Weekend: Rehna’s Roundup – week commencing 9th January 2023
Rehna’s roundup (week commencing 9th January 2023). Jeff Beck death Musician Jeff Beck died. Unfortunately, I’m not familiar with his
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Opinion
Tuesday tremors: Majesty and the mess
(picture credit : @eleema.masci_illustrations) I’m glad the queue to see Queen Elizabeth ll lying in state was public and not
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Monday memory: The prince and the paki
‘Paki!’ I had barely noticed the young man walking towards me. He doesn’t stop as he approaches. He just looks
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Thursday Thoughts: Changing the royal report
On Tuesday, seven European monarchs, dozens of other European and Middle Eastern royals, the top brass of the British government,
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Monday Movie: Will Smith -a slap in the face of Oscar
The Oscars got its water cooler talking point last night. And it cannot possibly be what they wanted. In summary:
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Set views, lies and videotape
It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult.” – The
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Thursday Thoughts: book review – Finding Freedom
A new book on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Finding Freedom attempts to position itself as this decade’s Diana, Her
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Wednesday Wellbeing: Put that phone down! By Fareha
Public Service Announcement: LOOK UP FROM YOUR PHONES! We all do it, head down looking at or reading
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Friday Fire: Jacqui Roach working mother and role model
It’s International Women’s Day on March 8th. We’re celebrating women lawyers we love. Here is Family Law Barrister Jacqueline Roach
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Monday Music : Madonna: Rise
Like a new Star Wars film, a new album from Madonna used to be an event. Fans and haters alike
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Wednesday Woman : Domestic abuse – by Jean
Recently, during a break in a case I was in, the lawyers, social workers and children’s guardian got to talking
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Monday Musing : Beauty rights
As formula 1 announce that they will no longer use grid girls at their races because it doesn’t fit with
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Thursday Thoughts : Dealing with unreasonable clients
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM LIFE; DEALING WITH AN UNREASONABLE CLIENT Jeremy Rosenblatt Child and International Child Law Counsel 42
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Wednesday World : Uday: The life of a refugee by Eleanor Battie
At LawyersLife we love meeting and hearing from lawyers who do interesting things outside the law as well as great
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Thursday Thoughts : Manners maketh the lawyer
When I was a pupil, much like now, I had a sideline career. In the evenings and at weekends I
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Thursday Thoughts : Wish me Happy Christmas dammit!
A friend recently wished me ‘A happy end of the year.’ Since I don’t normally get wishes for, say, the
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Thursday Thoughts : Mind your language
This week Dame Louise Casey published her report into integration in modern Britain. It’s a hard hitting 200 page review
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Thursday Thoughts : How Did We, The Elite, Get It So Wrong When We’re Usually So Right
How Did We, The Elite, Get It So Wrong When We’re Usually So Right by: Carol Apt, Ph.D. There are
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Thursday Thoughts : BrexPitt: The end of Brangelina (and hopefully the hate web)
In years to come people will know where they were when they heard that Brangelina was no more. I was
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Friday Film : Romance is not dead
“People go to see films that have a buzz around them,” said Meryl Streep. We all listened intently, our fingers
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Thursday Throwback : When Donald Trump loses by Dr Carol Apt
“What Will Happen When The Great White Hope (AKA Donald Trump) Loses The Presidential Election?” Carol Apt, Ph.D. As I
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Tuesday Travel : Big Apple bites: politics
It was instant love the first time I visited New York. Seeing that iconic pre 9/11 skyline as we drove
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Thursday Thought : Sometimes a barrister always a Lady.
(A longer version of this article appeared on the Jordans publishing website) I was once offered a title. That’s right,
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Junior doctors contract, law v common sense by Francesca Conn
The law can trump the government, but common sense should prevail by Francesca Conn, barrister Many junior doctors are incensed
Read moreTuesday Tone: Family barristers Sian Smith + Lucy Davis strike back!
Lawyers Life recently ran two articles about women family lawyers which painted a gloomy picture of the profession and life
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