Further weird cases : comic and bizarre cases from courtrooms around the world / Gary Slapper.

London : Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing, 2014.

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Courts -- Anecdotes.

Courts -- Humor.

Trials -- Anecdotes.

Trials -- Humor.

Chapter 1. Punishment and compensation

Chapter 2. Love and sex

Chapter 3. Food, drink and drugs

Chapter 4. Judges

Chapter 5. Death and violence

Chapter 6. Children and animals

Chapter 7. On the road

Chapter 8. Lawyers

Chapter 9. Jurors, friends and defendants

Chapter 10. Technology.

Further Weird Cases is the third book Slapper has produced recounting the unusual and bizarre examples of human nature found in the world of litigation. Some anecdotes are comedic whereas others are cringe worthy. Slapper has again dug into history for inspiraton, but most of the cases arise from the last few years. There are life lessons for the professional appearing before the Courts. For example, boredom derived from a tedious case is best suffered in silence without any fidgeting. Lord Birkett noted "I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking. But I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain they are still working". The style is anecdotal and easy to read. The externalization of responsibility found in the man from Wisconsin who sued a television company for making his wife obese and transforming his children into "lazy channel surfers". Alternatively, the contrast between seeking to lead a secret life and using social media where a man was prosecuted for bigamy after Facebook recommended that each of his wives should become friends.

Includes index.

9780854901340

170 p. ; 23 cm