Richard Easton

Richard Easton

Solicitor, GT Stewart

Articles

Case in point | A 'Jailhouse Rock' for 2013
Solicitors Journal

Case in point | A 'Jailhouse Rock' for 2013

If inmates are allowed to have children with their wives by IVF why can't they be allowed to have intercourse, asks Richard Easton
10 Jul 2013
Case in point | Is consummation a legal oddity?
Solicitors Journal

Case in point | Is consummation a legal oddity?

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill excludes same-'sex marriages from nullification by non-consummation. But does the concept of consummation even have a place in modern...
14 Jun 2013
Case in point | The power of autonomy
Solicitors Journal

Case in point | The power of autonomy

America may force-feed hunger-striking Guantánamo prisoners, but courts in England and Wales place a greater emphasis on self-determination. Richard Easton reports
17 May 2013
Case in point | My kingdom for a hearse
Solicitors Journal

Case in point | My kingdom for a hearse

Richard Easton considers who owns the body of a certain medieval king, and asks who does in fact own dead bodies
19 Apr 2013
Sadomasochism: Unleashed?
Solicitors Journal

Sadomasochism: Unleashed?

Richard Easton asks whether popular erotica has left consenting adults with less recourse in law when sex games lead to unexpected consequences
15 Apr 2013
Case in point | The rebirth of posthumous convictions
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Case in point | The rebirth of posthumous convictions

Richard Easton reports 'on the recent case of 'a ‘deathendent' in 'the Russian Federation
22 Mar 2013
Record breakers
Solicitors Journal

Record breakers

Richard Easton predicts a fundamental overhaul ?of the criminal records system as the Supreme Court prepares to evaluate how records are kept in the face...
15 Mar 2013
Does marital coercion belong in the 21st century?
Solicitors Journal

Does marital coercion belong in the 21st century?

Richard Easton looks into the history of marital coercion as a defence and asks whether it still has a place in modern Britain
22 Feb 2013
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