Future Trends in Civil Law

Tuesday, 11 March 2003

Trial by combat made a return in New Zealand last week, when the CEOs of two telecommunications companies agreed to settle a legal dispute with a best out of three arm wrestling match. If this trend catches on, it's very likely that students seeking entry to law degree courses in future will need to have very good results in secondary school physical education - a return to the old standard of mens sano in corpore sano.