Desmond v Bower: the Eady Judgment
A senior judge stood down from hearing an appeal in the libel case brought by Richard Desmond against Tom Bower because he knew the
A Crucial Resource on Iran
The unrest in Iran is slowly creeping out of the headlines, and the blogosphere is fast becoming the best source of information. One blog
BBC’s Content-Sharing Could End Up in Court
The BBC's deal to share video news content with the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Independent may lead to legal action from its
Don’t Become a Solicitor
The Law Society is launching an information campaign to warn law students that only the brightest and the best will find law firms willing
Are Tories hypocrites? A challenge to Conservative readers.
I have a piece in today's Observer about David Cameron allying with reactionary parties in Europe, and indeed supporting the candidates of Vladimir Putin.
Desmond v Bower: What the Jury Were Not Told
Mr Justice Eady was overturned by the Court of Appeal on two occasions while trying the libel case brought by the newspaper proprietor Richard
Desmond nil, Bower won
Tom Bower is a friend of mine but that is no reason for not congratulating him on his success in defeating a libel claim
Alaa al-Aswany is Wrong to Accuse the West of Double Standards
Alaa al-Aswany is a good novelist. I enjoyed the Yacoubian building, a clever and witty exposition of Egypt after the rise of Nasser. Aswany's