IS THE PEN MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD? WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE ON COSTS YOU CAN GIVE TO A YOUNG LAWYER? WIN A PEN – WITH HISTORY BEHIND IT
What single piece of Advice on costs would you give to a young lawyer? What would help them throughout their career? I would be interested to know and, thanks to the generosity of David Bentley at Wig and Pens, I…
REVIEW OF CIVIL PROCEDURE IN 2020 1: THE OPENING LINES OF JUDGMENTS: DUNNYS, UNICORNS, A REQUIEM, BUTT SHAKING AND INSECTS: HOW BEST TO SUM UP AN UNUSUAL YEAR
This year has been a boom year for the “opening lines of a judgment” contest. The search has gone international and these opening lines tell us much about the legal world, and life, in 2020. There are so many good…
WINNER OF THE 2020 LEGAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC CONTEST 2020: LIVE ON YOUTUBE
With more than a little help from my friends the winning entry of the 2020 Legal Christmas Music Contest has been recorded and is available for everyone to see and hear (and join in) on YouTube. THE WINNER The song…
ADVICE TO A NEWLY QUALIFIED LITIGATOR 4: THE GOOD STUFF ABOUT BEING A LITIGATOR – FROM NICE LAWYERS
This is the final post in this series. Readers may be best advised to keep coming back to it. I have asked on Twitter for positive views and contributions about being a litigator. As an incentive there is a prize…
BECOME ONE OF THE GREAT (NON-ALCOHOLIC) WINE OR BEER BUFFS (AND THERE IS CHOCOLATE IN IT TOO)
The Auxilium Group have laid down a challenge to get people interested in non-alcoholic wine and/or beer. Write a review in the style of one of the great wine buffs of our time. They have sent me the rules. THE…
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A SIGNED SECRET BARRISTER T-SHIRT: ONLINE AUCTION STARTS TODAY
With the help of the Secret Barrister we are once again raising money for the Billable Hour Charity, giving you a chance to win a signed Secret Barrister T-shirt. THE SHIRT This is one of the T-shirts designed for…
THE LEGAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC CONTEST 2018: ENTRIES
The Legal Christmas Music contest has now closed. The entries have been on a high standard, we are awaiting a reserved judgment from the experienced judging panel. THE CONTEST: A REMINDER This year we were looking for the best…
THE LEGAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC CONTEST 2018: RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY: NAME THAT BAND
The Legal Christmas Music contest is back, for the third year running we will be helping charities. All that is required to enter is that you make, or agree you will make, a donation to a food bank: after that…
YOU’RE FIRED: A LITIGATION LAWYER ON THE APPRENTICE 3: A COMIC AFFAIR
Sometimes (I suspect more often than we are willing to concede) it is not the best side that wins, it is the least worst side that doesn’t lose. That is the lesson to take away from this week’s apprentice. Our…
THE SECRET BARRISTER T-SHIRTS: AN UPDATE -SIGNED, IRONED AND DELIVERED: FIND OUT THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SECRET BARRISTER…
An update on the Secret Barrister T-shirt saga. As part of the prize for the Secret Barrister T-shirt auction the shirt (which became “shirts” due to my inadvertence – read the story here) were to be ironed by a silk. …
SERENDIPITY AND THE SECRET BARRISTER: A TALE OF TWO T-SHIRTS
I was reminded yesterday that many of the people who read this blog do not have Twitter. They will not therefore know the result of the Secret Barrister T-shirt auction. A tale of high drama, contractual confusion, and eventual salvation …
THE SECRET BARRISTER: YOU’VE READ THE BOOK NOW GET THE (SIGNED) T-SHIRT: AUCTION FOR CHARITY
It is rare for a book about law to hit the best seller lists. It is even rarer for a law book to have merchandising. The Secret Barrister’s book, however, has produced a limited number of T-Shirts. To raise money…
THE BEST LEGAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC 2017 CONTEST: RAISING MONEY FOR THE BILLABLE HOUR
The Legal Christmas Music Contest is back this year. Bigger and better. This year the scope for entries is much wider. This year the aim is to make money for the Billable Hour Appeal. All that is required is a…
LEGAL AWARDS: HOW TO COME SECOND: A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE: 10 KEY POINTS
If you play the mandolin then, by law, you have to learn a tune known as ’O sole mio. This is a tune made famous, to a certain generation, as “Just one Cornetto”. It was even a hit for Elvis Presley,…
LEGAL CHRISTMAS SONG CONTEST: THE ENTRIES
Entries closed at 4.00 pm (a traditional time for civil lawyers). Before I send the entries off for the rigorous judging process can everyone who entered make sure they are here. Some people did not use the #lawsongs hashtag and…
LEGAL CHRISTMAS SONGS CHARITY CONTEST: THE ENTRIES TO DATE
The deadline for the Legal Christmas song contest expires at Wednesday. Here is a review of the entries to date.* These should inspire you to enter. There are only a few days left to win the unique prize (and a…
THE LEGAL CHRISTMAS SONG CONTEST: RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY – GET THERE, GET THE T-SHIRT
What is the best title for a legal Christmas song? In the run up to Christmas I am running a contest to find out. Because it is Christmas we can also raise money for two charities. This is likely to…
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