SettingsEnglish legal writers
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning
Alfred Thompson "Tom" Denning, Baron Denning, OM, PC, DL, commonly known as Lord Denning, was a British soldier, mathematician, lawyer and judge.
Alfred Thompson "Tom" Denning, Baron Denning, OM, PC, DL, commonly known as Lord Denning, was a British soldier, mathematician, lawyer and judge.
Andrew Amos (lawyer)
Andrew Amos (1791–1860) was a lawyer and professor of law.
Andrew Amos (1791–1860) was a lawyer and professor of law.
Anthony Fitzherbert
Sir Anthony Fitzherbert was an English judge, scholar and legal author, particularly known for his treatise on English law, New Natura Brevium.
Sir Anthony Fitzherbert was an English judge, scholar and legal author, particularly known for his treatise on English law, New Natura Brevium.
Bernard Jackson (professor)
Bernard Stuart Jackson is a former law professor, and from 1997-2009 was Alliance Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, Co-Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies...
Bernard Stuart Jackson is a former law professor, and from 1997-2009 was Alliance Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, Co-Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies...
Bulstrode Whitelocke
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England.
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England.
Charles Ambler (barrister)
Charles Ambler was an English barrister and politician, the second son of Humphry Ambler barrister of Stubbings Park Maidenhead and Bream's Buildings Chancery Lane, and his wife Ann, daughter o...
Charles Ambler was an English barrister and politician, the second son of Humphry Ambler barrister of Stubbings Park Maidenhead and Bream's Buildings Chancery Lane, and his wife Ann, daughter o...
Charles Erdman Petersdorff
Charles Erdman Petersdorff (1800 – 1886) was a legal writer.
Charles Erdman Petersdorff (1800 – 1886) was a legal writer.
Charles Greenstreet Addison
Charles Greenstreet Addison was an English barrister and historical, travel and legal writer.
Charles Greenstreet Addison was an English barrister and historical, travel and legal writer.
Christopher St. Germain
Christopher St. Germain (1460–1540) was a 16th century English common lawyer, legal writer, and Protestant polemicist.
Christopher St. Germain (1460–1540) was a 16th century English common lawyer, legal writer, and Protestant polemicist.
David Allen Green
David Allen Green, born March 1971 at Selly Oak Hospital, in Birmingham, is an English lawyer and writer.
David Allen Green, born March 1971 at Selly Oak Hospital, in Birmingham, is an English lawyer and writer.
Derek Wheatley
Derek Wheatley QC was an English barrister and legal advisor.
Derek Wheatley QC was an English barrister and legal advisor.
Edmund Plowden
Sir Edmund Plowden was a distinguished English lawyer, legal scholar and theorist during the late Tudor period.
Sir Edmund Plowden was a distinguished English lawyer, legal scholar and theorist during the late Tudor period.
Edward Chitty
Edward Chitty was an English legal reporter.
Edward Chitty was an English legal reporter.
Edward Coke
Sir Edward Coke SL PC was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.
Sir Edward Coke SL PC was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.
Edwin Edwards (artist)
Edwin Edwards (6 Jan 1823 – 15 Sep 1879) was an English landscape painter, etcher and lawyer.
Edwin Edwards (6 Jan 1823 – 15 Sep 1879) was an English landscape painter, etcher and lawyer.
Eric Kemp
Eric Waldram Kemp (27 April 1915-28 November 2009) was a Church of England bishop.
Eric Waldram Kemp (27 April 1915-28 November 2009) was a Church of England bishop.
Ferdinando Pulton
Ferdinando Pulton (1536–1618) was an English legal writer, the first to attempt a comprehensive book treating criminal law.
Ferdinando Pulton (1536–1618) was an English legal writer, the first to attempt a comprehensive book treating criminal law.
Francis Bennion
Francis Alan Roscoe Bennion (born 2 January 1923) is a leading barrister in the United Kingdom.
Francis Alan Roscoe Bennion (born 2 January 1923) is a leading barrister in the United Kingdom.
Frederic William Maitland
Frederic William Maitland (28 May 1850 – 19 December 1906) was an English jurist and historian, generally regarded as the modern father of English legal history.
Frederic William Maitland (28 May 1850 – 19 December 1906) was an English jurist and historian, generally regarded as the modern father of English legal history.
Geoffrey Robertson
Geoffrey Ronald Robertson QC is an Australian-born human rights lawyer, academic, author and broadcaster.
Geoffrey Ronald Robertson QC is an Australian-born human rights lawyer, academic, author and broadcaster.
George Andrews (barrister)
George Andrews (fl. 1776), of the Middle Temple, was a barrister-at-law.
George Andrews (fl. 1776), of the Middle Temple, was a barrister-at-law.
George Edalji
George Ernest Thompson Edalji was a solicitor from the West Midlands who became world-famous in 1907 when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle campaigned to have him declared innocent of maliciously wounding ...
