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Why Is Julian Assange “Scared” Of Being Extradited To The USA?
I have no idea. Whereas Bradley Manning is allegedly responsible for delivering stolen classified documents to Wikileaks and can be charged with espionage and breach of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, it's difficult to see how Assange himself could be charged...
Mike Monteiro: What Clients Don’t Know (… And Why It’s Your Fault)
I heart Mike Monteiro. Change "design" for "law" and "legal services" for a nice reminder of how lawyers should engage with clients.
Ministers, Local Authority Officers & Bias
You may not be making a multi-million pound bid for a licence to operate your business, but you are entitled to have Government officials exercise their discretion and decision-making in an open and fair manner. So how would you challenge a decision by a Minister,...
You were in the Navy?
My podcast with Charon QC is up and, I have to say, it was a real pleasure talking to Mike. My Navy days seem like they're a lifetime ago - and I'm always surprised (and flattered) when people want to hear more about why I joined, what it was like working on an...
Integrity is non-negotiable
I did a podcast with the inimitable Charon QC this morning (it should be up in due course) - and one of the things he asked about was how should solicitors deal with litigants in person. I said that while judges often ask me to explain the relevant legal framework and...
Reports of the death of sole practitioner solicitors are greatly exaggerated
Whenever legal pundits start talking about solicitor firm futures, they invariably trot out a comparison with high street opticians. Individual firms of solicitors will be either taken over or pushed out of the market. A one woman band simply will not have the...
Twitter Joke Trial: Why Are We Waiting?
"Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!!" While much has been written about whether the above tweet sent by Paul Chambers to his girlfriend is indeed "menacing" and...
Written Constitutions & Post Office Privatisation
Carl Gardner recently blogged about "Written constitutions, a warning from America" and noted his bemusement that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could be "struck down" by the Judicial Branch as being "unconstitutional" - particularly when Barack Obama...
Why Don’t You Have a LPA?
I'm not often moved to tears by a blogpost - and if you haven't been reading Baroque in Hackney's, "Christmas with Alzheimers" and "Alzheimer's update: horror story de nos jours" - you're missing out. I'm not sure if my sadness is for Ms Baroque, her aunt - or whether...
The Sheriffs Are Coming
The Sheriffs Are Coming has to be my favourite programme at the moment. While every episode is the same - with Employment Tribunal and County Court money judgments finally catching up with rogue landlords and former employers - there is something quite satisfying...
