The lives we are now leading….

  All a bit embarrassing that the Libyan School of Economics took the money….. but hey…. still time to fund other more peaceful organisations? Bit busy on a project… back later….. And… just as you thought it was Assange to go back into the water…… Julian Assange is, allegedly, reputedly and, possibly – indubitably…trade marking [...]

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The Royals – Lex2011 Tweet Up – Over supply of LPC students – Lawman swings

The White rabbit has excelled himself this last week with this…. Sort of Rabbit Review – The Royals High-flying married lawyer joins sleazy £40-a-head swingers’ party Scotland’s Daily Record reports: “ONE of Scotland’s top criminal lawyers was caught in a mansion’s sex dungeon during a Sunday Mail probe into sordid swingers’ parties. The married lawman, [...]

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Postcard from The Staterooms-on-Thames: Kafka edition

Dear Reader, “The Trial (German: Der Process) is a novel by Franz Kafka, first published in 1925. One of Kafka’s best-known works, it tells the story of a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, with the nature of his crime never revealed either to him or the reader.” Demand open justice for [...]

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#Without Prejudice – The Law Podcast 1: Assange, EAW, British Bill of Rights, Oversupply of lawyers and Silk

We covered a great deal of ground in this first episode of this round the table podcast: Assange verdict on extradition, European Arrest Warrants – The British Bill of Rights and the ECHR – The oversupply of lawyers …and we even had time to consider Garrow’s Law and Silk the BBC tv dramas on law [...]

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Muttley Dastardly LLP (Episode 17): Dr Erasmus Strangelove reveals… his plan for domination of the legal market.

Can you imagine a situation where there are so many lawyers qualifying  each year through the law schools that we have an endless supply of ‘enthusiastic and able’ young freelance lawyers clamouring not to get into the profession – there is is no room at the Inn or in the big City firms – but [...]

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Law Review: The Legal Brick Road – Nice Picture, Horrible Odds – The Age of ‘NO bar to The Bar’ has arrived!

Justgodirect are doing a series of interviews with lawyers and bloggers on their The Legal Brick Road section of the website. First up is Tim Kevan, barrister and author of Babybarista.  I am pleased to report that Dr Erasmus Strangelove of Muttley Dastardly LLP has been invited to respond and do an interview. Read Tim’s [...]

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Legal Profession Lawcast (1): The Naked Lawyer on the future of the legal profession

Welcome to the first in a series of 20 podcasts on the legal profession in 2011. I’m going to look at the changing legal landscape in the light of the impact of The Legal Services Act and current trading conditions through the eyes of practitioners at the bar and from law firms large and small [...]

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Law Review: Law in Action BBC Radio 4 on Assange/EAWs/Tweeting from court – excellent.

If you have not listened – I can recommend this week’s Law in Action episode with Joshua Rozenberg. Wikileaks / Assange case – European Arrest warrant – The view of a US spokeswoman on extraditing Assange – Tweeting from court.  BBC Radio 4 Restorative Justice, Policing and the Big Society I’ve also waded through this [...]

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Prime Minister Cameron reassures Egyptians that he is not in Cairo to wreck their health service

David Cameron faces criticism for ‘arms trade’ trip to Middle East Metro: David Cameron is facing criticism for going on a trade mission to the Middle East with six arms manufacturers. My Tweet of the Week… so far… has to go to US lawyer Brian Tannebaum and fellow tweeter… He writes a good Blawg Review [...]

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Law Blog Review: Diversity, Cricket, The future of blogging and lawyers…and more…..

Time for a quick look at some of the law blogs… Simon Myerson QC, writing in his Pupillage and How to Get it blog considers Diversity… Counsel Magazine has an interesting article by Andrew Neish QC, dealing with the lack of diversity at the so called ‘magic-circle’ sets. I’d like to link to it but [...]

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Postcard from The Staterooms-on-Thames: US arms manufacturer Census of Britain edition

My quote of the week….without question… has to be from Ken Clarke, Secretary of State for Justice and  Lord Chancellor (unless Michael Howard replaces him).  The Guardian has the the story… It would be startling if we had a British government which said we aren’t going to comply with legal judgments….. “I used to be [...]

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“Without Prejudice” – a new fortnightly lawblogpodcast starting this Thursday 24th February 2011

Welcome to Without Prejudice – the fortnightly law podcast which examines the law issues of our times.  Solicitor, New Statesman columnist, author of the Jack of Kent blog, David Allen Green and Carl Gardner, barrister,  ex government lawyer and author of the Head of Legal blog, are at the table. We will have guests… news, [...]

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Muttley Dastardly LLP (Episode 16): Partners [Eyes Only] General Counsel taking an interest in how law firms manage their firms

MEMORANDUM – EYES ONLY To:  The Partners From: Dr Erasmus Strangelove, Partner and Director of Education, Strategy and Psyops Gentlemen, In keeping with our tradition and work best practice ethic,  I am assuming that you will all have been too busy to read the legal press this week. My earlier memorandum on competitor activity this [...]

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Rive Gauche: Dressing for SUCCESS in The Law…and #lawblog

As I rose this morning, recovering further from a nasty foot injury and the meds, news reached me from RollonFriday.com that College of Law staff in Chester are going on a makeover and learn how to ‘dress for success’. RollonFriday with their customary (and pleasing) acerbic style note… “Staff at the College of Law’s outpost [...]

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Law Review: What is the government’s agenda on human rights?

We have had the wisdom of Parliament in the form of 234 MPs voting against proposals to comply with the European Court of Human Rights judgment on prisoner votes. We have had a rather surprising intervention from the leading judge of that court, Jean-Paul Costa, stating that  Britain will be resorting to the tactics of [...]

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Law Review: UK Govt reponse on European Contract Law – British Bill of Rights – Britain a dictatorship?

It is not often, having taught Contract for 30 years, that I get the pleasure or opportunity of writing about Contract or noting an excellent blog post on Contract Law. Hector L MacQueen, Eric Clive and Laura Macgregor, writing in European Private Law News have written an incisive critique … The UK Ministry of Justice [...]

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Muttley Dastardly LLP (Episode 15): Vultures in Togas and ‘the cattle of the courtroom’

MEMORANDUM To: All Associates From: Dr Erasmus Strangelove, Partner and Director of Education, Strategy and Psyops RE: VULTURES IN TOGAS Obiter, writing in  in The Law Society Gazette, refers to a speech by the Master of The Rolls, Lord Neuberger, where he considers, inter alia, the topic of why lawyers are so unpopular. Lord Neuberger [...]

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Larry The Cat does his bit for Big Society at Downing Street….caught a few rats already, they say

Larry the cat is installed as Downing Street Chief Mouser Telegraph: The latest holder of the post of Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office was installed when Larry the cat moved into No 10.   Meanwhile…here is Francis Maude MP explaining his voluntary work for Big Society… It is astonishing…..

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The Lib-Dematem Magna Carta is OUT!!! (It is NOT one of those Paper.Li dailies)

Having a bit of time on my hands, I am wading through the Great Reform Bill.  I shall comment in due course.  I rather liked this take on matters from Dr Cian Murphy of King’s College London – re-published in the UK Human Rights Blog… I quote…. It’s no Magna Carta. Those of us who teach [...]

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Law Review: The legal profession is over regulated. Discuss

Jesus Chases the Merchants and Money Changers from the Temple, thus Cleansing the Temple Painting: James Jacques Tissot (French painter and illustrator, 1836-1902) Some would say that the legal profession is becoming over regulated. We have the Solicitors Regluation Authority, The Bar Standards Board, The Legal Services Board – the regulator of regulators – and [...]

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