How did a Scottish snail and an Irish-Welsh judge protect you against carelessness?
There are many rights you enjoy today. You do not even think about them. But for a British judge and a Scottish snail, you may have lost it all. Should you not celebrate Lord Atkin?
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The MACC’s recent publication of 9 telephone recordings has set the nation abuzz. Is this within the Rule of Law?
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What do the Altantuya’s case, Lord Denning and the Birmingham Bombers have in common?
Quite a few things, actually. The first is the presence of explosive material. Second, whether the case could be re-opened. Read on …
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One day in 2006, while autumnal winds were nipping at my heels, Peter Mooney opened a door. He led me into Aladdin's Cave, filled with the universal beauty of language, a love of nature, an enduring journey with history; and submission to a Higher Power.
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What do these two words mean? Are they interchangeable? Or are they different? If so, how?
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Is the sub-judice rule dead?
An ancient Roman law prevents press discussion of pending court cases. Isn’t that against freedom of speech? Against a free press? Is it a shield, or a sword, by which criticism against judicial idiosyncrasies is silenced? Why should we be bound by it? Is this law dead - or dying? Read ...
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