Robin Harris
@casescasescases.bsky.social
To the law what Morph is to sculpture.
Still a future barrister.
Still a future barrister.
On an exclusive legal positivist level, was the destruction of Alderaan legal?
Strictly speaking, obviously.
Strictly speaking, obviously.
September 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
On an exclusive legal positivist level, was the destruction of Alderaan legal?
Strictly speaking, obviously.
Strictly speaking, obviously.
The borough council alleges that in Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree in breach of s171A Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
September 16, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The borough council alleges that in Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree in breach of s171A Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Next up on my Substack: a jurisprudential deep-dive on Rum, Sodomy and the Lash by the Pogues.
July 22, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Next up on my Substack: a jurisprudential deep-dive on Rum, Sodomy and the Lash by the Pogues.
Why not apply the overriding objective to all areas of life?
I’ll cook dinner deliciously and at proportionate cost if I want to.
I’ll cook dinner deliciously and at proportionate cost if I want to.
July 21, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Why not apply the overriding objective to all areas of life?
I’ll cook dinner deliciously and at proportionate cost if I want to.
I’ll cook dinner deliciously and at proportionate cost if I want to.
Civil Procedure (In a Nutshell)
July 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Civil Procedure (In a Nutshell)
Can someone who’s good at omens tell me what a huge thunderstorm on the night your leader resigns means?
Is it good?
Is it good?
June 23, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Can someone who’s good at omens tell me what a huge thunderstorm on the night your leader resigns means?
Is it good?
Is it good?
Wasn’t it brilliant back when they didn’t use nostalgia to promote everything?
June 20, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Wasn’t it brilliant back when they didn’t use nostalgia to promote everything?
Pretty sure I have a solid case against the public body involved.
No legal aid available for yacht owners.
What has this country come to?
Decline.
What has this country come to?
Decline.
June 19, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Pretty sure I have a solid case against the public body involved.
Anyone here know any lawyers?
Just moored my yacht off Brownsea Island and I must say it was a delight to see a large group of young people and their instructors enjoying a bit of camping there.
June 18, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Anyone here know any lawyers?
Just moored my yacht off Brownsea Island and I must say it was a delight to see a large group of young people and their instructors enjoying a bit of camping there.
June 17, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Just moored my yacht off Brownsea Island and I must say it was a delight to see a large group of young people and their instructors enjoying a bit of camping there.
Waiting to see if any of the protestors end up charged with riot.
Won’t hold my breath.
Won’t hold my breath.
June 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Waiting to see if any of the protestors end up charged with riot.
Won’t hold my breath.
Won’t hold my breath.
indemnity costs memes for wholly without merit teens
April 12, 2026 at 9:51 AM
indemnity costs memes for wholly without merit teens
Me seeing a legal discussion I have no business being involved with:
a man in blue pants squatting down with a microphone in his hand
ALT: a man in blue pants squatting down with a microphone in his hand
media.tenor.com
April 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Me seeing a legal discussion I have no business being involved with:
Ah yes, qualified one-way costs shifting.
Yes.
Yes.
April 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Ah yes, qualified one-way costs shifting.
Yes.
Yes.
Why is it that the claimant gets the last word in a civil trial, whilst the defendant gets the last word in a criminal trial?
April 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Why is it that the claimant gets the last word in a civil trial, whilst the defendant gets the last word in a criminal trial?
Contrary to what you might think, this film has nothing to do with the costs proceedings.
0/10. Would not recommend.
0/10. Would not recommend.
March 30, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Contrary to what you might think, this film has nothing to do with the costs proceedings.
0/10. Would not recommend.
0/10. Would not recommend.
The HoL has brought clarity
The clarity:
(1) is there a claimant?
(2) do they have a name?
(3) would it probably be definitely unjust to grant the remedy with possible regard to all the circumstances except those (non-exhaustively) listed in 25(a)(2) if and only if C is legally represented?
The clarity:
(1) is there a claimant?
(2) do they have a name?
(3) would it probably be definitely unjust to grant the remedy with possible regard to all the circumstances except those (non-exhaustively) listed in 25(a)(2) if and only if C is legally represented?
March 27, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The HoL has brought clarity
The clarity:
(1) is there a claimant?
(2) do they have a name?
(3) would it probably be definitely unjust to grant the remedy with possible regard to all the circumstances except those (non-exhaustively) listed in 25(a)(2) if and only if C is legally represented?
The clarity:
(1) is there a claimant?
(2) do they have a name?
(3) would it probably be definitely unjust to grant the remedy with possible regard to all the circumstances except those (non-exhaustively) listed in 25(a)(2) if and only if C is legally represented?
It’s the defendAnt but the respondEnt.
English is ludicrous.
English is ludicrous.
March 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM
It’s the defendAnt but the respondEnt.
English is ludicrous.
English is ludicrous.
‘contactless please’
*presses phone against reader*
*presses phone against reader*
February 27, 2026 at 7:42 AM
‘contactless please’
*presses phone against reader*
*presses phone against reader*
Those windows have long been a fixture of the Dublin coffee scene 😉😉😉
Some of the Harry Clarke windows in Bewley's. Just so happened we had breakfast for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary this morning, on the same week the Supreme Court judgment was handed down.
February 21, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Those windows have long been a fixture of the Dublin coffee scene 😉😉😉
Ok I’m not cut out for Supreme Court work.
February 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Ok I’m not cut out for Supreme Court work.
CPR6.21(1) The party shall serve documents they have prepared unless they don’t.
CPR6.21(2) The court shall serve documents it has prepared unless it doesn’t.
£900, please.
CPR6.21(2) The court shall serve documents it has prepared unless it doesn’t.
£900, please.
February 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
CPR6.21(1) The party shall serve documents they have prepared unless they don’t.
CPR6.21(2) The court shall serve documents it has prepared unless it doesn’t.
£900, please.
CPR6.21(2) The court shall serve documents it has prepared unless it doesn’t.
£900, please.
See if you can spot the interesting quirk at Talk TV’s British pub.
February 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
See if you can spot the interesting quirk at Talk TV’s British pub.
Just out to grab a bottle of drink of magnesia.
Honestly, this seems dumb.
Everyone is going to keep calling it oat milk.
Everyone is going to keep calling it oat milk.
February 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Just out to grab a bottle of drink of magnesia.
Just derived an ought from an is.
February 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Just derived an ought from an is.