I read this book in bits and pieces during my first term of law school while taking Torts, Contracts, and Constitutional, but really wish that I had read it over the summer before. Many of the cases that Professor Simpson uses showed up in my courses and demonstrate many of the key concepts that law students learn. But, Professor Simpson, unlike the casebook authors (for obvious space reasons), actually explains a lot of the detail and history of the cases, making them much more real to the law student or average joe reader. His explanations and history are also entertaining (in his typical weird British way!). For some cases and concepts, I even ended up going back to this book to get a better explanation.
While it will be easier to read if you have some basic legal knowledge, it's also great fun if you're even remotely interested in law or the weird things that the (primarily British) people get up to in these old cases.

I read this book in bits and pieces during my first term of law school while taking Torts, Contracts, and Constitutional, but really wish that I had read it over the summer before. Many of the cases that Professor Simpson uses showed up in my courses and demonstrate many of the key concepts that law students learn. But, Professor Simpson, unlike the casebook authors (for obvious space reasons), actually explains a lot of the detail and history of the cases, making them much more real to the law student or average joe reader. His explanations and history are also entertaining (in his typical weird British way!). For some cases and concepts, I even ended up going back to this book to get a better explanation.
While it will be easier to read if you have some basic legal knowledge, it's also great fun if you're even remotely interested in law or the weird things that the (primarily British) people get up to in these old cases.