Published to celebrate the centenary of Halsbury's Laws of England. The Halsbury's Laws Centenary Essays include pieces by a number of well-known and highly respected members of the legal community, with a foreword by Jack Straw, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. The essays cover a wide variety of topics such as sport and the law, conflict of laws, law and IT, armed forces, the 'reproductive' torts, criminal liability of corporations, and women in the law. It makes a handsome and lasting tribute to the influence that Halsbury's Laws has had on generations of lawyers and their clients.