Stranded at sea with no food or water, two sailors killed and ate a cabin boy to survive. In this #Casefiles entry, Mide Alabi examines R v Dudley & Stephens (1884), the infamous English case that tested the limits of morality, survival, and the defense of necessity in criminal law.

A pair of 18th-century highway robbers went to court over an unfair split of stolen loot and accidentally helped shape one of the most enduring principles in contract law. In this first #casefiles entry, Mide Alabi revisits Everet v. Williams (1725), the bizarre English case that established why courts refuse to enforce illegal agreements and why that principle still matters today.