Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 by charonqc
Today I am talking to the President of The Law Society, Andrew Holroyd, about the Law Society stepping in to help international Lawyers, reported recently in the press.. The Law Society, the Association of Muslim Lawyers and the Bar Council will call on the Pakistani authorities for the release and reinstatement of lawyers and judges [...]
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Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 by charonqc
Blawg Review 144 - a Lord of The Rings themed blog review is up. I’m not an IP lawyer - but it is a good read in any event.
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Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 by charonqc
The theme this weekend is experimentation. I am experimenting with a bit of beard growing. I will almost certainly get bored with the idea… simply because I am beginning to look like Oliver Reed in Gladiator…. ahead of my time. I do not eat Fish Fingers these days… I had to eat quite [...]
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Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 by charonqc
Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal blog. Carl was a government lawyer for ten years specialising in Constitutional and EU Law issues. Now freelance, Carl has some useful views today about the Peter Hain resignation, the Police investigation, possible charges, the new Counter Terrorism proposals being [...]
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Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 by charonqc
Podcast 39 is with the author of the Nearly Legal Blog. After a distinguished career in academe (in another discipline), Nearly Legal re-qualified as a lawyer as is now completing his training contract en route to qualifying as a solicitor. It is a good story - and a positive one.
Listen to Podcast [...]
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Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 by charonqc
Continuing to do daily news on Consilio
But experimenting with the format for Weekend Review - I may do a mix of text and interviews so listeners can dip in when it is convenient rather than download a full programme. Ideas / thoughts very welcome!
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 by charonqc
The Law Society steps in to help protect International Lawyers
The Law Society, the Association of Muslim Lawyers and the Bar Council will call on the Pakistani authorities for the release and reinstatement of lawyers and judges imprisoned in Pakistan following the recent constitutional crisis.
Demonstration: The Solicitors’ International Human Rights Group (SIHRG), the Society of [...]
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 by charonqc
Today a rogue trader at a leading French bank lost them £3.7 billion, The Sun has a story about dwarves hiding in luggage and then stealing items from other people’s luggage when the bus started moving, only to return to his suitcase before the end of the trip - AND a prosecuting barrister rugby tackled [...]
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 by charonqc
Peter Hain has resigned from The Cabinet after the Electoral Commission referred the £103,000 donations case to the Metropolitan Police. BBC story
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Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 by charonqc
Timothy Dutton QC (Left) has written a letter to The Legal Services Commission about the LSC contract.
The exchange between Chairman of The Bar Timothy Dutton QC and Richard Collins of The Legal Services Commission is quite extraordinary - and all the letters are well worth reading.
Simon Myerson QC explained his reasons for refusing to sign [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 by charonqc
Northern Rocky Horror Show
Just a jump to the left… this animation, from Channel 4, may amuse you
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Guido Fawkes also has a most interesting story about law firm Schillings:
This is what Guido has to say… “Schillings, the lawyers specialising in reputation protection from online threats, are making a complete arse of themselves. See their [...]
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Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by charonqc
A good friend of mine, a First Officer who flies Jumbos, sent me this pic via Facebook.
An extraordinary story
Blawg Review: carnival of the blawgers
Blawg Review 143 is up
Consilio has all the new podcasts and Weekend Reviews. Also extracted the interview from Weekend Review about Simon Myerson QC’s reasons for not signing the LSC contract [...]
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Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2008 by charonqc
We have a packed programme for you. The programme runs for approximately 38 minutes but you can download it and listen to it in stages! Today Peter Rouse of Advizory has an interesting technique for you to help you reduce stress.
My guests today are: Tim Kevan on his new boook “Why lawyers should [...]
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Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2008 by charonqc
Today I am talking to the author of the LawMinx blog. Lawminx is studying for the BVC part-time and cimbining this with research for a Ph.D in International Law. We discuss the difficulties of doing the BVC on a part-time course, her views on the course and her plans for pupillage and beyond.
LawMinx [...]
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Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2008 by charonqc
Today I am talking to Nick Holmes, author, internet guru and founder of Infolaw. Nick is also the author of the Binary Law blog.
We discuss a wide range of net and blogging issues including: what prompted Nick to start a blog and how his view of blogging changed? I also asked him the question: [...]
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Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 by charonqc
Not many people know this… but I have a non-English speaking cousin, Fabio Charonello, who is now managing a local football team using sign language. He won’t be busy this summer - but he has high hopes for the future and, as far as I know, he is up to date with his Italian [...]
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Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 by charonqc
I have spent a few minutes online selecting a coffin, seeing if anyone has an online downloadable Will precedent and ensuring that Gordon Brown doesn’t want me to give any of my remaining organs to medical science… as he is planning for most of the people who live in Britain unless they opt out. [...]
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Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 by charonqc
Today I am talking to Katherine Gibson, President of the Junior Lawyers Division of The Law Society about the new help line set up to help students and young lawyers who get into difficulty or are suffering from stress and pressure.
The JLD has a website and the helpline number is: 0800 856131
Katherine also has [...]
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Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 by charonqc
The Times “Water Cooler” column has an interesting piece this week: “In what is destined to become the legal equivalent of The Samaritans, the Law Society is introducing a telephone helpline for junior lawyers starring into the abyss. Law students, trainees and solicitors with up to five year’s experience can use the helpline, one of [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 by charonqc
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008
Delighted to lend my support and thanks to this expression of thanks drafted by Diane Levin and Colin Samuels….. linked below. Blawg Review is well worth visiting. Some very good content and a chance to read some good US and International Blawgs.
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“Blawg Review, the carnival of legal blogging co-founded by its [...]
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