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LawFun - the prequel! The Internet's home away from home for back-stabbing, mischief-making, self-deprecating lawyers, attorneys, barristers and solicitors.

last updated Friday, September 14, 2007
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1805 - The Trial of the Hartlepool Monkey

Observing a full-body-furred creature, walking on all fours, speaking a foreign tongue, one can never be too sure, especially so close to the coast of France. But granting due process of law to a monkey is more than what would normally be expected of British justice.

last updated Tuesday, April 01, 2008
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Contempt Of Court: Greatest Hits

Contempt of court is a deadly serious matter. Why anybody would risk a fine, jail time or, err, their right hand messing with a judge surrounded by armed sherriffs is beyond us. But if there are people crazy enough to play with fire, we'll be there pen a 'ready!

last updated Wednesday, April 09, 2008
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Crazy Justice Videos

Finally ... law and justice come to TV or, err, uhh, a computer screen?! Anyway, I digress for here is none other than the ultimate, unedited (some coarse language!) best law or justice videos in the entire world! Note that we're just geting started with these as video's in deposition or Courtrooms is still in its infancy but for now, as of 2007, these are Justice's Craziest Videos!

last updated Monday, April 14, 2008
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Crime & Punishment in Medieval England

The progress of British criminal law through the medieval ages is the history of all nations that now embrace a common law heritage. It is a story of slow progress; of epiphanies, albeit few and far between.

last updated Thursday, April 24, 2008
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Duhaime's Law School

An interactive Law School brought to you by Duhaime.org and by the reputed but mysterious Legal International Evaluation Society (aka "LIES").

last updated Saturday, December 15, 2007
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Dumb, Crazy or Stupid Laws Around the World

Other than the song "happy birthday to you" (ok; and maybe "Stairway to Heaven"), there has simply never been a more aptly entitled work of art than this one: Dumb, Crazy or Stupid Laws Around the World. We agonized over the use of the words "Dumb", "Crazy", "or" and "Stupid" but suddenly realized that we were proving the other side's point!

last updated Thursday, November 08, 2007
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Famous Attorney Errors & Lawyer Bloopers

Lawyurs do make misteaks or erros, although rarly. But when it hapens, the consekwences can be gravity.

last updated Sunday, May 11, 2008
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FAQs re duhaime.org

All you ever wanted to know about this website but were afraid to ask ... and you'll soon discover the merit in the expression: "trust your first impressions".

last updated Sunday, November 18, 2007
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Law Hodgepodge

smiley Ok. So here's the scoop . We have all these great legal stories, from antiquity to the OJ trial, and no place to put them. So what do we do? Fill up landfill sites? No siree; not us. We're your favorite for-profit legal information web site! Instead, we'd rather clutter up the hard drive of our Internet server by producing this LAW Hodgepodge page. You won't find any "lawyer and doberman" jokes but just an easy-to-read, collection of stories form the wonderful world of the law and from a huge variety of sources.

last updated Sunday, December 30, 2007
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LAWKids' Only!

Disclaimer: The aname LAWKids was designed to mentally shoo away anyone who is not really a kid and that tried to get in here. Mental Tricks Inc. makes no warranty with regards to the ability or disability, real or apparent, inwards or outwards, of the above "mental trick®" (word "mental tricks®" is a registered trademark! Don't even think of ever using the word "mental tricks®", including mental inaudible or thought reproduction(s) and any such use shall be brought to a big, scary court where you'll be the DEFENDANT!) in actually preventing all persons of a authentifiable non-fun disposition. If you have made it this far, our studies show that YOU ARE A KID!

last updated Monday, September 17, 2007
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Outrageous Lawsuits

Keenan Kester Cofield is an American icon. Amongst his many legal actions, his "greatest hit" was probably suing MacDonald for $1-billion for denying him extra sauce pack for his Chicken McNuggets™, claiming racial bias. You be the judge! (Hint: the final resolution of the case, in 1998, can be described with a word that rhymes with "pissed"). The world is full of Cofieldisms. Read on!

last updated Thursday, April 24, 2008
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The Dumbest Things Ever Said In Court

Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.

Eventually, while in Court, lawyers multitask and trying too hard to think ahead, utter a stupid question without really being aware of it until it's too late (myself excluded, of course). Here's what you get: The Dumbest Things Ever Said In Court!

last updated Friday, May 25, 2007
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The Funniest Darn Lawyer Jokes In The WDWW ("Whole Darn Wide World")

Q: Why does the law society prohibit sex between lawyers and their clients? A: To prevent clients from being billed twice for essentially the same service. Let's hope I don't get disbarred for this page. Gulp! Well, here goes: The Funniest Darn Lawyer Jokes In The WDWW!

last updated Thursday, June 07, 2007
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Latest LawMag headlines:

Pro Bono Hypocrisy

Envelope please! (Drum roll.) The award for pro bono works goes to ... John Doe, Esquire and Q.C. ..... because he has the highest rates to his paying clients and he can afford to charade as a poverty avenger!

End of the World Law

As we all march to our lemming-like demise upon the cliff of environmental disaster, a path of law back to safety may yet be found.

Polygamy Now Safely Brewed In British Columbia?

The Provincial government's top law enforcement officer toys with not prosecuting polygamists and bigamists, anticipating a Charter ass-kicking in Court. If so, law is orphaned and we all suffer.


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Unless otherwise noted, this article was written by Lloyd Duhaime, Barrister, Solicitor, Attorney and Lawyer (and Notary Public!). It is not intended to be legal advice and you would be foolhardy to rely on it in respect to any specific situation you or an acquaintance may be facing. In addition, the law changes rapidly and sometimes with little notice so from time to time, an article may not be up to date. Therefore, this is merely legal information designed to educate the reader. If you have a real situation, this information will serve as a good springboard to get legal advice from a lawyer.

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