Those who have an interest in the lighter side of the law will be delighted that they now have access (from April 7, 2011) to the cheaper, Penguin reprint of “Defending the Guilty” subtitled “Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom” by Alex McBride, for under £10. The author, a criminal barrister, and by that… Continue reading
As a courtroom drama, Silk has much to recommend it. Whatever practitioners may tell you, most court cases are pretty dull, so you need a strong plot and a cast of larger than life characters to inject the necessary drama. Peter Moffatt, who scripted the series, has long form for this, including Kavanagh QC and… Continue reading
It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Lord Bingham of Cornhill, who died on 11 September. He was a great judge, with a formidable legal mind but with none of the arrogance, impatience or hauteur that sometimes afflicts those occupying judicial office. In fact he was a warm, witty and wise… Continue reading
Can the common law be developed by instant blogging? Should precedents be recorded by live updates on Twitter? That’s the surprising possibility conjured up in a recent Guardian Law Blog: There is something rather quaint about journalists in the 21st century using pens and notebooks to record what goes on in court hearings when the… Continue reading