Criminal
Sep. 14, 2022
English common law still reigns supreme
With any case of first impression, where California statutes are silent on a subject and there is no other positive law, the English common law still governs and should be carefully researched.
Alexander Rufus-Isaacs
Partner
Rufus-Isaacs, Acland & Grantham LLP
232 N Canon Drive
Beverly Hills , CA 90210
Phone: (310) 770-1307
Email: aisaacs@rufuslaw.com
Alexander has a master's degree in modern history from Oxford University, and was called to the bar of England and Wales in 1982. He practiced as a barrister in London until 1987, when he moved to California. He is President-Elect of the Beverly Hills Bar Association ("BHBA") and President of the British American Bar Association of Southern California ("BABA"). He can be contacted at aisaacs@rufuslaw.com and is especially keen to hear from any lawyers with British connections who might like to join BABA.
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