriller. THE DEAD MAN STRIKES BACK This powerful fast moving blend of recent history with the fictional adventures of a British spy was inspired by Russia’s problems with Chechnya and the war between Russia and Georgia over semi independent Abkhazia. The result is an action packed thriller full of danger and drama. Much of the action takes place against a background of the Caucasus Mountains. But can our hero trust the Russian FSB officer who befriends him and how will she react to Anna, a Separatist?IN DEFIANCE OF DANGER In Defiance of Danger is a miscellany of fact based short stories relating to war, action packed adventure, insolvency or drama in the City of London. It reveals how real people behaved in dangerous or difficult situations both in war and peace. Their stories compare with any thriller and the war exploits – part of our history – are a tribute to the brave.ALL FOUR Books have now been published as e-books and may be obtained from Amazon/Kindle where further details and extracts are available.