by Mark Tottenham | Jun 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
(Originally published in Volume 1, issue 1 of Law Ireland.) Older colleagues at the bar have told me of a barrister named Bill Hurley. He was a former Group Captain in the RAF, who saw some action during the second World War. He was legendary for keeping meticulous...
by Mark Tottenham | Jun 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
(Originally published in Volume 1, issue 2, of Law Ireland. In the 1990s, with the increased accessibility of the internet and the development of the world wide web, a debate developed over whether this required a new type of law. It was suggested by Judge Frank H....
by Mark Tottenham | Jun 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
(Originally published in Volume 1, issue 3, of Law Ireland) This year marks the centenary of the completion of one of the most ambitious legal publishing projects ever: the first edition of The Law of England, being a complete statement of the whole law of...
by Mark Tottenham | Apr 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
I piece I wrote in the Irish Times, published on 27 April 2015 (link): The 2009 film Julie and Julia shows how the internet has changed the world of publishing. It tells the story of Julia Childs, a well-known cookery author, struggling to publish her classic...
by Mark Tottenham | Jul 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
A piece I wrote in the Irish Independent, published on 17 July 2015 (link): Five years ago, Tony Blair debated the late Christopher Hitchens in Toronto on the topic of whether religion was a force for good in the world. Towards the end of the debate, chairman Rudyard...
