Observations on the world and its inhabitants
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Not everyone knows that Marco Rubio has vowed to dismantle the International Criminal Court. The process has been on the way for about the last year. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework, historical context, and ongoing litigation arising from the United States’ coordinated campaign to dismantle the International ...
The following is entirely fictional, including all names and the status of every person depicted. Caution: The arguments presented are not necessarily legally correct nor entirely wrong. They do not represent cogent arguments. Proposition: “The House proposes to the parties that unjust law is still law, and that is the foundation of order.” Venue: The ...
The Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 makes it a crime, punishable by two years’ imprisonment, to sell a product that Sweden used to achieve Europe’s lowest smoking mortality rate TVA2026, s.7-9. It simultaneously protects the sale of combustible cigarettes to every adult who already smokes them. Those two facts, side by side, tell you something ...
An eight‑year‑old child was referred to hospital by his GP with fever, tachycardia, vomiting, and abdominal pain and a concern about a serious underlying cause, including appendicitis. At the hospital he was assessed not by a doctor but by an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, who did not carry out blood tests, urine testing, repeat observations, or ...
The death of thirteen‑month‑old Preston Davey, murdered just four months after his adoption, has prompted one of the most searching safeguarding reviews in recent years. In the weeks leading up to his death, Preston was seen repeatedly by health professionals and social workers, and was taken to hospital on several occasions with injuries that should ...
You are a senior executive. You warn the board that the company is taking risks that could break it. You are ignored. You warn again. Then you are dismissed. A document is placed before you: a Settlement Agreement. It offers you a payment. In exchange, you must waive your right to bring any employment tribunal ...
We live in an age of information overload, where one crisis instantly buries the last. History doesn’t so much vanish as it gets drowned out—washed away in the relentless noise of breaking news, hot takes, and algorithmically churned outrage. It takes deliberate effort to dig up a story, hold it to the light, and say: ...
The formal announcement on 14 February 2026, by a coalition comprising the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, identifying the rare alkaloid epibatidine as the lethal agent in the death of Alexei Navalny, represents a watershed moment in the history of state-sponsored chemical operations.1 This disclosure, timed to coincide with the second anniversary ...
Ula Nathai-Lutchman, the author, is an International Criminal Barrister at Law and a member of Justitia Omnibus Chambers in Port of Spain, Trinidad. She served as a member of the prosecution team in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague from June 2007 to September ...
If you listen to the current discourse in the creative world—from the Authors Guild to the picket lines of Hollywood—you will hear a single, deafening word: Ethics. We are told that Artificial Intelligence is a “plagiarism machine.” We are told it is “stealing souls.” We are told that using it is a moral failing akin ...
Act I: The Phantom of the Dossier Somewhere deep in the bowels of Whitehall, a dossier thicker than a minister’s skin was compiled. It contained “hundreds” of examples proving China was a national security threat. Cyberattacks, secret police stations, intellectual property theft—basically Beijing’s greatest hits. But when the curtain rose on the trial of two ...
Across the UK healthcare sector, institutions are increasingly adopting tools like the “Safeguard-o-Matic 3000” to manage reputational risks and streamline compliance processes. This device, widely used in various settings, is designed to detect, deflect, and dilute allegations of misconduct before they escalate. Note: This satirical section is intended to critique broader trends in institutional safeguarding ...
In legal circles we talk a lot about “availability of appropriate treatment” under the Mental Health Act 1983 [England & Wales] (Amended 2007). But let’s stop for a second and actually unpack what “available” is supposed to mean. Because in JB v Elysium Healthcare (2025), a Tribunal – considered to be a court of law – was served ...
It often appears that there is a widespread misunderstanding of the fundamentals contract law in the UK. This is particularly noticeable when individuals or organisations attempt to introduce new terms and conditions after an agreement has already been made. Many encounters suggest a common belief that additional rules or conditions can simply be imposed once ...
Oh well, it’s a Sunday morning here very north of the UK (but I do not need to be stalked, many thanks). Where I am is of no importance – except that stupidity has followed me again via the internet. What now – you may wonder. The Main Story Well, I just came across a ...
Why is this any of my business? My business is about anything that I see as grossly unfair – I couldn’t care less where it’s happening. I briefly touched on the plight of the Chagossians in Shamelessness – a new world order (2013). The situation has grown monumentally more ‘shameless’ for the UK. I feel ...
The recent events on the sentencing of Valdo Calocane have led to public outcries. Mr Coates’ son James (a victim) said that Calocane had “made a mockery of the system“, adding that “he has got away with murder“. I have no relationship to the victims, their families, Calocane or the legal proceedings. This exploration will ...
Oh yes – that’s what I am forced to ask myself because others will no doubt wonder after reading some of this blog. How crazy am I? Much of today Saturday 02/12/2023 was taken up reading details the case Prof Marjan Jahangiri. It is in the public domain. I can imagine some will be going, ...
Many are not aware of what happens to whistle blowers in the NHS. This is not going to be a lecture on the topic. What you get are links to Peter Duffy’s books – which you can find and read (or not) at your own cost. Oh yes – what happened to him exemplifies what ...
This is not a case review, law report or a tutorial from me. I point blank refuse to summarise anything of the situation with the new law in 5 words, because I do not condone or promote laziness! If the topic is of importance to you, you do your own reading and your own learning. ...
No – it is not a Tribunal at HMP Belmarsh, in the UK. It is about what’s going on against one person at HMP Belmarsh. The Tribunal is at Washington DC. DC? Democratic Capital – and you ought to focus on the meaning of ‘democratic’ and ‘democracy’. Now would be a good time to discover ...
This is now defined by the Royal College of Psychiatrists as Unlawful behaviours Some examples of unlawful behaviours are: • Comments about the way someone looks which they may find demeaning • Treating someone unfairly because of their marital status • Indecent remarks • Touching without permission • Spreading malicious rumours about someone’s sexuality. It ...
The things I’ve heard about him are of the following kind, ‘he’s weird’ and ‘he’s spoken some nonsense about [blah blah]’. Some people only remember a headline that went like, Lord Sumption tells stage 4 cancer patient her life is ‘less valuable’ – which was spread across several tabloid and broadsheets. The woman with ...
I tell you, somebody sends morons in my direction! It is a plot – or I’m like some sort of magnet for fools! Okay – calm down. No need to call the authorities to ‘take me away’. So what it is, is this: I park my car partly on a pavement – not in London, ...
This report is 100% honest, and is quite probably caught on more than one CCTV camera. I’m naming Aldi and if they want to sue for defamation, bring it on! Their lawyers are advised in advance to read up on the law of defamation and that I have my lawyers ready for them. I was ...
This is a story that involved a fair amount of my time. If you’re the sort of person who has a dog to bathe, go do that. I’m so not interested in whether you who may read this has a dog or not. Points first summary: I interfaced with an organisation seeking to recruit me ...
Captain Walker
Captain Walker
