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” →

 

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” →

British legal and judicial influence overseas: law books and conferences

Last night I went to a reception in honour of the Tenth Anniversary of a remarkable charity, the International Law Book Facility (ILBF). Continue reading “British legal and judicial influence overseas: law books and conferences” →

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” →

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” →

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 Temple Church was packed for Hugh Griffiths’ Memorial Service last Monday. Continue reading “Lord Griffiths of Govilon” →

This blog is a response to the comment by Sir Paul Jenkins, who was Treasury Solicitor between 2006 and 2014.  Continue reading “A Judge’s Marshal in the early 1960s – Postscript 1” →

Two days ago I published a short blog [“The Conjoined Twins case”], which was based on a talk I had given in Washington DC in 2005 to a group of senior judges from the common law world.  Continue reading “My Talk about the Conjoined Twins case” →

Last week the judgments of the Court of Appeal in the Conjoined Twins case were chosen as one of the 15 leading cases in ICLR’s 150 years of law reporting. Continue reading “The Conjoined Twins Case” →