by Urmila Boolell | Aug 7, 2020 | UBlog
There is very little about the practice of law that is secret. Everything from the showy outfits to the stage-managed process of a hearing, smacks more of entertainment than of serious proceedings determining people’s rights. The barrister thrives on making lasting...
by Urmila Boolell | Aug 1, 2020 | UBlog
Up till very recently, women had no place in the legal profession. The Wikipedia biography of the first UK woman lawyer reads as follows: “Helena Normanton was a lawyer who scored a remarkable number of firsts in her legal career. She began as a history lecturer and,...
by Urmila Boolell | Jul 24, 2020 | UBlog
In May 2020, in the midst of the Corona lockdown, Justice Gupta retired as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Although most of us may not know much about him, he will no doubt be remembered for having disposed of 33 cases in a single day in 2017. In his virtual...
by Urmila Boolell | Jul 17, 2020 | UBlog
July 1985 – London. 6 young Mauritians are called to the Bar at their respective Inns of Court. I was one of them. In the 1980’s, Mauritius was rocked by socio-political tensions. There had been 2 devaluations to our rupee in quick succession and as foreign...
by Urmila Boolell | Jul 10, 2020 | UBlog
For a party who has been wronged, every passing moment in which the wrong persists serves to aggravate the original wrong. Most obviously, in criminal matters, it is generally accepted that a victim is not vindicated until the crime has been publicly denounced and...
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