The need for more family drug and alcohol courts
Back in January at the Family Justice conference held at UCLan, I learnt of the family drug and alcohol court. You may not have heard of...


Shaun Mills and the LLM
About me: Hello, my name is Shaun Mills and I am the LLM Course Leader. I have been an academic lawyer for nearly 22 years and I am a...
Criminal Bar - To be or not to be?
It was only yesterday I was sat with a member of the bar who deals with (mainly) family law and RTA cases. She asked me what area of law...
Should we fight death with death?
Daily, we are reminded of the errors of Human Kind such as the murder of Lee Rigby, the Columbine Massacre and the barbarity of the...
Who Doesn’t Love Lord Denning?
I believe that it is an untold law student requirement that, you must fall just a little bit in love with Lord Denning. I bet you’ve...
The Supreme Court and Assisted Suicide
The Supreme Court and Assisted Suicide: A Commentary on R (on the application of Nicklinson and another) v. Ministry of Justice; R (on...
Litigate or Mediate?
Mediation is increasingly being used to resolve disputes in many areas of life. It is one of the processes within the Alternative Dispute...
The Magna Carta? the background of it and what you should know
There are many counts of history to the Magna Carta due to its lengthy span in the history of the English Legal System. This entry will...
Is the law really a deterrent for cyber-bullies?
The existence of social media is ever present in the lives of youths. An impressive 1.4 billion people are Facebook users and 98% of the...