I hasten to add… not me. There I was, this very afternoon just before 6.00, enjoying a glass of chilled Beaujolais and enjoying an exchange of nonsense with Infobunny on Twitter – when Infobunny sent me news of a CPS lawyer who is doing part-time work as a nude model. Full Telegraph Story
Clifford Allison, 56, from the CPS Special Crime Division, has diversified – advertising his services online. He is up for ‘lingerie, glamour, implied nude (whatever that is), adult and topless’. Mr Allison has been off work and his doctor views this sideline as ‘therapeutic’ – and this may well be the case. The Telegraph reports that Mr Allison had been earning £80,000 and had been a former treasurer of the Bar Council
It has to be said that his peers at the CPS regard his new career path with astonishment and, The Telegraph reports: “A CPS spokesman said: “CPS employees must seek written permission before seeking secondary employment. We will be contacting him to seek some clarification around this issue.”
I fear, that while I am open to offers for voice overs (disaster movies horror movies, news reading, weather reporting and cricket corresponding – as well as adverts for things people do not need) I do not feel I am quite ready, at this point, to branch out in this way. Mr Allison is in the vanguard. He boldly goes….. who will be next from the legal profession to follow this trail blazer ?
But… Hat Tip to Clifford Allison – seems to enjoy life. Have a look at the website entry
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UPDATE Monday 28th July – Jailhouselawyer goes for it… you will, I am sure, appreciate his sense of humour.. The pic says it all – go see.
Even as Eady J was checking his punctuation in the Max Moseley judgment, I was up to something wonderfully seedy which the public at large will never find out, save for the considerable cross-section of them who were there.
I vote starting a Lawyers for Interesting Private Soirees (LIPS) pressure group, to advocate ‘minority’ interests, whether it be most-definitely-not-Nazi beatings, nude prosecutors, or whatever.
This sounds intriguing! I am great believer in freedom of expression 🙂
If it includes the use of vin rouge…. I may well be interested.
I have just emailed you on another matter!
Darn! And there I was, thinking that you’d decided to get some early practise for Half-Nekkid Thursday 😉
Ro: HNT is a great idea – maaybe it will catch on in the legal profession after this?
It would certainly be a way to draw the wider community to the law blogs!
Ro: Do we really want to draw the wierder community to law blogs?
Jailhouselawyer….. very subtle….. nothing wrong with a bit pf HNT – makes me laugh… and I am sure others too.
And… you must admit…. the law does throw up some pretty fantastic and weird stuff….
eeew, is the pic actually of the gentleman concerned? If so, I commend him for his (personally percieved) positive body image, but that doesnt mean I don’t feel just a teensie WEENSIE bit sick……..!
lawminx: I think the reason why he is sat like that is because the chair was bought at Ikea and the leg protrudes through the seat…
Oh my! Imagine the field day News of the World would have if lawyers and the like decided to participate in HNT or something similar!! 😛
And I sincerely hope jailhouselawyer isn’t calling me weird!! 😉 Never judge a book by its saucy cover!
Mr Allison has gone for the jackpot I think!
I’d hire him in a heartbeat. I could do with more nude penguin enactments about the place.
Luka: Indeed…… it is a splendid pose…. almost worthy of Olivier
Jailhouselawyer … I don’t know. I’m part of the wider community and I quite like it here 🙂
The photo was originally posted on James Higham’s blog, Nourishing Obscurity, where the blog author asked for naughty but not too naughty pics of bloggers.
Rocky won the second prize rosette for best Rescue Dog at a local show.
Now, when does Charon QC disrobe?
does all his podcasts naked, i hear…
Thursday is getting close, Jailhouselawyer … we can but hope 🙂
Ro: As Charon doesn’t do anything in half measures, nothing less than the Full Monty will suffice…
at his age, i don’t think he actually HAS a full monty any longer.
SW… I am reminded of the word hubris… I am also reminded of the immortal words….
“You may think that…. I couldn’t possibly comment.”
When we meet for a drink I promise not to reveal my monty…. as you put it
Does this mean Charon won’t be making an arse of himself in the near future? Darn! 😛
‘you are old, father charon’ the young blogger said,
‘and your monty is hanging quite limp;
yet you’re pretty much catnip to the ladies they say
not at all like that geeklawyer gimp’
‘shut it, you daft bastard, or the geek will sue us both’ replied charon, grinning more than somewhat.
SW: Let me know the name of your vintner…. I’d like to drink what you are drinking… it obviously does the business…. excellent… my thanks to you for that short poem or ‘pome’ if you are from other parts of London.
i get it from the chemist’s, dear boy! much cheaper, does the same job and tastes similar after the first few bottles.
now leave me to watch bonekickers in peace!
SW… Dear God… Bonekickers. Dragon’s Den – a programme I love to hate – is about the only thing apart from News and Parliament Channel I can watch… although QI is good… Would I lie to you – OK….
Watch bonekickers in peace…
use your archaeological instincts!
it’s like judge john deed without the amazing insights.
and the acting, obviously.
they should combine the two: ‘i know the law!!!!! and which century this tiny shard of pottery was made. now i am going walk my dog, dig up some stuff that makes people get murdered and shag the barrister appearing in my court tomorrow.’ tame stuff.