THE SEVENTH LEGAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC CONTEST 2022 THE STATE OF THE COURTS PUT TO MUSIC

THE SEVENTH LEGAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC CONTEST 2022 THE STATE OF THE COURTS PUT TO MUSIC

The Legal Christmas Music contest is back, for the seventh year running.  All that is required to enter is that you make, or agree you will make,  a donation to a food bank: after that is (as ever) down to…

GRAB A BARGAIN, RAISE FUNDS FOR FOODBANKS AND LEARN ABOUT FORGOTTEN YORKSHIRE (& PARTS OF NORTH DERBYSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE): BUT BE VERY QUICK

GRAB A BARGAIN, RAISE FUNDS FOR FOODBANKS AND LEARN ABOUT FORGOTTEN YORKSHIRE (& PARTS OF NORTH DERBYSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE): BUT BE VERY QUICK

For a very short time the paperback book “Forgotten Yorkshire & Parts of North Derbyshire and Humberside” is on offer for 0.99 pence (reduced from £10.00).   This has led the inimitable Tripe Marketing Board to make sure that profits from…

LAWYERS SHOULD NOT BE RUDE TO COURT STAFF (INDEED, NOT RUDE TO ANYONE): A WORRYING REPORT

LAWYERS SHOULD NOT BE RUDE TO COURT STAFF (INDEED, NOT RUDE TO ANYONE): A WORRYING REPORT

The Oxford Mail carries a story on the 4th November which is highly disturbing.  The headline says it all “Judge adjourns case for a week after reports of ‘barristers abusing court staff’” This, if established, is appalling behaviour. Rude, abhorrent…

HALLOWEEN FOR LAWYERS: SCARY THINGS: RESURRECTING NIGHTMARES FROM THE PAST

HALLOWEEN FOR LAWYERS: SCARY THINGS: RESURRECTING NIGHTMARES FROM THE PAST

Halloween may, and should, be more muted this year.  I had planned to write a post on delays in the civil courts, which can be really scary.  I will save this from another date. Instead I have resurrected contributions from…

AVOIDING PROCEDURAL PROBLEMS: A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE: WEBINAR 23rd SEPTEMBER 2022

AVOIDING PROCEDURAL PROBLEMS: A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE: WEBINAR 23rd SEPTEMBER 2022

In case anyone hasn’t noticed a lot of (perhaps the vast majority) of posts on this blog relate to procedural issues and problems that litigators have run into, or taken advantage of.  On the 23rd September 2022 I am presenting…

BEREAVEMENT: USEFUL LINKS

BEREAVEMENT: USEFUL LINKS

I had not planned to blog today. However some social media sites make it clear that a lot of people are having difficulties dealing with bereavement.  The queen’s death has led to immense pain and sadness in itself and also…

NINE YEARS ON VI: 2019: ADVICE TO A NEWLY QUALIFIED LAWYER: THE GOOD STUFF ABOUT BEING A LITIGATOR - FROM NICE LAWYERS

NINE YEARS ON VI: 2019: ADVICE TO A NEWLY QUALIFIED LAWYER: THE GOOD STUFF ABOUT BEING A LITIGATOR – FROM NICE LAWYERS

I am selecting a post from 2019 and we are now looking at one made with a little help from my friends.  I started a series on “Advice to a Newly Qualified Litigator”.  The fourth in the series was a…