
Simeon Burke BL, brother of one Enoch Burke, picketed the Law Library of Ireland because no one would allow him to be their pupil, or ‘devil’ as they are affectionately known.
Date: November 14, 2024 - Wigs on the Green
Simeon Burke BL, brother of one Enoch Burke, picketed the Law Library of Ireland because no one would allow him to be their pupil, or ‘devil’ as they are affectionately known.
As the world around us descends not-so-slowly into a veritable state of chassis, it must have been a source of great comfort to the lords and ladies of the legal obsession to go to work each day and bask in the warm glow of friendship and collegiality. As the Middle East and the US tear… Read more »
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