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The jurisprudence of best interests decision making has recently come under significant legal and... more The jurisprudence of best interests decision making has recently come under significant legal and popular scrutiny.
This paper critically evaluates the current model of decision making.
A short essay on the approach taken in England and Wales to property disputes after the breakdown... more A short essay on the approach taken in England and Wales to property disputes after the breakdown of a non-married couple's relationship.
Model advice on implied common intention constructive trusts, proprietary estoppel, injunctions and constructive trusteeship.
A Short essay on the operation of restraint of trade in UK employment law and model advice on unf... more A Short essay on the operation of restraint of trade in UK employment law and model advice on unfair dismissal.
Commoditisation is too often a byword for the unwelcome encroachment of competition and modernisa... more Commoditisation is too often a byword for the unwelcome encroachment of competition and modernisation into legal services. Practitioners must recognise that, in the post ABS world, commoditisation is largely inevitable and innovation is the only way to remain competitive.
This necessity should, however, be seen as an opportunity to continue adding value to the consumers experience. Indeed the commercial approach to service delivery, which has embraced the need to enhance services, is already beginning to reap the rewards.
It is clear on analysis of modern historiography that Industrialisation in Britain by 1825 was a ... more It is clear on analysis of modern historiography that Industrialisation in Britain by 1825 was a process already in motion, albeit somewhat stifled by ineffective pre-modern infrastructure and forms of conveyance. By 1850 the broad structural changes Britain had experienced with regard to urban formation, economic productivity and the victory of the industrial modernist ideal were ubiquitous, revolutionary and permenant. This essay will explore how and to what extent these changes are attributable to mechanical and civil engineer George Stephenson with particular emphasis on his prototype steam locomotive, the Stockton-Darlington railway and the Manchester-Liverpool railway and in what ways these technological improvements in turn changed the structure both of the economy, society and popular thought. There is a general consensus in the sources I have researched that Stephenson’s brilliance had a dramatic effect upon the fabric of Britain. Traditionally Stephenson is a highly revered and eulogised figure, interpreted as a “father” of modernity that brought about change through his development of railways. More recently however historians have sought to downplay, marginally his role to an “accelerant” and supporter of change and growth, benefiting from unique social and economic conditions.
The years 1780-1880 in Britain characterise one of the most revolutionary periods in world histor... more The years 1780-1880 in Britain characterise one of the most revolutionary periods in world history. During this period the antecedent forms of modern industrial society and urban formation would be crystallised whilst revolutionary methods of production would fundamentally alter the structure of Britain’s economy and exponentially increase macro-economic capacity. Underpinning this revolution, in the classical historiographical tradition are the entrepreneurs, individuals who personally brought about technical changes to production that were directly attributable to economic change. In contrast to this interpretation of technical change, the modernist approach highlights instead; the precipitating ideological developments and resource environment that when combined with institutional state interventionism facilitated, artificially the economic development of the period. This study will outline the balance between the significance of individuals against the role of the state and other forces.
The jurisprudence of best interests decision making has recently come under significant legal and... more The jurisprudence of best interests decision making has recently come under significant legal and popular scrutiny.
This paper critically evaluates the current model of decision making.
A short essay on the approach taken in England and Wales to property disputes after the breakdown... more A short essay on the approach taken in England and Wales to property disputes after the breakdown of a non-married couple's relationship.
Model advice on implied common intention constructive trusts, proprietary estoppel, injunctions and constructive trusteeship.
A Short essay on the operation of restraint of trade in UK employment law and model advice on unf... more A Short essay on the operation of restraint of trade in UK employment law and model advice on unfair dismissal.
Commoditisation is too often a byword for the unwelcome encroachment of competition and modernisa... more Commoditisation is too often a byword for the unwelcome encroachment of competition and modernisation into legal services. Practitioners must recognise that, in the post ABS world, commoditisation is largely inevitable and innovation is the only way to remain competitive.
This necessity should, however, be seen as an opportunity to continue adding value to the consumers experience. Indeed the commercial approach to service delivery, which has embraced the need to enhance services, is already beginning to reap the rewards.
It is clear on analysis of modern historiography that Industrialisation in Britain by 1825 was a ... more It is clear on analysis of modern historiography that Industrialisation in Britain by 1825 was a process already in motion, albeit somewhat stifled by ineffective pre-modern infrastructure and forms of conveyance. By 1850 the broad structural changes Britain had experienced with regard to urban formation, economic productivity and the victory of the industrial modernist ideal were ubiquitous, revolutionary and permenant. This essay will explore how and to what extent these changes are attributable to mechanical and civil engineer George Stephenson with particular emphasis on his prototype steam locomotive, the Stockton-Darlington railway and the Manchester-Liverpool railway and in what ways these technological improvements in turn changed the structure both of the economy, society and popular thought. There is a general consensus in the sources I have researched that Stephenson’s brilliance had a dramatic effect upon the fabric of Britain. Traditionally Stephenson is a highly revered and eulogised figure, interpreted as a “father” of modernity that brought about change through his development of railways. More recently however historians have sought to downplay, marginally his role to an “accelerant” and supporter of change and growth, benefiting from unique social and economic conditions.
The years 1780-1880 in Britain characterise one of the most revolutionary periods in world histor... more The years 1780-1880 in Britain characterise one of the most revolutionary periods in world history. During this period the antecedent forms of modern industrial society and urban formation would be crystallised whilst revolutionary methods of production would fundamentally alter the structure of Britain’s economy and exponentially increase macro-economic capacity. Underpinning this revolution, in the classical historiographical tradition are the entrepreneurs, individuals who personally brought about technical changes to production that were directly attributable to economic change. In contrast to this interpretation of technical change, the modernist approach highlights instead; the precipitating ideological developments and resource environment that when combined with institutional state interventionism facilitated, artificially the economic development of the period. This study will outline the balance between the significance of individuals against the role of the state and other forces.
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This paper critically evaluates the current model of decision making.
Model advice on implied common intention constructive trusts, proprietary estoppel, injunctions and constructive trusteeship.
This necessity should, however, be seen as an opportunity to continue adding value to the consumers experience. Indeed the commercial approach to service delivery, which has embraced the need to enhance services, is already beginning to reap the rewards.
This paper critically evaluates the current model of decision making.
Model advice on implied common intention constructive trusts, proprietary estoppel, injunctions and constructive trusteeship.
This necessity should, however, be seen as an opportunity to continue adding value to the consumers experience. Indeed the commercial approach to service delivery, which has embraced the need to enhance services, is already beginning to reap the rewards.