Law – A LONDON MISCELLANY

What’s in a name?

I was stopped the other day by a couple of tourists asking for directions and I outlined the quickest route to their destination, which happened to take them through Lincoln’s Inn. They seemed a bit perplexed and asked if it was “Ok” to walk through the grounds, which it is. As I was headed in… Continue reading What’s in a name?

I fought the Law (and the Law won)

Ask anyone who has ever walked through the legal areas of London, be it Inner or Middle Temple, Lincoln’s or Gray’s Inn what’s most striking about them and generally the answer will be the quietude. Given that they all sit next to major roads the atmosphere is one of calmness. I can remember the first… Continue reading I fought the Law (and the Law won)