All articles by James Morton – Page 8
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Destroyer of Victorian vice
Sometimes I worry about solicitors becoming too involved in their cases. A case in point, admittedly a century ago, is that of C H Collette, solicitor for the Society of the Suppression of Vice.
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The great days of conference
Confession. I miss the style of conferences the Law Society used to hold. I know I railed against them in the past, claiming they were a waste of money, but I miss them.
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Rearranging the flowers
Recently there was a reminder of when two women were wrongly convicted of stealing teddy bears from Princess Diana tributes.
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A trial that may never end
The case of convicted murderer Mark Lundy fails to leave the headlines.
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Injudicious behaviour
Now we have some judges actually getting down and dirty, we complain about it.
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Bygone days mowing lawns
Before the advent of law centres, pro bono work involved mowing elderly lady clients’ lawns.
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‘Mad’ Frank the litigator
We recall the later career of ‘Mad’ Frank Fraser, who died last month.
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Memories of Eveleigh trials
News of the death of Sir Edward Eveleigh evokes stories involving the urbane judge.
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Brave lawyer defied KKK
Samuel Leibowitz, who defended the Scottsboro Boys, would rank high in a table of courageous lawyers.
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Britain’s last witch trial
It is 70 years since the last prosecution under the Witchcraft Act – and it’s not who many people think.
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Brushes with the noose
Two men I defended were convicted of murder – both would have gone to the gallows if the death penalty was in use.
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American rap sheet arrives
Are we going down another American pathway, featuring arrests alongside convictions?
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Losing it in translation
Competent interpreters were even more thin on the ground in the 1970s.
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A prang could cost you years
Tales of the worst courts to visit in the 60s and 70s – including malodorous drunks and an outside lavatory.
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The age of innocence
Back in the bad old days of the 1960s, plea bargaining was, of course, quite properly outlawed.