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Law Courts

Where There's Life, There's Lawsuits

Not Altogether Serious Ruminations on Law and Life

by (author) Jeffrey Miller

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2003
Category
Courts, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550225013
    Publish Date
    Apr 2003
    List Price
    $17.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554900688
    Publish Date
    Apr 2003
    List Price
    $10.95

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Description

This entertaining look at the tragicomic side of law combines case histories of unusual lawsuits with revealing essays to explore the quirky, funny, and often bizarre side of the law that the public rarely hears about. Property law, intellectual property, defamation, and criminal law are chronicled to study the intersection of law and the human condition, covering a wide range of legal history. Revealed are why Robin Hood's merry men “couldn?t have been very merry,? and whether a family can get compensation for “lost property? if someone misplaces cremated remains.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Jeffrey Miller is a former litigation lawyer and a columnist for The Lawyers' Weekly. He is the author of Street Talk: The Language of Coronation Street, Naked Promises, and The Law of Contempt in Canada. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.