“MAY IT PLEASE YOU MADAM”: BOOK OF LEGAL HUMOUR BACK ON THE “SHELVES”
On two occasions in the past I have written about the the book “May it please you Madam” by retired District Judge Neil Hickman. This has led people to look for it, one reader even tracked down the author who…
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,…
OPENING LINES OF A JUDGMENT: IT STARTED WITH A TWEET: PAGING DOCTOR FREUD
The opening line of a judgment is often a good guide as to what it to follow. For a few days there has been some, occasionally heated, discussion, as to the best opening lines of a judicial pronouncement. THE TWITTER…
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…
EARLY CONTENDERS FOR WORST PUNS ON CIVIL CASES 2015: YOU JUDGE THE STANDARD
In the annual review of civil litigation of 2014 there was an easy winner for the case that gave rise to the most, and worst, puns. There is an early contender for this award in 2015. Since this competition is…
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