All articles by James Morton – Page 2
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NewsLords leaping into marriage
Three daughters of the 1930s nightclub queen Kate Meyrick married peers of the realm.
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NewsThe worst judge of a bad bunch?
It is fun to rank bad judges. Was Goddard worse than Stevenson? Was Darling worse than Montagu? Was Jeffries the worst of all? And then there was the infamous 19th-century judge Henry Hawkins.
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NewsBridge too far for jumpers
Bridge jumping was once a fashionable sport in both England and America. It was viewed with disdain by the judiciary on both sides of the water.
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NewsOf alibis and advocacy
I don’t think I ever encountered a professional alibi witness, but I certainly knew a man who was a professional mitigator.
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NewsBlack mark of hasty legislation
The Black Act 1723 was bad, certainly as far as the rural working classes were concerned.
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NewsMagistrate with a fighting spirit
Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny Bt was, without doubt, a Renaissance man.
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NewsConduct that was unbecoming
Many advocates have had to deal with difficult judges; and judges with some difficult advocates.
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NewsLining up for the morning ritual
An articled clerk shares his firm's ritual for opening the post.
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NewsMulling over asylum strategy
In 2002, Blair thought asylum seekers might be sent to the Isle of Mull. Sixty years ago, the same idea was mooted for top-class criminals.
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NewsCautionary tales for Christmas
James Morton finds some grim seasonal episodes in the legal archives.
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NewsFrom shoplifting to much worse?
Not all thieves will move on to worse, but there is sufficient evidence to show that many of them will graduate.
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NewsBarrister jailed for NZ kidnap plot
In 1992, 46-year-old barrister John Burrett had not long opened chambers in Canterbury, Kent.
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NewsRungs on ladder of corruption?
The path to hell is paved with good intentions. Free coffee is one step along it.
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NewsBeware clients bearing gifts
I have had gifts from happy clients, but generally they have been like those borne by the Greeks.