Ian courts success

Ian Bibby found himself on the right side of the law recently, after he won a special competition concerning the strangest English laws ever passed.

Ian from Chelmsford was one of 176 entrants who took part in the ‘Strange laws of England’ competition at this year’s Tendring Show organised by leading Colchester law firm Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP. He guessed the most correct answers to a host of the most bizarre English laws ever written: including whether it was unlawful in the 14th century to wear a silk nightcap; if it was illegal for a cow to eat a neighbour’s cauliflower, and where the first famous witch trail took place in Essex.

Senior Partner at Fisher Jones Greenwood, Tony Fisher who presented Ian with a food hamper at the firm’s out of town offices at Charter Court on the Severalls Business Park, said: “Ian got the most answers correct and did extremely well. Fortunately for all of us some of these laws have now been repealed but in days gone by there were very serious consequences if you didn’t abide by them. It was the second year running that we staged the competition at the Tendring Show and it attracted more entrants than ever before. I think most of us have a real curiosity about the laws of the past.”

Fisher Jones Greenwood also ran a competition at the show especially for children who had to explain what they wanted to be when they grew up. It was won by 12 year old Gabrielle Steward who has ambitions to be a journalist.  Her winning recording can be downloaded on the podcast section of the Fisher Jones Greenwood website www.i-legal.info.