Call
him what you like, one of the England's most renowned judges,
Lord Denning, liked his writings.
'Notable' was born in 1954 in
Kingston, Jamaica. He attended St. George's College, a Catholic
institution, until age sixteen. His parents then sent him to
England for further education. He read politics and economics at
London University. After graduating he was offered a place to
study international relations, but opted against that course of
study. He studied law, and was called to the British Bar. For
over 20 years he has practised law, and maintained a keen
interest in world affairs.
The essays in this book span the more than 20 years of the
author's professional life. In 'Notable's' book law is
approached from many angles. The essays are grouped in related
chapters. The opening sections of the book have a leitmotif of
history and structural location of the law as it functions
around the world. As the book progresses, humour prods
scholarship, assisted by interpretative commentaries on legal
topics.
When the great English Judge, Lord Denning, complimented
'Notable' on his original writings, a genuinely high compliment
was paid by one of England's most brilliant judges of the
twentieth century.
The tongue in cheek humour and cheeky exchange of letters with
Lord Hailsham ( former Lord Chancellor of England), reveals the
author's intense intellectual irreverence as hallmark of his
atypical and unique style.
Instructive, insightful, humorous, yet cleverly simplistic, is
the approach which makes 'Learn the law' a novel treat. Lawyers,
law students, college students, and a general interested
readership willing to learn about and laugh at the law and its
idiosyncrasies will appreciate this book.
It is the kind of book a nephew or niece about to enter law
school would greatly appreciate receiving from his or her
favorite Aunt. It is also the kind of light-hearted read that
will inveigle the old Aunt into believing the nephew or niece is
actually entering one of the world's noble professions.
Everyone is invited to learn and laugh, as knowledge,
information and amusement are interwoven into the legal fabric
which is the book's subject matter.
This is the first collection to be published in a Trafford
edition, 2003.
Learn the Law:
a retarded text
for advanced readers
by NOTABLE
Published by Trafford Publishing
