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to make a very dry subject entertaining."
Jerry
McIntosh, Senior Producer ,
"Lawyers will marvel at the depth of research and will gain a new appreciation for this great case in the Law of Negligence. Every viewer will love the diversity of life and human foibles that are portrayed as the story unfolds. This superb film reminds us that law and life are truly fascinating and that we lawyers should not take ourselves - or the law - so seriously that we miss all the fun." Chris
Harvey, Q.C.,
"Through narration, re-enactment,
interviews and still photography, the film takes a sometimes
Stephen
Bindman,
"I was very impressed by both the content and the quality of production of these teaching resources; not only is the video informative but it is also very entertaining." Paul
Thurston,
"We whole-heartedly recommend this product. The video is an extremely valuable resource in Law 12 and Consumer Education classrooms throughout the Commonwealth. It is especially useful in providing much needed civil law materials for use in schools." Rick
Craig,
"The Paisley Snail was a great success at the Australian Legal Convention. It was shown late on a Friday afternoon when, it might have been expected, many people had had enough of conferencing and were keen to get onto more liquid pleasures! Yet, it attracted an attendance of about 150 and not a person left before the end. All in all, it really was a great success." Ian
Dunn, Chief Executive Officer,
"... an excellent documentary." Kumar
Amirthalingam, Faculty of Law,
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"The tale is nicely told,
with an opaque Stevenson bottle providing real evidence, and an end provided
for the story which is not available in the law reports... the guide and
tape could be used in schools in the United Kingdom. The tape itself
could be used with undergraduates from other disciplines who are taking
an introductory course in law, and it might conceivably be used in advance
of the first class in a law degree course on tort. The reconstruction is
dramatic and efficient and the interviews with lawyers are informative."
Martin Dockray, Department of Law, City University, Viewfinder Magazine, February 1997
"... it packs a great deal of information, clearly presented, into a format that is also highly entertaining and interesting. It would be of tremendous value, not only for the legal community, but also for the wider public. If accessible to an educated general audience, a presentation like this is an excellent way to enhance public understanding of the way the common law develops, how it extends to almost every facet of life, and how it is a human instrument rather than a mechanical apparatus." Joost
Blom, Dean, Faculty of Law,
"The presentation of the Paisley Snail was, indeed, an evening of high entertainment, and good fellowship which reminded us all in a very important way of the fundamental principle of justice - the responsibility for one's neighbour in a civil society." Stephen Owen, Q.C., Deputy Attorney General of the Province of British Columbia
"This Society might present a copy of the video to each of the five law schools in New Zealand...I have seen the video and was very impressed by it." Austin
Forbes, Q.C., President,
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