Richard Easton

Solicitor, GT Stewart

10 Jul 2013

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

14 Jun 2013

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 society, asks Richard Easton

17 May 2013

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

19 Apr 2013

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

15 Apr 2013

Sadomasochism: Unleashed?

Richard Easton asks whether popular erotica has left consenting adults with less recourse in law when sex games lead to unexpected consequences

22 Mar 2013

Case in point | The rebirth of posthumous convictions

Richard Easton reports 'on the recent case of 'a Ã¢â‚¬Ëœdeathendent' in 'the Russian Federation

15 Mar 2013

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 of recent disapproval from Strasbourg

22 Feb 2013

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

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