Issues about gender equality are very much in the news these days. Continue reading “Gender Equality and the Judiciary: A Commonwealth Perspective”
Month: October 2015
Reading for the Bar in the Early 1960s
In my blog “A Lifetime in the Law” I mentioned the fact that I came to the English Bar without having first obtained a law degree. Continue reading “Reading for the Bar in the Early 1960s”
Pro bono legal services – My 2007 Lecture
Now that National Pro Bono week has nearly arrived again, I thought it might be useful if I republished the lecture I gave at Nottingham eight years ago. Continue reading “Pro bono legal services – My 2007 Lecture”
2015: BAILII: Backfilling the archive?
After I had posted my piece on “BAILII: How and why it all started” I received a tweet from Daniel Hoadley, which said: Continue reading “2015: BAILII: Backfilling the archive?”
2005: BAILII: How and why it all started
In my recent blog “BAILII: Five Questions Answered” I gave technical answers to some of the criticisms that had been levelled at the way BAILII organised its website. Continue reading “2005: BAILII: How and why it all started”
2002: My Essay on Technology and the Judicial Process
Sir Brian Neill, who celebrated his 92nd birthday this year, was the judicial trail-blazer in all this. Mine is the first of the seven essays published together in 2003 in book form under the title “Essays in Honour of Sir Brian Neill: the Quintessential Judge”. The book was edited by Mark Saville and Richard Susskind and presented to him at a party given by his many friends to celebrate his 80th birthday. Its introduction contains a tribute to him, written jointly by Lord Woolf and Lord Bingham, both of whom had known him for many years. They spoke of Continue reading “2002: My Essay on Technology and the Judicial Process”
2015: The Evolving Use of IT in the Law
Following my blog about BAILII I have received this message from the Senior Practice Manager at a large London set of chambers: Continue reading “2015: The Evolving Use of IT in the Law”
2011: BAILII: Five Questions Answered
Four years ago, just before I stood down as chairman of BAILII‘s trustees (an office I had held ever since BAILII was first created) Continue reading “2011: BAILII: Five Questions Answered”
Patients, Doctors and the Law (1963-2003)
I thought it might be interesting if I provided a wider circulation to this lecture I gave 12 years ago. Continue reading “Patients, Doctors and the Law (1963-2003)”
The Tryweryn Affair – or how Liverpool “stole” Welsh water
Last Monday night BBC Wales showed a 30-minute film about the Tryweryn affair. It brought back many memories. Continue reading “The Tryweryn Affair – or how Liverpool “stole” Welsh water”
Henry Brooke 