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The Nature of Shareholding in Nigeria: Evidence from the Banking Crisis
(Article)When investors decide to buy shares or stocks in any company, there is the initial presumption that the company would in turn make profits which would then be delivered to them based on their investment. However, more ... -
"Nature", "Quality" and Mens Rea - Some Observations on "Defect of Reason" and the First Limb of the M'Naghten Rules
(Article)This article discusses both “defect of reason” and the first limb of the M’Naghten Rules in order to explore the relationship of both to that of general mens rea. In doing so it explores some cases from one of my empirical ... -
The New Diminished Responsibility Plea in Operation- Some Initial Findings
(Article)An empirical study of the workings of the new diminished responsibility plea. -
The New diminished responsibility plea.
(Article)A critical analysis of the new diminished responsibility plea. -
The New diminished responsibility plea: More than mere modernisation?
(Book chapter)A critical discussion of the new diminished responsibility plea which argues that it is much more than mere modernisation. -
New Spaces: Safeguarding Students from Violence and Hate
(Other)Sexual assault, harassment, violence and hate crime on university campuses is a prevalent and pressing concern. A recent Universities UK taskforce report recommended that urgent action in this area is needed. Universities ... -
Nikah Ceremonies in the UK – A Tool for Empowerment?
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The Niqaab and the Myth of Pinocchio's Nose: Is the Niqaab an Impediment to Fact Finding in an Adversarial Trial? An Analysis of R v D
(Article)Abstract: This article considers the current state of the law in respect of Muslim women who wish to wear the Niqaab while appearing in court. It reviews the approach of the courts in England and Wales to this issue ... -
Non-Legally Binding Muslim Marriages in England and Qatar: Circumventing the State
(Article)Marriage and relationship norms are changing globally. The state’s role in administrating marriages and relationship breakdown is coming under mounting stress due to the increasing manifestation of differing relationship ... -
Not deep just average: Improving the usability of lay-listener voice descriptions
(Conference)Earwitness testimony from lay listeners can provide vital evidence in a criminal investigation. However, some research suggests that voice descriptions can be vague. This paper presents the findings of three experiments ... -
Of Comics and Legal Aesthetics: Multimodality and the Haunted Mask of Knowing
(Article)Like law, comics use a hierarchical vocabulary of signs, symbols and icons which is synonymous with the symbolic order of intersubjective relations, and ‘produced in the dialogue and discourse all about us: in the things ... -
Offensive communications and the law
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Ofsted v Al-Hijrah, The Case of Segregated Schools and Sex Discrimination.
(Article)This case of HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills v The Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School was the unfortunate outcome of an Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and ...