Lawcast 176: Catherine Naylor on how Just Go Direct Works

Today I am talking to Catherine Naylor, founder of Just Go Direct, on her innovative idea to enable law firms to advertise positions which applicants may then apply directly for to the law firm. Catherine explains how her website will work when it launches soon.  You may register your interest at the website now. This [...]

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Law Review: On Her Majesty’s Very Secret Service and The Nadine Dorries MP statement to the Press

Royal Family granted new right of secrecy Independent: Special exemptions to be written into Freedom of Information Act While I can understand a politically neutral Monarchy should enjoy the same rights to privacy enjoyed by private individuals in relation to  private family matters, the latest reform to FOI, which may have been influenced by Prince [...]

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Our Political Masters Define (1): Apostasy

First in a series I plan to do in 2011 on definitions in the English language from the World of Politics – From the man who PLEDGED not to increase student fees before the election and who did not even have the political virility to vote for or against….but now an Education Tsar / Czar/ [...]

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Postcard From The Staterooms: Ashes to Ashes but not dust to dust….

As we waited last night for England to go 3-1 up in The Ashes there were some amusing jokes about our cousins from OZ…who don’t enjoy losing at anything, but particularly not cricket against England.  “What do you call an Aussie with a bottle of champagne at The Ashes?…. A waiter”….”What do you call an [...]

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Law Review: UK Law Blog Round up by Paul Hajek

Delighted to see the 5th UK Law Blog Round up – this edition by Paul Hajek of Clutton Cox, Solicitors This is a very comprehensive and interesting round up of UK law blogs – and draws attention to some excellent new practitioner blogs as well as the old stalwarts… [Delighted, also...that Paul has given himself [...]

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Law Review: Back to legal work

The UK Human Rights blog has an interesting post on Employment Law and, in particular, Employment Tribunals: “Legal parasites feeding on small businesses” or protectors of rights? The future of the employment tribunal system is under review by the coalition government, and the players who are to win and lose from the changes are setting out [...]

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Law Review: Legal Services Board has Brilliant EUREKA moment! True story!

I am not sure if Christmas is over yet at The Legal Services Board… this article from The Law Society Gazette is rather good!….particularly the comment about Bankruptcy and risk averse investors! Alternative business structures face fines of up to £150m The Law Society Gazette: “Alternative business structures could be fined up to £150m and [...]

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Blawg Review #292

It is always a pleasure to hear from Lord Shagger, a former Partner at Muttley Dastardly LLP. Made a working peer by a Labour government some years back, he appears to have done little work on behalf of the government, other than to tender advice on how to improve the tax laws of the United [...]

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Charon has an OSCAR?!

Awards from good friend and fellow blogger, John Bolch of Family Lore, I accept with pleasure. John writes…. “When I began to read Muttley Dastardly LLP Episode 10: RE – A Christmas Carol, I feared that the mercenary Matt Muttley may have succumbed to the nauseating sentimentality of Christmas, but thankfully my fears were assuaged. [...]

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