ARTICLES by our Direct Access Barristers

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 please:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

TOTALITARIAN APPROACH IN SCTOLAND

HERE is a news article stating that the Police will investigate comments made about a twitter post by or on behalf, of Nicola Sturgeon....

THE EQUALITY ACT & THE END OF DEMOCRACY

The Equality Act 2010 prevents ‘indirect discrimination’. This is a misnomer because discrimination by definition would involve...

ANNOUNCEMENT - JSC CHAMBERS MOVING ONTO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE

We are delighted to announce our entry onto the international stage by working closely with Tasheel Law Firm on international...