O sole mio…. give it to me… we need a bail out…. in Italy… Camcorderdirect meets Italy PM

Apropos of nothing… but my Word du Jour is… *Crepuscular*… adjective. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct….. – That is all  

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For legal regulators who take twitter too seriously: My Xmas podcast with a fictional lawyer called @Geeklawyer

For legal regulators and others  who take twitter too seriously:  My podcast with a fictional lawyer called @Geeklawyer Listen to the podcast:  A surreal and most enjoyable chat with a fellow parodist…. I did this a couple of years ago – when everyone knew that @Geeklawyer was a satirist…. but hadn’t turned themselves into Sherlocks [...]

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Prime Minister Camcorderdirect – The Fisherman of our times?

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Muttley Dastardly LLP: Abusus non tollit usum… Abuse of a right does not invalidate use

The Partners of Muttley Dastardly LLP meet in closed session each Friday at 10.00 am.  Following the unfortunate departure from the firm of managing partner Matt Muttley in the summer of 2011, Dr Erasmus Strangelove has taken over the leadership of the firm as CEO and Senior Partner. A transcript of Dr Strangelove’s speech follows…. [...]

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Rive Gauche: A Command Performance from a Barrister now disbarred for unprofessional behaviour on twitter.

A Command Performance…. Court News reports: “A barrister who called opposing lawyers ‘slimebags’ in a series of insulting tweets from court was today (Thurs) thrown out of the profession.  David Harris was wrongly acting for an internet piracy company he owned. He bragged that ‘whoring and drinking’ would begin after he finished the trial and [...]

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Law Review – a new weekly look at law and lawyers…..

From next week – I’ll be publishing a very detailed weekly review about law and lawyers…with some arts matters which have caught my eye. I’m not sure what day – but it is likely to be Fridays. (a) Professional news from Law Society / Bar / Ilex (b) Legal Education news (c) Podcast with a [...]

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Sponsored guest post: “Is it more difficult for women with mesothelioma to claim compensation?

“Is it more difficult for women with mesothelioma to claim compensation? BY John Pickering and Partners LLP At a National Lung Cancer conference 3 or 4 years ago, a solicitor speaker was asked whether it was worth women with mesothelioma making a claim.  The obvious answer to that is ‘yes, of course,’ but the questioner [...]

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#WithoutPrejudice 17: The Jury – European judges meddling – More weird cases

Welcome to the Without Prejudice special with Professor Gary Slapper, Director of  New York University, London and Global Professor at NYU.  We look at the Jury and proposals to restrict the right to trial by jury, meddling European judges and Gary Slapper’s most entertaining new book…. “More weird cases”. Listen to the podcast If you [...]

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#WithoutPrejudice 16: Justice & Security – Abu Qatada – Contempt – Occupy – Scotland referendum

Welcome to the first Without Prejudice of 2012.  We plan to resume the fortnightly series on Thursday 2nd February with a full panel – but tonight  I am going to review some topical issues with Carl Gardner (Head of Legal blog) The Justice & Security Green Paper – Abu Qatada – The Occupy judgment  – [...]

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The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law.

The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law. Dwight D Eisenhower The Bloody Assizes were a series of trials started at Winchester on 25 August 1685 in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor, [...]

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Rive Gauche – Theft, drink driving and an outbreak of festive hooliganism at law firm Christmas party…

“A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns.” Mario Puzo And today there is news of a barrister facing jail after admitting stealing £81,500 from his Chambers in Manchester. Manchester-based lawyer David Friesner, 46, admitted theft when he appeared at Leeds Crown Court for the start of his trial [...]

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Fuckin’ Sale…… A Japanese summation of the global economy?

This Japanese sale sums up my attitude to today… spent too long being bored to near death by medics…very dull…. no blogging today.

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BPP hit the 21st century with new logo….. hard!

I had to uncork the hip flask after discovering the new BPP ‘Lion’ logo this afternoon.  I was running BPP Law School when BPP Holdings PLC Chairman Richard Price revealed the last logo.  I thought the last logo was a bit dull – but this new one is, to my eye, simply astonishing… as is [...]

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Rive Gauche: Foul-mouthed judge resigns rather than face the music…and other matters…

With the new year well under way and showing some early promise of demonstrations of the dark side of the human condition, I thought I would start Rive Gauche this week with a story picked up by RollonFriday.com…. Foul-mouthed judge resigns rather than face the music RollonFriday.com reports: “A crown court judge who turned the [...]

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The Sale of Goods – a free online text with Q&As

The Sale of Goods A fascinating subject and one I enjoyed teaching for many years.  I have published my textbook with Q&A examples online.  I am updating it to bring in the latest law and case law for mid 2010 – 2011. My text and lectures on the  Law of Contract – a useful revision [...]

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Law of Contract online book & recorded lectures

Law of Contract I have published my Law of Contract text online for some years.  I am updating it now to include some caselaw from 2010 -2011 and plan to complete the series of recorded lectures for each chapter shortly. It is FREE to read and download. The lecture widget takes about 20 seconds to [...]

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Law Review: Stephen Lawrence – Short sentences?

Guilty of murder Inevitably, there was a hint of knee-jerking on twitter  at the ‘short’ sentences handed down to Dobson and Norris for their part in the murder of Stephen Lawrence.  One can understand the views expressed by some that the sentences were too short. A number of points arise:  (1) The judge made it [...]

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Sponsored Post: Metal Company Prosecuted after Worker Loses Hand

Metal Company Prosecuted after Worker Loses Hand BY first4lawyers.com RDB Fabrication and Engineering Limited, a metal fabrication firm based in Bradford, has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive, following an accident at work involving one of its employees. Appearing at Halifax Magistrates’ Court, the company was fined £12,000 and ordered to pay costs [...]

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Guest Law Review – Parental Child Abduction

Guest Law Review – Parental Child Abduction BY Cara Nuttall, Associate at Pannone.  I have been considering the latest parental child abduction statistics following the release of one of the most comprehensive surveys of child abduction since the Hague Convention -the treaty on international co-operation in cases of child abduction – came into force. The [...]

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The Ducks wish all…..HNY 2012

The Ducks are benign… for the most part… but there is a big BUT…. HNY…2012 And… I can only add this for added absurdity…. in these dark days… But.. if you have time on your hands as a law blogger… do remember… there is always the fame of The Orwell Prize.. (which you have to [...]

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