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...

Charity Law This is an industry in itself. Charity law is a massive subject in its own right, overlapping significantly with company law,...

Theoretical approaches to charitable work by lawyers are ambivalent, to say the least. For example, in October 2006 the President of the...

Here are some more examples of material from our new publication. Racial insult Case Henry v Ashtead Plant Hire Co Ltd (2013) Eq Opp Rev...

Up Against The Law Up Against The Law (UPAL) described itself as the magazine for moderate extremists. The UPAL collective, which was...

This major publishing project is nearing completion. It comprises 500 recent significant employment law cases, arranged in subject matter...

Money needed to practise as a barrister (2012) (excluding costs of training courses) Basic costs: • Wig £525 • Gown £195 • Tunic shirts:...

The rule against perpetuities This is a sort of mental torture for law students and a means of generating income for practitioners. It is...

Employment law In the context of general employment law the rules have become so detailed, complex and obscure that non-lawyers have...

Huey Newton distinguished two types of political prisoner. First, the great majority, he described as “illegitimate capitalists”. These...

EP Thompson Thompson was a leading English historian, writer and peace campaigner. His leading work is generally recognised to be The...

“No win no fee”, in reality, is a grotesque over-simplification which reflects the naïve innocence of clients. It has developed into an...

Police death: firearms officer and police force fined Health and Safety Executive v Greater Manchester Police and another (2013)...

New Squatting Law Squatting is generally defined as entering land or a building as a trespasser and living there, or intending to live...