'Miscellany-at-Law was first published in 1955. It sought to include not
only wise and witty sayings of the judges but also curiosities of
lawyers and the law. ....The preface of Miscellany-at-Law included a
frank confession of my ignorance of much that ought to have been
included, particularly from overseas jurisdictions: and I uttered a
gentle prayer that those who know better would lighten my darkness, the
bounteous response was surprising as it was pleasant. With this rich
harvest coupled with material for which I had found no convenient home
in the book and the fruits of further researches and accidental
discoveries of my own, there was enough matter ....for this further
volume.' Sir Robert Megarry