George Ernest Thompson Edalji was a solicitor from the West Midlands who became world-famous in 1907 when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle campaigned to have him declared innocent of maliciously wounding ...
Giles Jacob
Giles Jacob (baptised November 22, 1686 — May 8, 1744) was a British legal writer and literary critic who figures as one of the dunces in Alexander Pope's 1728 Dunciad: "Jacob, the sco...
Giles Jacob (baptised November 22, 1686 — May 8, 1744) was a British legal writer and literary critic who figures as one of the dunces in Alexander Pope's 1728 Dunciad: "Jacob, the sco...
Graham Virgo
Graham Virgo is a fellow of, Director of Studies in Law at and Senior Tutor at Downing College, Cambridge and a Professor in Law at the University of Cambridge.
Graham Virgo is a fellow of, Director of Studies in Law at and Senior Tutor at Downing College, Cambridge and a Professor in Law at the University of Cambridge.
Henry Ballow
Henry Ballow or Bellewe (1707-1782), was a lawyer, and held posts in the Exchequer which exempted him from the necessity of practice.
Henry Ballow or Bellewe (1707-1782), was a lawyer, and held posts in the Exchequer which exempted him from the necessity of practice.
Henry Clifford (legal writer)
Henry Clifford, was an English legal writer.
Henry Clifford, was an English legal writer.
Henry de Bracton
Henry of Bracton, also Henry de Bracton, also Henrici Bracton, or Henry Bratton also Henry Bretton was an English jurist.
Henry of Bracton, also Henry de Bracton, also Henrici Bracton, or Henry Bratton also Henry Bretton was an English jurist.
Henry Finch
Sir Henry Finch (died 1625) was an English lawyer and politician, created serjeant-at-law and knighted, and remembered as a legal writer.
Sir Henry Finch (died 1625) was an English lawyer and politician, created serjeant-at-law and knighted, and remembered as a legal writer.
Henry Hall Dixon
Henry Hall Dixon (16 May 1822, Warwick Bridge – 16 March 1870, Kensington) was an English sporting writer known by his nom de plume, "The Druid.
Henry Hall Dixon (16 May 1822, Warwick Bridge – 16 March 1870, Kensington) was an English sporting writer known by his nom de plume, "The Druid.
Henry James Sumner Maine
Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, KCSI, was an English comparative jurist and historian.
Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, KCSI, was an English comparative jurist and historian.
Henry Swinburne (lawyer)
Henry Swinburne (1551–1624) was an English ecclesiastical lawyer and scholar.
Henry Swinburne (1551–1624) was an English ecclesiastical lawyer and scholar.
Henry Wace (footballer)
Henry Wace was an English amateur footballer who made three appearances for England and played for Wanderers, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1877 and 1878.
Henry Wace was an English amateur footballer who made three appearances for England and played for Wanderers, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1877 and 1878.
James Francillon
James Francillon, was an English legal writer.
James Francillon, was an English legal writer.
James Manning (lawyer)
James Manning (1781–1866) was an English barrister, serjeant-at-law and law writer.
James Manning (1781–1866) was an English barrister, serjeant-at-law and law writer.
John Baker (legal historian)
Sir John Hamilton Baker, QC, FBA, FRHistS, FBS (born 10 April 1944) is an English legal historian.
Sir John Hamilton Baker, QC, FBA, FRHistS, FBS (born 10 April 1944) is an English legal historian.
John Ecton
John Ecton, was an English compiler.
John Ecton, was an English compiler.
John Herman Merivale
John Herman Merivale (5 August 1779, Exeter – 25 April 1844, Bedford Square) was an English barrister and man of letters.
John Herman Merivale (5 August 1779, Exeter – 25 April 1844, Bedford Square) was an English barrister and man of letters.
John Impey (writer)
John Impey (died 1829), was an English legal writer.
John Impey (died 1829), was an English legal writer.
John Jervis (politician)
Sir John Jervis (12 January 1802 – 1 November 1856) was an English lawyer, law reformer and Attorney General in the administration of Lord John Russell.
Sir John Jervis (12 January 1802 – 1 November 1856) was an English lawyer, law reformer and Attorney General in the administration of Lord John Russell.
John Macdonell (jurist)
Sir John Macdonell K.C.B. (1 August 1846 — 17 March 1921) was a British jurist.
Sir John Macdonell K.C.B. (1 August 1846 — 17 March 1921) was a British jurist.
John Manwood
John Manwood (died 1610) was a barrister of Lincoln's Inn, gamekeeper of Waltham Forest, and Justice in Eyre of the New Forest under Elizabeth I of England.
John Manwood (died 1610) was a barrister of Lincoln's Inn, gamekeeper of Waltham Forest, and Justice in Eyre of the New Forest under Elizabeth I of England.
