LAW'S STRANGEST CASES by Peter Seddon

LAW'S STRANGEST CASES by Peter Seddon

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An account of bizarre goings-on taken from five centuries of legal history, ranging from the medieval ducking stool to today's worst excesses. As well as gruesome murder cases, the author delves into various legal disciplines such as crime, llibel, negligence and unfair dismissal.

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LAW'S STRANGEST CASES by Peter Seddon

The Law's Strangest Cases covers the Mediaeval days of trial by ordeal or battle, to death by ducking stool, burning at the stake, or similar, right up to today's worst excesses of litigation. As well as the more well-known gruesome murder cases, Peter Seddon delves into all legal disciplines such as crime, libel, negligence and unfair dismissal, to find bizarre goings on through five litigious centuries.
Peter Seddon, who lives in Derby, is an award-winning author and contributor of over 100 articles to a variety of magazines, journals and newspapers. This is his second title in this series. His first, Tennis's Strangest Matches, will also be published by Robson Books this year.
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ISBN 13 9781861054630
ISBN 10 1861054637
Title LAW'S STRANGEST CASES
Author Seddon Peter J
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2001-10-16
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.