The sight of vulnerable homeless people sitting on pavements begging is an affront to a society which allows huge payments to a tiny...

The Examples of UK cases connected with the Iraq War following selection of Iraq-War related cases aims to show the range of issues...

Lawyer jokes (found on the Internet) • What is the difference between lawyers and sperm? There’s no difference: one in 50 million has a...

Sexism and the law Albie Sachs and Joan Hoff Wilson, Sexism and the Law:A study of male beliefs and judicial bias This book, published in...

Use of Latin The dictionary definition of “pro bono”, an abbreviation of pro bono publico, is “free, used to denote the giving of free...

Class justice means, essentially, that the principles of justice operate inequitably in favour of one class of people in relation to...

Albie Sachs considers whether the obligation on the state to promote socio-economic advance should be made a constitutional duty. He...

Kropotkin, Prince Peter (1842-1921) Kropotkin was a Russian geographer and revolutionary. His work included the following comments: *...

Cuba and human rights The Cuban Constitution of 1976 sets out all the rights recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and...

2012 is a year that many have been anticipating more than most. For many Britons, the promise of the Olympics coming to London in the...

Tony Serra Tony Serra, described as a “ponytailed, potsmoking criminal defense attorney famous for fighting the government”, was...

Some of the earliest and most devastating criticisms of English law and lawyers were made by the Levellers in the seventeenth century in...

Mine death: £568,000 fines and costs Health and Safety Executive v UK Coal Ltd and Joy Mining Machinery Ltd (2012) Leeds Crown Court,...

£12,700 fine Health and Safety Executive v Clear Channel UK Ltd (2012) Bristol magistrates’ court, August 20. Clear Channel UK Ltd, an...

Chapter 1 looks at money. It puts forward the argument that money is the key which unlocks the meaning of English law. It discusses the...

Last month, the Ministry of Justice has released statistics from the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal, covering the...

Robert Spicer’s new book – LAW – has now been published in electronic form on the Amazon Kindle store. The book aims, in general, to set...

Death of steelworker: £500,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Tata Steels UK Ltd (2012) Swansea Crown Court, August 3. Tata Steels UK...

The Mythical Art of Advocacy My own view is that the “Art of Advocacy” is essentially mythical. The reality is that, so far as civil...

Death in care home: £160,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v New Century Care Ltd (2012) Leeds Crown Court, September 10. New Century...