John Selden
John Selden (16 December 1584 – 30 November 1654) was an English jurist and a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law.
John Selden (16 December 1584 – 30 November 1654) was an English jurist and a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law.
John Sidney Smith
John Sidney Smith (1804–1871) was a legal writer.
John Sidney Smith (1804–1871) was a legal writer.
John Usher (academic)
John Usher FRSE (12 August 1945 - 13 September 2008) was a British academic specialising in European law.
John Usher FRSE (12 August 1945 - 13 September 2008) was a British academic specialising in European law.
John Westlake
John Westlake was an English law scholar, born at Lostwithiel, Cornwall, the son of a Cornish wool-stapler.
John Westlake was an English law scholar, born at Lostwithiel, Cornwall, the son of a Cornish wool-stapler.
Joseph Beldam
Joseph Beldam (26 December 1795 – 6 June 1866) was an English writer, historian and advocate of the abolition of slavery.
Joseph Beldam (26 December 1795 – 6 June 1866) was an English writer, historian and advocate of the abolition of slavery.
Joseph Chitty
Joseph Chitty (12 March 1775 – 17 February 1841) was an English lawyer and legal writer, author of some of the earliest practitioners' texts and founder of an important dynasty of lawyers.
Joseph Chitty (12 March 1775 – 17 February 1841) was an English lawyer and legal writer, author of some of the earliest practitioners' texts and founder of an important dynasty of lawyers.
Luke Owen Pike
Luke Owen Pike was an English barrister-at-law, writer and historical researcher at the United Kingdom's Public Record Office.
Luke Owen Pike was an English barrister-at-law, writer and historical researcher at the United Kingdom's Public Record Office.
Malcolm Evans (lawyer)
Professor Malcolm David Evans, OBE (born 1959) is Professor of Public International Law and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law in the University of Bristol.
Professor Malcolm David Evans, OBE (born 1959) is Professor of Public International Law and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law in the University of Bristol.
Mark Stephens (solicitor)
Mark Howard Stephens CBE (born 7 April 1957) is a British solicitor specialising in media law, intellectual property rights and human rights with the firm Finers Stephens Innocent (FSI).
Mark Howard Stephens CBE (born 7 April 1957) is a British solicitor specialising in media law, intellectual property rights and human rights with the firm Finers Stephens Innocent (FSI).
Martin Edwards (author)
Kenneth Martin Edwards, commonly known as Martin Edwards (born 7 July 1955) is a British crime novelist, critic and solicitor.
Kenneth Martin Edwards, commonly known as Martin Edwards (born 7 July 1955) is a British crime novelist, critic and solicitor.
Michael Dalton (legal writer)
Michael Dalton was an English barrister and legal writer, author of two works well known in his time.
Michael Dalton was an English barrister and legal writer, author of two works well known in his time.
Mountague Bernard
Mountague Bernard (January 28, 1820 – 1882) was an English international lawyer.
Mountague Bernard (January 28, 1820 – 1882) was an English international lawyer.
Nicholas Bamforth
Nicholas Bamforth BCL, MA (Oxon) is a Fellow in Law at Queen's College, Oxford, and a lecturer in Law at the University of Oxford since 1999.
Nicholas Bamforth BCL, MA (Oxon) is a Fellow in Law at Queen's College, Oxford, and a lecturer in Law at the University of Oxford since 1999.
Nicholas Fuller (lawyer)
Sir Nicholas Fuller (1543 – 23 February 1620) was an English barrister and Member of Parliament.
Sir Nicholas Fuller (1543 – 23 February 1620) was an English barrister and Member of Parliament.
Nicholas Statham
Nicholas Statham (fi. 1467), lawyer, is stated to have been born at Morley, Derbyshire.
Nicholas Statham (fi. 1467), lawyer, is stated to have been born at Morley, Derbyshire.
Patrick Atiyah
Patrick S. Atiyah QC FBA (born 5 March 1931) is an English lawyer and academic.
Patrick S. Atiyah QC FBA (born 5 March 1931) is an English lawyer and academic.
Richard Burn
Richard Burn (1709 in Winton, Westmorland, England – November 12, 1785 in Orton) was an English legal writer.
Richard Burn (1709 in Winton, Westmorland, England – November 12, 1785 in Orton) was an English legal writer.
Robert Broke
Sir Robert Broke SL (died 5 September 1558) was a British justice, politician and legal writer.
Sir Robert Broke SL (died 5 September 1558) was a British justice, politician and legal writer.
Robert Megarry
Sir Robert Edgar Megarry FBA PC QC was a British lawyer and judge.
Sir Robert Edgar Megarry FBA PC QC was a British lawyer and judge.
Sheldon Amos
Sheldon Amos (1835–1886) was an English jurist Sheldon Amos was the son of Andrew Amos.
