Law Review: Lord Judge LCJ on the State of The Nation – an important speech

Lord Judge LCJ gave an interesting and important speech at The Mansion House on Tuesday 13th July. I extract from and comment on it in some detail below. It is an excellent speech and you may read it in full here Judges apply and interpret our laws, dispense justice and resolve disputes is the traditional [...]

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David Cameron meets President-elect of Colombia – ground rules are established

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Breaking News: Finance Bill debate in Commons – Happy Hour will start at 7.00

After the example shown by Rochester & Strood MP Mark Reckless last week, I am hoping for a command performance from our elected representatives this evening.  The MPs may have to sit late and in these hot and humid days it is essential that they take on plenty of liquids. Paul Waugh, deputy political editor, [...]

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CAMQUOTE Direct: If you want a modern, compassionate Conservative go for the real thing: that’s me.

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Charon Reports: On The Square – London observations

Two young men, early thirties – probably Tories, in Camclegg chic suiting sans tie and hair by Geo.F.Trumper,  walked by as I was having a glass of wine and an espresso at the Riviera cafe in Battersea Square at lunch today. I was at Table 14 – where I often sit.  It gives me a [...]

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Breaking News: Where is Clegg?

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Postcard from The Staterooms: LSA and Social Media for Lawyers edition

Dear Reader I am a bit late with my postcard this week.  Got tied up with Lord Shagger (posts below) and the World Cup and taking on plenty of liquids, on doctor’s orders after a 24 hour  bout of recurrent malaria on Friday.  I contracted Malaria (and survived, obviously) many years ago in Africa.  They [...]

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Law Review: Libel – Iceland a safe haven – Criminal justice – Legal Aid – Libel reform

Lawyer and blogger Jack of Kent is in the midst of a very important case of concern to all bloggers. I shall leave him to take up the story – for he is doing the work pro bono, for which he is to be commended.  I certainly, have no problem at all in raising a [...]

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From our man on the Terraces with a copy of Modern Law Review in his pocket

I am, it has to be said, delighted that the footer is…finally…. over. Well done Spain.  It will, help your economy and, thereby, mean that Germany doesn’t have to bail yet another country out…. well…. until we CUT our entire economy so ruthlessly Osbore finds it a bit puzzling as to why there are lower [...]

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Shagger from Monaco: The State of The Nation

After my decision to resign my seat in the Lords, following an entirely misguided change in the law (no doubt introduced by sundry tree huggers and hand wringers in the Lib-Dem part of the new government) I am no longer able to play my part, nay divine right, in governing unless if I pay United [...]

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Clegg announces that Coalitions are here to stay and that he is revolutionary pragmatist – whatever that is.

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Rive Gauche: Tom Watson MP shoots who? – I send Dave £100 to help with deficit – SOME LAW BLOGS I ENJOY AND CLEGG PARTY MASK!!!

Michael Gove has been in the news rather a lot – *govelling* in The House of Commons after his unfortunate errors and there was a YouTube video floating about of him falling over.  Now to add to his woes Tom Watson MP – he who called Mr Gove a *Pipsqueak* and had to withdraw on [...]

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Lord Shagger writes to the Deputy Prime Minister

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Breaking NEWS: Lord Shagger resigns his seat in Lords – but keeps the title!

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Return of The Pink Panther!…. as Deputy Prime Minister of Britain!

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Law Review: Gay asylum seeker rights – Death by Stoning – Impending execution of British citizen Linda Carty – Police exceed their powers – solicitors vie to be judges

Why the Supreme Court ruled against the deportation of gay asylum-seekers The Independent reports: “Gay and lesbian asylum-seekers have won the right to live in Britain after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Government was wrong to return refugees to countries where people had to choose between homophobic persecution or hiding their true sexual [...]

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The Octopus is pretty scathing about hung parliaments and Clegg! True Story!

How wrong I was not to want to write about the Octopus earlier in the day.  This Octopus is …well….Da Octopus… he knows *things*!  It is, of course, entirely possible that the Octopus is fallible and Britain can look forward to a sunny future under the guidance of the Coalition and the wise leadership of [...]

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Govelling – a tragedy but not Greek this time

Obviously, it is always sad to see an enthusiastic young government Secretary of State have to Govel – particularly so early in a new Coalition Gove-ernment.  But today Mr Gove had to do just that – to an astonished (and packed) House of Commons.  The Coalition is a principled gove-ernment…it can only be a matter [...]

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Torture: The moral high ground – can we afford to take it when others don’t and won’t?

It is not difficult to imagine a pub conversation where all parties agree that it is perfectly acceptable to torture and commit atrocities against those who would do us harm. I suspect there are internet forums which specialise in exactly this type of rhetoric and, judging by comments I have seen in recent months on [...]

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Well refreshed ejaculations, members and a post coital observation or two….

Well refreshed ejaculations and members Paul Waugh writes of last night’s Finance Bill debate – which cannot be guillotined – and Labour’s mischief making in keeping the debate going as long as possible to cause difficulty for Tory and Lib-Dem MPs trying to get home.  It appears, however, that some Tory back benchers were ‘well [...]

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