John Jackson

John Jackson is a lawyer who has never practised the law professionally. He is Chairman Emeritus of Mishcon de Reya and was a founding member of the Board of openDemocracy. He recently launched JJ Books.

What If

John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya): Some days ago I was at a private breakfast party in the City of London. The ‘guest of honour' was a distinguished business

By John Jackson

/ 27 Mar 2009

What if?

Some days ago I was at a private breakfast party in the City of London. The ‘guest of honour’ was a distinguished business man who had had a very successful

By John Jackson

/ 26 Mar 2009

The Smoke is Clearing

John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya): It would be niggardly and ungenerous to deny the Ministry of Justice any praise for its long awaited Green Paper, Rights and Responsibilities: developing

By John Jackson

/ 24 Mar 2009

Targetting What?

John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya): Target setting by departments of government and their functionaries is designed to improve the quality of public services and the efficiency with which they

By John Jackson

/ 19 Mar 2009

Epitaph for Molly

John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya): Some weeks ago I remarked in a piece posted on OurKingdom that livelihood without liberty is mere servitude. When I wrote that I did

By John Jackson

/ 16 Mar 2009

Frog Spawn

John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya): Spring is here and the frogs in my garden pond are spawning. As I watch the randy little males croaking with excitement and clambering

By John Jackson

/ 10 Mar 2009

Fred the Pig

John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya): The stink from the Palace of Westminster that I wrote about recently is spreading! Members of both parliamentary chambers who insist on playing the

By John Jackson

/ 3 Mar 2009

The Palace of Westminster Stinks

John Jackson (Mishcon de Reya): Playing the game according to the rules is an ancient activity closely associated with the boundary between the socially acceptable and the unacceptable. The best

By John Jackson

/ 21 Feb 2009

Parliament: the desert white mouse

The peculiar English doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty in the UK threatens freedom

By John Jackson

/ 18 Feb 2009

Liberty and livelihood

John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya): Last week the Appeal Court handed down a very important judgement settling a question about the Hunting Act. The Act provides that no offence

By John Jackson

/ 11 Feb 2009

Will International Law help Binyam Mohamed?

John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya): A careful comparison between the judgement of the Divisional Court in the Binyam Mohamed case and what David Miliband said in Parliament is revealing.

By John Jackson

/ 10 Feb 2009

Has David Miliband breached the rule of law?

John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya): On Thursday I wrote an immediate analysis of the 'The case of Binyam Mohamed'. It raises fundamental issues about how we are

By John Jackson

/ 8 Feb 2009