I am conscious that I have not yet published anything on this site about mediation or about town and country planning. Continue reading “The role of Mediation in Planning and Environmental Disputes”
Author: Henry Brooke
I am a retired judge. I was formerly chair of the Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund, and am the sole patron of the Public Law Project. My work for the Slynn Foundation and Peace Brigades International (UK) involved me in helping justice systems in Eastern Europe and beleaguered human rights defenders, particularly in Central and South America. I am married, with four children and seven grandchildren.
A Visit to Canada: Canadian Judicial Education in 1993
In view of the interest being shown in Canada in some of my blogs, Continue reading “A Visit to Canada: Canadian Judicial Education in 1993”
Place Money and the Circuits
I have been asked by Andrew Keogh (aka CrimeLineLaw) to explain what I meant in yesterday’s blog Continue reading “Place Money and the Circuits”
Law and Practice in the 1960s: (4) Crime (including driving offences)
When I started to practise at the Bar in 1964, formal advocacy training was unheard of. Continue reading “Law and Practice in the 1960s: (4) Crime (including driving offences)”
The Law Commission’s Family Homes and Domestic Violence Bill in 1995
This is my introductory address to a Special Public Bills Committee of the House of Lords – a so-called Jellicoe Committee. Continue reading “The Law Commission’s Family Homes and Domestic Violence Bill in 1995”
Law and practice in the 1960s: (3) Family Law (1964-1977)
When I started to practise at the Bar in 1964, there was no such thing as family law. Continue reading “Law and practice in the 1960s: (3) Family Law (1964-1977)”
Law and practice in the 1960s: (2) Public law
This is the second paper in the series “Law and Practice in the 1960s.” Continue reading “Law and practice in the 1960s: (2) Public law”
Law and Practice in the 1960s: (1) Chambers at 2 Crown Office Row
In this first piece in my new series I describe the chambers I joined more than 50 years ago – a typical London common law set. Continue reading “Law and Practice in the 1960s: (1) Chambers at 2 Crown Office Row”
Court modernisation and the promised £700 million investment
The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement yesterday that there was at last to be real progress in meeting the challenges involved in modernising the courts attracted these two immediate comments in the Twittersphere: Continue reading “Court modernisation and the promised £700 million investment”
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