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Month: June 2023

Golfer’s Piece of Chocolate

Sir William Blackstone was the greatest exponent of common law we have ever had. But, strangely enough, when I was at Oxford I was told nothing about him. His fame was so great, he was made a Judge of Court of Common Pleas. But, like many learned men, he was not a great Judge. He […]

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