In Chapter 23 of David Copperfield Charles Dickens describes how David’s great-aunt Betsey Trotwood paid £1,000 for him to be articled to Messrs Spenlow and Jorkins, Continue reading “Charles Dickens and the Law: (2) David Copperfield and Doctors’ Commons”
Category: MISCELLANEA
Charles Dickens and the law: (1) Little Dorrit and the use of prison in debt recovery
One of the pleasures of retirement is the opportunity to read long books without the risk that one will have forgotten the beginning long before reaching the end. Continue reading “Charles Dickens and the law: (1) Little Dorrit and the use of prison in debt recovery”
The role of Mediation in Planning and Environmental Disputes
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”
CONTACT
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email: hb@sirhenrybrooke.me
A Lifetime in the Law
In my blog I hope to include memories of times past (and there may be quite a lot of these) as well as commentary on current issues. Continue reading “A Lifetime in the Law”
Henry Brooke 
