Law Review: Professional Indemnity Insurance

The Law Society reported recently (25 May 2010): Quinn Insurance: latest update for PII policy holders Tuesday 25 May 2010 Member update: Tuesday 25 May Following a meeting with Quinn and its administrators on 21 May, we can confirm that no decision has yet been made about whether Quinn will be renewing or issuing new [...]

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F**KART: LEG!

This is LEG! – At the moment it is now in poster paint format and about 24 inches high….. BUT….  I am planning to turn it into a painting 6ft x 4ft.  This, I can tell you, is not going to be easy.  It is a friend’s leg, obviously – it is not easy painting [...]

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Lawyers to be given legal MOT – and I am not making it up…..

QCs face compulsory reaccreditation under new advocacy scheme Solicitors Journal: “The most experienced criminal advocates in the country will be subject to compulsory reaccreditation every five years under plans for a joint quality assurance scheme launched this week by the Bar Standards Board, the SRA and ILEX. “Queen’s Counsel will not be exempt from the [...]

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British Heritage: The Glorious Twelfth – Men with Brains of Oak

The Glorious Twelfth is usually used to refer to 12 August, the start of the shooting season for Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) and to a lesser extent the Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in the United Kingdom. This is one of the busiest days in the shooting season, with large amounts of game being shot. Men, [...]

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F**kART: Whitewash for law cuts…..

I do like Banksy… so… after a couple of glasses of Rioja… I thought I’d nick his well known rat and modify it in a quick sketch …… all in a good cause…. the Rule of Law…..

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Talk from Table 14….

The long summer continues, albeit with mixed weather, and I continue to spend part of each day being a patriot, supporting British Tourism, by holidaying at Table 14 at a cafe in Battersea Square.  I don’t always get to Table 14.  It is proving to be a very popular table.  So if you see anyone [...]

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Law Review: New law journals – worth a look

It is not often you (or, even, one)  can say that a law publisher offers something free, let alone with no strings attached – Arden Davies Publishing are currently offering their full range of legal Journals ABSOLUTELY FREE with NO STRINGS ATTACHED for three months Click here to register Social Care Law Today Journal of [...]

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Law Review: Conduct unbecoming – Human Rights: From Europe to the UK

CC partner charged with assaulting girlfriend in Gleneagles Hotel The Lawyer reports: CC partner charged with assaulting girlfriend in Gleneagles Hotel. Clifford Chance Japan corporate head Alan Kitchin has been charged assaulting his partner at Scotland’s Gleneagles Hotel.The Tokyo-based lawyer allegedly injured Misato Yoshida after punching her in the face during a stay at the [...]

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A divine right to drink…..

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Breaking News: Suffolk Police get tough on Parking

Some years ago I saw something like this in a Banksy book.  I can’t find the book now, so I thought I’d make my own variant…. I phoned 20+ people this morning…in vain.  I have, clearly, got too much time on my hands.

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Law Review: The RTA claims process- counting the cost, two months in

GUEST POST The RTA claims process- counting the cost, two months in By Stephen Higham, solicitor I have previously blogged unfavourably about the new claims process for road traffic accidents. Just over 2 months in, how is it going? According to a report from 5 July 2010, 52,800 new claims have now been uploaded to [...]

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F**kART: A study in ‘Real Politik’

A study in ‘Real Politik’ (2010) Charon Painting by Numbers in Acrylics on canvas board from a photograph Charon demonstrates here a technique not often used by artists these days. In the good old days the artist would have hidden himself in a darkened room and used a Camera Obscura.  Charon did not wish to [...]

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Postcard from the Staterooms: Duke of Edinburgh and CMS Camerons edition.

Dear Reader, Despite my mild republican sentiments, I am, in fact, a fan of The Queen and I have always enjoyed reports about The Duke of Edinburgh’s more extreme humour.  The Duke’s rather surreal and dry humour is well documented.… I always enjoyed this one for spectacular bad taste… “Do you still throw spears at [...]

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Charon deals with cold callers: 101

Caller: Can I speak to Charon please? Charon: Speaking. Caller: You are Charon of The Staterooms, Battersea? Charon: Yes…and you are? Caller: We are doing conservatories in your area and wondered if you would be interested in hearing about the opportunity we can give you. Charon: Yes, but you do realise that I am a [...]

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It is Saturday…. Bonjour!

There are never many people up when I have breakfast on Saturdays at a cafe near Battersea Bridge.  I am always able to get a table outside – possibly because I fall in the door when it opens at 7.30.  After an amusing and enjoyable day yesterday, followed by an evening faffing about on twitter [...]

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Rive gauche: President of Pakistan puts David Cameron right……

Meanwhile… over at the Cricket…. which, thankfully, is free of political ‘nuance’…. Second Test, Edgbaston (day one, close): England 112-2 v Pakistan 72 (all out) I returned from a very enjoyable lunch with a friend to find that Tom Harris MP had tweeted that he is on Newsnight tonight. Given recent events I asked Tom [...]

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Breaking News: Statement from the Prime Minister

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Blog spam – a study in invention

Most bloggers will be used to an astonishing range of spam and the inventive (and, frankly, moronic ) souls who think that  writing comments to blog posts along the lines of…. Amazing page! I haven’t noticed charonqc.wordpress.com before in my surfing! Keep up the hard work! I think this video might be interesting for your [...]

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Breaking Britain News: PM says Iran has Nuclear BOMB shock horror!

David Cameron accused by Labour of Iran nuclear ‘gaffe’ The British Broadcasting Corporation reports: Labour has accused David Cameron of committing a gaffe by mistakenly claiming Iran has a nuclear weapon. Asked why he was backing Turkey to join the EU he said it could help solve the world’s problems, “like the Middle East peace [...]

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Law Review: Oh What a beautiful ASBO – Lord Prezza at Chilcott Inquiry

Singing pensioner faces jail after breaching Asbo A pensioner who has terrorised his neighbours for 15 years faces prison after breaching an Asbo by singing ‘Oh What a Beautiful Morning’ outside their homes. I can do no better than quote from The Telegraph report: Richard Dawe, 76, also threatened a neighbour saying he was going [...]

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