Recently I saw a post on Reddit asking this question - Is law really that bad? It got me thinking really, as a junior lawyer, is it so bad that I would ask people not to join it at all? I know it's definitely a common sentiment among my peers and colleagues, whenever they see …
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Words that take on different meanings in law…
Most laymen would think lawyers love to use a whole load of legal jargon...aforementioned, hereby, said etc. In actual fact, lawyers use a lot of everyday language, except that take on different meanings in the legal world. Let's see what we have. Frustration is not a feeling. It's a situation which makes performance of a …
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Crime – Is it that distant?
I've always been a goody-two shoes. Growing up, crime always seemed to be a distant occurence. I didn't have any relatives, close friends or even acquaintances who were convicted of crimes. I guess I've always thought that prison is a place where evil people with a lack of moral conscience end up. Recently, getting exposed …
Punishment and Death
So, haven't posted in awhile, mainly because I've been busy, but also because, I haven't felt so strongly about a subject that I had to write about it. But today, I felt like I had to pen some thoughts down, so here I am. I had an opportunity to visit an inmate who is facing …
Narcos – When a drug trafficker goes above the law
Warning for underaged viewers, this drama has quite a few scenes that are violent or sexual in nature, so watch as your own risk or don't watch if you're under 18. So I just finished season 1 of the Netflix original Narcos, and am in the middle of season 2. It's a dramatised series on …
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Beyond Reasonable Doubt
The burden of proof in Criminal Law is "beyond reasonable doubt". This means that in order for a criminal to be convicted, the prosecution has to prove that the accused did the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. The defence's job would be to raise reasonable doubt in the prosecution's case. What does "beyond reasonable doubt" …
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