Richard Easton

Solicitor, GT Stewart

Monkey business

If chimpanzees' cognitive thinking makes them legal persons, then where does man begin and animal end, asks Richard Easton

Throw the book at them

Literature has featured in sentencing for the wrong reasons, but could reading be a novel punishment, asks Richard Easton

Pirates and legitimate business are uncomfortably close

Dealing with Kalashnikov-toting sea dogs is a risky business for lawyers: an error in negotiations could cost captive sailors their lives, says Richard Easton

Deathly lacuna

Could privacy rights be extended to allow libel claims to protect the reputation of the dead, wonders Richard Easton

Not all legal zombies are equal

Many jurisdictions lag behind Britain when it comes to allowing civil dead to come back to life, says Richard Easton

Splitting hairs

Pets have unwittingly helped convict their owners but Britain's appellate courts are yet to test the reliability of 'furensic' evidence, says Richard Easton

Case in point | A once powerful weapon

Case in point | Playing devil's advocate

The removal of the devil's advocate from the canonisation system has led to the creation of an unprecedented number of saints. So is there a...

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