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THE PERILS OF USING A TRANSLATOR IN CIVIL LITIGATION
In Alam v Alam et al - see https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2023/1460.html, the evidence of a witness, whose statement was...
Jun 25, 20231 min read
Employment Tribunal deems ‘ethno-centric’ English nationalism unworthy of respect
Brief Report on Judgment In Cave vs The Open University [1] HERE , the Tribunal held a preliminary hearing to determine whether the...
May 24, 20239 min read
RETHINKING HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS BY NICHOLAS COPELLO
Introduction This article is intended as a critique of ‘human rights’ jurisprudence. It is intended to provoke thought and discussion...
May 11, 202312 min read
GETTING LIBERTY INTO PERSPECTIVE: WHY IT IS BETTER TO SERVE IN HEAVEN THAN TO REIGN IN HELL.
“ It is better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven .” [1] “ The effect of liberty to individuals is, that they may do what they...
May 2, 202313 min read
JSC CHAMBERS EXPANDS ITS RANGE
We have always covered the whole of England & Wales, but we can now do so more cost effectively, as we have members permanently based in...
Mar 13, 20231 min read
HUMAN RIGHTS AND WHY THEY ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR THE RULE OF LAW
Are human rights laws necessary for the ‘rule of law’ to be in operation? I will argue that they are not. When considering the above the...
Feb 9, 20237 min read
IN DEFENCE OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Below is an old article that I am re-publishing on this website: INTRODUCTION Historically capital punishment has existed in virtually...
Jan 12, 202313 min read
DEFECTIVE WITNESS STATEMENTS
The recent December CPR bulletin reported the case of Correia v Williams [2022] EWHC 2824 (KB). In this case the Claimant's witness...
Dec 23, 20221 min read
REJECT BODY POSITIVITY - STRIVE FOR GREATNESS
I wrote this article in 2019 on our old website. I am re-publishing it here, with a link to the excellent Tucker Carlson documentary on...
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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