It is a common and harmful misconception that talking about suicide might ‘plant the idea’. Here, Rory O’Connor, author of When It Is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide and What We…
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The institution of marriage is still strongly embedded in our society – although the high incidence of broken-down relationships resulting in rocketing divorces would have us believe otherwise. In parallel,…
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered a judgment in March 2012, the opening words of which asked the following question: “Is there a mango tree in the respondent’s…
In the wake of the news of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg (alias RBG), I ask myself what defines a successful legal career –at the bar or at…
This week we witnessed a momentous turning point in our judicial history. Our Supreme Court building more than 2 centuries old, no longer able to bear the physical demands of…
There is very little about the practice of law that is secret. Everything from the showy outfits to the stage-managed process of a hearing, smacks more of entertainment than of…
Up till very recently, women had no place in the legal profession. The Wikipedia biography of the first UK woman lawyer reads as follows: “Helena Normanton was a lawyer who…
In May 2020, in the midst of the Corona lockdown, Justice Gupta retired as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Although most of us may not know much…
July 1985 – London. 6 young Mauritians are called to the Bar at their respective Inns of Court. I was one of them. In the 1980’s, Mauritius was rocked by…
For a party who has been wronged, every passing moment in which the wrong persists serves to aggravate the original wrong. Most obviously, in criminal matters, it is generally accepted…
This is how I would define corruption. What is a scandal to some , is shrugged off like unwanted dandruff by others. Bring politicians into the equation and you have…
Picture the scene: 18th century courthouse in London. Serious looking men in long black gowns and white neck-tight collars rushing busily with files and cases, with one or more anxious looking…