Lawcast 133: Scott Greenfield, a US criminal defense lawyer on wholesale stealing of blog content from bloggers

Lawcast 133: Scott Greenfield, a US criminal defense lawyer on wholesale stealing of blog content from bloggers Today I am talking to Scott Greenfield, a new York criminal defense lawyer and author of the Simple Justice blog. I read his blog most days… it isn’t all about criminal law, it is eclectic, giving a small [...]

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Until the going down of the sun….we shall remember them…

Next time you buy a poppy to pay tribute to those who gave their lives fighting for our country, take a few seconds to remember that this c**t, Tory MP James Gray, member of Parliament for North Wiltshire,  claimed £60 on expenses to pay for wreaths. Guido Fawkes who has many amusing things on his [...]

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9-10th May: Postcard from John Lewis

I woke at dawn on Saturday, full of the joys of Spring -  reborn from my new Smokedo regime and enjoyed a most amusing hour on The Telegraph website – taking in the detail of the claims being made by our representatives in Parliament.  What an excellent hour or so I had.  The ‘Best of [...]

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Milking a cow is a bit like MPs claiming expenses…

The Telegraph continues to entertain the nation with the embarrassing revelations about MP expenses.  Today there is a priceless page of the ‘Best begging letters’ from MPs to the Commons Fees Office asking them to hurry the payments up or approve them. I particularly liked this one from a  ‘socialist’ Labour MP in 2006 on [...]

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MP expenses… what a Carry On…

BBC – Ministers defend expenses claims

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8th May 2009

News, law reports, law blogs and profession news updated – a big update. Gordon Brown hit by new cabinet expenses revelations • PM paid his brother for cleaning costs at London flats • Disclosures will fuel criticism of senior government ministers Guardian Teacher Matthew Wren wins battle to have DNA records deleted Times: A teacher [...]

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Lawcast 132: Colombia is a dangerous place for human rights lawyers and defenders.

Lawcast 132: Colombia is a dangerous place for human rights lawyers and defenders. Human rights organisations have registered an average of 25 cases of lawyers and human rights advocates killed on a yearly basis since 1991, which amounts to 400 people in a 16 years period. In addition,they face the risk of spurious criminal charges, [...]

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Smokedo: There’s a plot… let’s go and lose it.

I unashamedly modify my friend The Fat Bigot Opines’ “There’s a goat, let’s scape it”.. for the title of my latest post.  It seems that I may be losing the plot. Many years ago, until I was about 35, I was fairly fit.  A couple of years ago I had an unpleasant illness which I [...]

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The end of Nepotism?: A statement from the managing partner of Muttley Dastardly LLP

A Statement from Matt Muttley, managing partner, Muttley Dastardly LLP This morning, I read in the Financial Times, courtesy of a Twitter friend of Charon QC’s (@clarinette02),  that the senior partner of Allen & Overy, David Morley,  has called for an end to nepotism. I spoke to my fellow founding partner, Dastardly, who just laughed [...]

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Lawcast Video: Nick Jarrett-Kerr on Professional Service firms (2)

Management: Understanding the professional service firm Part 2 Nick Jarrett-Kerr, Solicitor Former managing partner of Bevan Ashford Watch the film: Part 2 of a series of 40 short film clips on law firm management.

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6th May: News up on Insite Law

News is up on Insite Law. Chinese ordered to smoke more to boost economy Telegraph: Local government officials in China have been ordered to smoke nearly a quarter of a million packs of cigarettes in a move to boost the local economy during the global financial crisis. VOTE IN THE POLL PLEASE: If you have [...]

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Poll: Inner Temple and Middle Temple Library merger possibility

There is a feasibility study by Inner Temple and Middle Temple ‘to investigate the potential benefits of merging their Libraries and creating a Joint Education and Advocacy Centre.’ The full text of the statement by Vivian Robinson QC, Treasurer of Inner Temple may be viewed here. To get a rough idea of sentiment from members [...]

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Inner Temple and Middle Temple Library – an update.

Inner Temple has issued a statement this morning.  The text of the statement is below: Feasibility Study The Executive Committees of Inner Temple and Middle Temple have agreed to commission a feasibility study to investigate the potential benefits of merging their Libraries and creating a Joint Education and Advocacy Centre. The study will be overseen [...]

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5th May: News up on Insite Law

Editor pick of the day 5th May 2009 Blawg Review #210 Dan Harris of The China Law Blog hits the spot… he writes… “I need to change . I can change. I have changed. So with that in mind, this blawg review repudiates my previous effort. It will be sarcastic , mean-spirited , petty , [...]

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Happy Birthday Boris…

I was looking at my Insite Law Netvibe page for political blogs and decided to visit Boris’s blog.  I just could not resist taking a ‘Snip’ – foie gras delivered to your door said the advert… love it!  Happy Birthday Mayor Boris… indeed. Curiously…  the advert seems to have disappeared when I looked next… perhaps [...]

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All aboard the Sleaze Express… tickets, please….

It would appear that yet another member of our illustrious House of Lords has been doing a bit of fork bending. Possibly a £100,000 worth of fork bending.  The Sunday Times reported yesterday “Baroness Uddin, who worked closely with Tony and Cherie Blair, has been claiming allowances intended for peers living outside London although she [...]

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3rd May: Postcard from The Bunker

I write to you today from 10 Downing Street.  You can see me on YouTube. Gordon wasn’t about, so I am able to talk to you from the very room he addressed the nation in his bizarre video last week about MP expenses. It has been quite a week, but, as you can see,  I’m [...]

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Lawcast131: Aimee Barnes on corruption and business in China

Lawcast 131: Aimee Barnes on corruption and business in China China is emerging as a major world economic powerhouse but so few of us have any real knowledge of the legal system or the ways of the Chinese when it comes to business. Aimee Barnes, a New York-based business strategist and writer is passionate about [...]

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May Day…. May Day… Let the ceremony begin

While I am not that interested in honours and awards, I make an exception for awards by fellow bloggers – because most of the bloggers I know blog for pleasure and not to attract thousands of followers or readers.  They also tend to know what they are talking about when it comes to blogging as [...]

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1st May: News up on Insite Law

News up on Insite Law – also major update to Law reports, Profession, Blogs Gordon Brown warned over meltdown of trust after expenses U-turn Loyalist Blunkett joins critics of prime minister over ‘self-inflicted wounds’ Guardian: Gordon Brown was warned last night by a loyalist former cabinet minister to fill the void in government policy, avoid [...]

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