The Barrister Bard

Writing about race is all about “fools rushing in where angels fear to tread.” Whatever is written, somebody is bound to take exception, with the usual epithets bandied around, and the inevitable accusations of racism.

Here in Little Britain, we have had, and still have, our fair share of race as a […]

As a practising barrister, I have never eschewed the professional limelight, as good publicity is the oxygen of life. In my glittering career spanning many years, I have had my fair share of media attention, but with very mixed reviews. The problem as I see it is that the media have […]

Miscarriages of justice are suddenly front page news. Two in particular are worthy of comment. Terry Gilfoyle has spent 17 years in prison for the murder of his wife, and now Sean Hodgson, who has spent nearly 3o years in prison for the murder of a girl back in 1979. […]

I have more than a passing interest in the legal action brought by the Office of Fair Trading against the clearing banks, which has just left the Court of Appeal en route to the House of Lords. As a customer of one of the defendant banks, the now wholly discredited Royal Bank […]