Counsel of Perfection

People embody a nation but institutions make it. Some British institutions are so ancient and unchanging that many people give little to no ...

  When I was a young barrister I would sometimes appear at Bow Street Magistrates' Court (now, as for numerous former courts, an eye-wat...

  'Let the punishment fit the crime' is a maxim that doesn't take much explaining nor much justifying. We don't sever limbs ...

  A word from 2020 that quickly set everyone's teeth on edge was unprecedented. So many experiences were unique and never before experie...

    It's that time of year when old hands wish the fledglings well and regale them with tales of their own puking terror and early days ...

This article reports that prosecutors are to start asking complainants in rape trials if giving evidence in a closed court is something tha...

  'Let's put that on the back burner' - We all know what goes on the back burner, things that don't matter. In 2020 the enti...