Sheldon Amos (1835–1886) was an English jurist Sheldon Amos was the son of Andrew Amos.
Sir Robert Phillimore, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Joseph Phillimore, 1st Baronet PC,was an English judge and politician.
Sir Robert Joseph Phillimore, 1st Baronet PC,was an English judge and politician.
Stanley Alexander de Smith
Stanley Alexander de Smith FBA (March 27, 1922 - February 12, 1974) was an English academic lawyer and author.
Stanley Alexander de Smith FBA (March 27, 1922 - February 12, 1974) was an English academic lawyer and author.
Stephen Guest
Stephen Guest, Barrister (Inner Temple) and Barrister and Solicitor (N.Z High Court), is a Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University College London Faculty of Laws.
Stephen Guest, Barrister (Inner Temple) and Barrister and Solicitor (N.Z High Court), is a Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University College London Faculty of Laws.
Stephen Todd
Stephen Todd is a lawyer and a Professor of Law at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Stephen Todd is a lawyer and a Professor of Law at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Thomas Ashe (legal writer)
Thomas Ashe or Ash (fl.
Thomas Ashe or Ash (fl.
Thomas Chitty
Thomas Chitty (1802 – 13 February 1878) was an English lawyer and legal writer who was pupil master to a generation of eminent lawyers and played a significant role in documenting the legal refo...
Thomas Chitty (1802 – 13 February 1878) was an English lawyer and legal writer who was pupil master to a generation of eminent lawyers and played a significant role in documenting the legal refo...
Thomas Edwards (legal writer)
Thomas Edwards (1775?-l845), was a legal writer.
Thomas Edwards (1775?-l845), was a legal writer.
Thomas Jonathan Wooler
The publisher Thomas Jonathan Wooler (1786–29 October 1853) was active in the Radical movement of early 19th century Britain, best known for his satirical journal The Black Dwarf.
The publisher Thomas Jonathan Wooler (1786–29 October 1853) was active in the Radical movement of early 19th century Britain, best known for his satirical journal The Black Dwarf.
Thomas Starkie
Thomas Starkie (2 January 1782 – 15 April 1849) was an English lawyer and jurist.
Thomas Starkie (2 January 1782 – 15 April 1849) was an English lawyer and jurist.
Thomas William Saunders
Thomas William Saunders (1814–1890), was an English metropolitan police magistrate.
Thomas William Saunders (1814–1890), was an English metropolitan police magistrate.
Tom Denning, Baron Denning
Alfred Thompson "Tom" Denning, Baron Denning, OM, PC, DL (23 January 1899 – 5 March 1999), commonly known as Lord Denning, was a British soldier, mathematician, lawyer and judge.
Alfred Thompson "Tom" Denning, Baron Denning, OM, PC, DL (23 January 1899 – 5 March 1999), commonly known as Lord Denning, was a British soldier, mathematician, lawyer and judge.
Travers Twiss
Sir Travers Twiss QC FRS (March 19, 1809 London - January 14, 1897 in London) was an English jurist.
Sir Travers Twiss QC FRS (March 19, 1809 London - January 14, 1897 in London) was an English jurist.
William Blackstone
Sir William Blackstone KC SL was an English jurist, judge and Tory politician of the eighteenth century.
Sir William Blackstone KC SL was an English jurist, judge and Tory politician of the eighteenth century.
William David Evans
Sir William David Evans, was an English lawyer.
Sir William David Evans, was an English lawyer.
William Edward Hall
William Edward Hall (August 22, 1835 - November 30, 1894) was an English lawyer and mountaineer who published some influential works on international law.
William Edward Hall (August 22, 1835 - November 30, 1894) was an English lawyer and mountaineer who published some influential works on international law.
William Hawkins (serjeant-at-law)
William Hawkins (1673–1746) was a barrister and serjeant-at-law, best known for his work on the English criminal law, Treatise of Pleas of the Crown.
William Hawkins (1673–1746) was a barrister and serjeant-at-law, best known for his work on the English criminal law, Treatise of Pleas of the Crown.
William Hazlitt (registrar)
William Hazlitt (September 26, 1811 - February 23, 1893) was an English author and translator, best known for his Classical Gazetteer and for overseeing the posthumous publication and republ...
William Hazlitt (September 26, 1811 - February 23, 1893) was an English author and translator, best known for his Classical Gazetteer and for overseeing the posthumous publication and republ...
William Stallybrass
William Teulon Swan Stallybrass (formerly Sonnenschein, 1883–1948) was a barrister, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford from 1936, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1...
William Teulon Swan Stallybrass (formerly Sonnenschein, 1883–1948) was a barrister, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford from 1936, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1...
William Staunford
Sir William Staunford was an English jurist and was appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1554.
Sir William Staunford was an English jurist and was appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1554.