Awards
I was the first in England out of 3049 candidates in my professional law examinations in 1970 and the winner of three prizes.
I was awarded an honorary doctorate in law by Lund University in Sweden in 2000.
I was honoured twice for services to the law by the late Queen Elizabeth II – an honorary QC in 2009 and a CBE in 2015 - and granted a coat of arms.
Survival Codes
World Law and the Future of Humanity
My latest book is entitled “Survival Codes: World Law and the Future of Humanity,” published in 2025. I believe that this is my most important book by far.
Survival Codes explains that the world's laws are the largest and most comprehensive codes of conduct for survival that humanity has - and what is at stake as that system comes under strain. Written for readers in every discipline, it offers a rare, accessible overview of global law and asks whether our legal structures are strong enough to prevent catastrophe.
The book is obtainable from Amazon and all good bookshops, priced at £35.
Available from Blackwells, Amazon, Browns, Foyles, Hatchards, Hive, TG Jones, Waterstones, leading law bookshop Wildys, and others. ISBN 9781919318837