In our last Contract Law blog (Consideration – Part 1) we looked at estoppel and how it relates to the general rule of consideration. We
What should Lawyers Earn?
This year has seen a debate developing over the fraught question of what lawyers should earn. ‘Rich lawyers’ are the butt of many jokes (“I
How Not to Read John Finnis
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Jersey Moot Court: 13-15 March 2015
In March 2015 the Institute of Law in Jersey and Anglo-American University of Prague will hold an international moot court competition in St Helier, Jersey.
A Classic Case in Public Law
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Revival of the Rule in Wilkinson v Downton
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