Last month, we were able to go on a fascinating walking tour (early in the morning!) around Embankment area which is where most of Britain’s legal system functions. We were able to get a tour of Inns of Court and witness everyone doing their daily routine. Everyone hurried past us on their way to dealing with some case or another, and while our ex-barrister tour guide told us about the judges, we got to witness one of the judges in his wig and robes getting driven off in a nice Roles Royce on his way to get sworn in!
We then walked into their one hall, into the room where they eat lunch, and were supposed to learn how much history had happened just in that one room. We learnt that the long head table was made out of the tree that Queen Elizabeth I had given to them, and that the tree was actually planted really far away from London, so they transported it down the Thames to the Hall and then had a table made out of it. He also spoke about how around Christmas, they would have a long celebration filled with merriment and entertainment, and for one of their parties their commissioned Shakespeare to write a play for them. He wrote 12th Night for them, which is why there are jokes about lawyers in the play and even made a joke about yellow stockings because Queen Elizabeth I made it a rule that no one could wear yellow stockings. We then took a tour around the other buildings near by, such as the church which hardly had any damage from WWII (though all the buildings around it got bombed) and saw one of the buildings where the lawyers are stationed (and even ran into the head-honcho one!). We then went over to Ravenscroft store and learned about the wigs and robes and the tradition to wearing them.
This relates not only to my course of studies (business) but to everyone because law is something that everyone must abide too (though some do not), and it is interesting to see the differences between different countries such as between their law system and ours.
Really good summary of everywhere we went on that field trip. Running into that woman only to have her turn out to be really key to the whole operation is something I'm sure I'll remember from all of this. Law really does relate to everyone and I can fully see why he was saying it needs to be more relatable and less intimidating.
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