The due process of law /
Two central themes run through this book. The first is the workings of the various 'measures authorised by the law so as to keep the streams of justice pure', and the second is the recent development of family law, focusing particularly on Lord Denning's contribution to the law of hus...
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London ; Woburn, Mass. :
Butterworths,
1980.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Table of Cases; Part one: Keeping the Streams of Justice Clear and Pure; Introduction; 1 In the face of the Court; 1 In my own presence; 2 The Welsh students invade the Court; 3 The Official Solicitor comes in with the Devil; 4 The 'laughing gas' does not escape; 2 The victimisation of witnesses; 1 The trade union member is deprived of his office; 2 The tenant is evicted from his home; 3 Refusing to answer questions; 1 Two journalists are sent to prison; 2 The New Statesman is angry; 4 Scandalising the Court; 1 Lord Mansfield is criticised.
- 2 Mr Justice Avory comes under fire3 We ourselves are told to be silent; 5 Disobedience to an order of the Court; 1 Strict proof; 2 The three dockers; 3 The five dockers; 4 The ward of court; 6 Prejudicing a fair trial; 1 'Vampire Arrested'; 2 The Thalidomide case; 3 A 'gagging writ'; 4 The Exclusive Brethren; Conclusion; Part two: Inquiries into Conduct; Introduction; 1 Into the conduct of judges; 1 The judge who talked too much; 2 The judge who made a mistake; 2 Into the conduct of ministers; 3 Into the conduct of directors; 1 Behind the curtain; 2 The Pergamon Press.
- 3 Can the directors stop it?4 A useful weapon; 4 Into the conduct of gaming clubs; 5 Into the conduct of aliens; 6 Into the delays of lawyers; 1 Into the Courts of Law; 2 Can anything be done about arbitrations?; Part three: Arrest and Search; Introduction; 1 Making an arrest; 1 The role of the police; 2 'Come along with me'; 3 Identification by a photograph; 4 Should the prosecution tell?; 5 Unfit to drive; 2 Making a search; Introduction; 1 Passports withheld; 2 Search warrants; 3 The ladies' garments; 4 The military style operation; 3 New procedures; Introduction.
- 1 The pirates
- the Anton Piller order2 The bootleggers; Part four: The Mareva Injunction; Introduction; 1 We introduce the process; 1 The start off; 2 The Mareva itself; 3 Both sides are heard; 2 We are reversed; 1 The Siskina sinks without trace; 2 We are sunk too like the Siskina; 3 But not without trace; 4 An English-based defendant; 5 A man is decapitated; 6 Recommendations thus far ignored; Part five: Entrances and Exits; Introduction; 1 The common law about aliens; Introduction; 1 The 'black' is set free; 2 The fugitive from the United States; 3 The student of 'Scientology'
- 4 Freedom of movement2 Commonwealth citizens; Introduction; 1 Patrials; 2 Illegal entrants; 3 Expelled persons; 4 Overstayers and others; 3 Exits; Introduction; 1 A move to Jersey; 2 Dr Wallersteiner, I presume; 3 The giant chartering group; Part six: Ventures into Family Law; 1 How I learned the trade; 1 I become a divorce judge; 2 Sitting to try divorce cases; 3 Over to the King's Bench; 4 On circuit; 5 Chairmanship of the Divorce Committee; 6 Things have changed now; 2 The story of emancipation; 1 The difference; 2 The past; 3 The attitude of the Church; 4 The effect on the law.