Frederic Reynold Knihy

An engaging analysis of disagreement and dissent in judicial decision-making, exploring the root causes of disagreement in cases decided over the last 25 years or so in the House of Lords and the Supreme Court, and the light they throw on the character of judicial decision-making at this level.

Freddy Reynold has had an exceptionally long career, during which he appeared in many landmark cases in different areas of law and engaged with most of the elite advocates and judges of the times. Although his descriptions of the past are illuminating, they are always written with the present and future of advocacy in mind.

This book tells the remarkable story of how and why the Supreme Court came to be created; and in doing so taps into a rich seam of social and political history. It also provides an insight, free of legal jargon, into how the court has performed in the light of both the fears and the expectations which greeted its arrival.