In this captivating sequel to The Law and I, the author delves deeper into his 44-year journey (1970-2014) in the legal profession. From finding a flat with his wife before starting his articles to the intricacies of his experiences at Radcliffe's, where he completed his training, this book offers a candid and insightful look into the life of a solicitor. The author bravely shares the mistakes he made early in his career and his initial approach to using the law for his clients. He explore...

In 1969, the author, a trainee lawyer just out of law school, wondered what to do before he studied for his final exams. His father, a judge at the Old Bailey, suggested he should go on a boat in the Merchant. Dumbfounded, he agreed and thought no more about it. A year later he got his degree and the matter came up again. He met the managing director of the shipping company, had an expensive lunch with him and in July 1969, he said goodbye to his girlfriend, who gave him a book with blank ...

ATHENS and Rome stand side by side as the parents of Western civilisation. The parental metaphor is almost irresistible. Rome is so obviously masculine and robust, Greece endowed with so much loveliness and charm. Rome subjugates by physical conquest and government. Greece yields so easily to the Roman might and then in revenge so easily dominates Rome itself, with all that Rome has conquered, by the mere attractiveness of superior humanity. Nevertheless this metaphor of masculine and femi...

GREECE” and “Greek” mean different things to different people. To the man in the street, if he exists, they stand for something proverbially remote and obscure, as dead as Queen Anne, as heavy as the British Museum. To the average finished product of Higher Education in England they recall those dog-eared text-books and grammars which he put away with much relief when he left school; they waft back to him the strangely close atmosphere of the classical form-room. The historian, of course, ...

Delve into the riveting memoir of an attorney who navigated the transformative world of litigation law in private practice. Journey back to an era when senior partners donned wing collars and were addressed as clerks by their surnames, and when solicitors weren't confined to specialisations. Experience the spectrum of clients he represented, from navigating harrowing cases at police stations – covering everything from murders to activists challenging government departments – all the way to...

This book is designed to explore key questions surrounding faith, philosophy, science, culture and social progress by celebrating the life and thought of cultural leaders from Rugby School (estd. 1567).Some of the most distinguished historians, philosophers, social commentators and religious commentators are alumni of Rugby School. In this collection of essays, contributors explore the most important values that guide and challenge us today, by reflecting on the achievements of the...

In "De re militari," Vegetius presents a comprehensive treatise on military strategy and tactics in the late Roman Empire, emphasizing the importance of discipline, training, and organization within the ranks of the army. Written in a clear and pragmatic style, the text serves as both a historical document and a manual for military leaders, elucidating the principles of warfare that had defined Roman military success. Vegetius' work is steeped in the traditions of Roman literature and buil...

Vegetius's De re militari is the most influential military treatise to survive from late antiquity, a disciplined compendium of Roman martial practice, recruitment, training, camp construction, tactics, siegecraft, and naval warfare. Written in a terse, admonitory Latin prose, it looks backward to the perceived rigor of the republican and early imperial legions while addressing the military anxieties of a weakened later empire. Its literary mode is both technical manual and moral exhortati...

As a writer, Seneca is known for his philosophical works, and for his plays, which are all tragedies. His prose works include a dozen essays and one hundred twenty-four letters dealing with moral issues.Seneca's influence on later generations is immense—during the Renaissance he was "a sage admired and venerated as an oracle of moral, even of Christian edification; a master of literary style and a model for dramatic art."Contents:THE TRAGEDIESTHE MADNESS OF HERC...

Victorian Brackley was sometimes called Sleepy Hollow. Compared to many other places, growth in numbers was modest, but beneath the surface, there were extraordinary scandals and power struggles, some of which reached the national press. Above all, there was a great physical transformation involving the construction of a new Vicarage, Church Schools and Manor House, together with the restorations of St Peter's Church and the College Chapel. This book investigates ...

As relevant as it was at the time of publication, this landmark work remains timely and urgent in demonstrating how to examine questions of race, politics and crime in contemporary society. A formative text in cultural studies and criminology, it shows the relevance of conjunctural analysis to the current emergence of forms of authoritarian populist politics. Examining the crisis of the British state in the 1970s, the book explores how interacting economic, social and political conflicts a...

John Clarke husband and father of 5 children has compiled these life experiences, inspired by a pamphlet written by his grandfather... The Reverend Clifton McGlothlan