Duckworth's own look at the origins and history of this legal discipline, even covering what it is not. Cases used as illustration are Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association Ltd [2000] 1 FLR 271 and Ross and Another v Collins [1964] 1 WLR 425. This relatively brief piece also covers immigration, gay marriage and discrimination, and provoked replies from other Solicitors including Frances Hughes, Pauline Fowler (from Eastenders??), Alex Carruthers, John Nicholson and Julian Washington. Fam.Law 32 (2002) 367