Foundations

Cases, told as stories.

I take one doctrine at a time and tell it as a story, case by case, so you can see why the law moved.

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  • Criminal law

    Four men in a lifeboat.

    Necessity and murder, from R v Dudley and Stephens to the conjoined twins.

    1884 to 2000, 4 cases

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  • Tort law

    A bottle nobody could see into.

    Duty of care in negligence, from Donoghue v Stevenson to Robinson.

    1883 to 2018, 7 cases

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  • Criminal law

    What did he mean to do?

    Intention and recklessness in criminal law, from Cunningham to R v G.

    1957 to 2003, 7 cases

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