Podcast22: Justin Patten on why lawyers should use Mediation..

Today I talked to Justin Patten, who runs the Human Law Mediation blog. Solicitor, writer and presenter, Justin Patten discusses mediation in detail, where it may be used, where it should probably not be used and the qualities needed of a mediator.
Justin has also done a very useful televised course on Mediation and [...]

E-numbers…dental surgery and greedy Vice-Chancellors….

I am no longer able to go to The Bollo on Sundays for lunch because the owners have decided they wish to encourage the well heeled young children of Chiswick to bring their hyperventilating parents to the pub to have a ‘Sunday Roast’ - and have, accordingly, banned smoking until the evening. This does not [...]

Pupillage a lot more difficult….

LegalWeek report today that “Bar students’ prospects of securing a pupillage have reached an all-time low, new Bar Council figures have shown.”
The report continues - worryingly… “The first-ever Bar Council survey of student trends published today (16 October), found that of the 71.5% that had applied for a pupillage, over half (51%) had not received [...]

Rollonfriday has a beauty this week…

I visited RollonFriday, as I do from time to time, and found this marvellous nonsense on their news. This guy would enjoy talking to my brother ‘RD’. They would get on well. The Professor - does not do emails. I may well email him - through the faculty.  I may even call him to read [...]

Suit you, Sir?

Fancy getting an A+ or a First in you coursework?
Well of course you do - but would you pay an essay writing service a fair bit of money (say £60 for 1000 words) to do it for you and then submit that work as your own?
There are a number of essay writing services who advertise [...]