I must confess that I had never heard of Ine, King of Wessex, until my attention was drawn to him by an anonymous historian of the Treasury Solicitor’s Office (“the anonymous historian”), whose monograph “Our History” starts: Continue reading “The Treasury Solicitor”
Category: LEGAL MATTERS
The Treasury Devil
In a recent blog I described Lord Woolf as a former Treasury Devil, only to receive the question:
“What is a Treasury Devil? Sounds wonderful. Is that an official title?”
The office of the Attorney-General: Then and Now
A discussion in the Twittersphere about aspects of Mr Jeremy Wright’s recent appearance in the Brexit litigation as leading counsel for the Crown led to a request that I should post a piece about the office of Attorney General. Continue reading “The office of the Attorney-General: Then and Now”
My last pre-retirement thoughts on Civil Procedure
At the end of next month I will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of my voluntary (and never-regretted!) retirement from the Bench at the age of 70. Continue reading “My last pre-retirement thoughts on Civil Procedure”
A talk in Moscow in 1994 about judicial oversight of executive powers
In the light of the current debates about the future of the Human Rights Act and the ability (or otherwise) of the common law to fill any perceived gaps if that Act were repealed, I thought it might be of interest if I published a talk I gave at a seminar in Moscow 22 years ago. This was at a time when Russia’s rulers seemed to be very interested in studying the judicial systems of different Western countries, and in adopting or adapting such parts of them as seemed appropriate to Russian traditions and culture.
Continue reading “A talk in Moscow in 1994 about judicial oversight of executive powers”
Private Law for Public Law Practitioners
Although this talk two years ago is on the Public Law Project’s website, Continue reading “Private Law for Public Law Practitioners”
Gazing into a crystal ball in 1998
I thought it might be interesting to re-publish this essay now. Continue reading “Gazing into a crystal ball in 1998”
2006: My talk on the future of civil justice
The New Year should see the beginnings of momentous changes, Continue reading “2006: My talk on the future of civil justice”
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)”
Henry Brooke 