Fundamental breach of contract Case Wright v North Ayrshire Council (2013) Morning Star, November 22, EAT Facts W was employed by N...

Right to fair trial State immunity Case Benkharbouche v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan [2013] IRLR 918, EAT Statute reference ...

The story of the Saudi Arms Inquiry throws mainstream criminal law and criminology theories into chaos and illustrates the application of...

Work equipment Reasonable foreseeability Case Hide v The Steeplechase Company (Cheltenham) Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 545...

Philosophical and moral objections to judicial killing These include the following: George Orwell’s description of an execution in...

The law related to workplace stress continues to develop. The main issues for consideration in cases of alleged illness caused by...

B-52 Two In May 2007 Phil Pritchard & Toby Olditch, known as the B-52 Two, were acquitted of conspiracy to cause criminal damage. They...

Pro bono initiatives Old books for the third world The organised distribution of secondhand law books to sub-Saharan Africa, the poorer...

The realities of class justice can be seen in the magistrates’ court on any day when it is in session. A visit to a magistrates’ court in...

It has also been commented that if you look globally today and want to talk about human rights, for the vast majority of the world’s...

The shadowy issue of Crown immunity arises in the context of both criminal and civil proceedings. Crown immunity is an ancient, obscure...

In the early nineteen-seventies, it was a rule of professional practice, but not of law, that where a QC was instructed, a junior...

• Ask the court or tribunal for permission to make a brief opening statement. • Explain one’s own position so far as any or all of the...

Camus, The Fall This is the story of a successful barrister who appears to be the epitome of good citizenship and decent behaviour....

Witnesses Vulnerability Case Duffy v George [2013] EWCA Civ 908 Facts D was accused of sexual harassment by Ms G, a colleague. She...

Gross misconduct Reasonable response Case Brito-Babapulle v Ealing Hospital NHS Trust (2013) Morning Star, September 27, EAT Facts...

PUPILLAGE Stepping back in time almost half a century, the pupillage system for would-be barristers was almost entirely unregulated. The...

It was reported yesterday (September 16) that “benefit cheats” could face up to 10 years in prison as part of the Crown Prosecution...

Miners’ compensation It was reported in 2009 that a firm of solicitors had agreed to repay money which was deducted from miners’...

Tolstoy, Count Leo Nikolayevich (1828-1910) Tolstoy has been described as a writer, aesthetic philosopher, moralist and mystic, the...