Richard Easton
Solicitor, GT Stewart
Articles
If chimpanzees' cognitive thinking makes them legal persons, then where does man begin and animal end, asks Richard Easton
Literature has featured in sentencing for the wrong reasons, but
could reading be a novel punishment, asks Richard Easton
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
Could privacy rights be extended to allow libel claims to protect the reputation of the dead, wonders Richard Easton
Many jurisdictions lag behind Britain when it comes to allowing civil dead to come back to life, says Richard Easton
Pets have unwittingly helped convict their owners but Britain's appellate courts are yet to test the reliability of 'furensic' evidence, says Richard Easton Richard Easton looks at the legacy of notorious French 'advocate Jacques Vergès and his défense de rupture 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 role for satanic lawyering in the church, asks Richard Easton 
