Tuesday Tips : 5 honest pieces of advice for lawyers
1. Beware the slim brief 2. When you know you will be cross examining a difficult witness always wear colour
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Wednesday Wellbeing : Ping goes the practice!
Ping! Ah. Email. The greatest invention for lawyers. Ping and you can exchange positions statements at 2am . Ping and
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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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Monday Mirth :The Archers guide to Family Law: Archer v Titchener
Archer v Titchener By Jennifer Kotilaine, Pauline Troy, Emma Romer and EilidhGardner; all barristers at 42 Bedford Row After the
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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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Friday Fun : Greatest fictional lawyer debate: best quotes
Elle Woods from Legally Blonde Vivian: Nice outfit. Elle: Oh, I like your outfit too, except when I dress up
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Tuesday Tips : 5 most embarrassing moments in court
True tales as told to Lawyers life When you walk out of court with dignity only to discover that
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Friday Film : View from Venice: The Venice film festival 2016
1. Venice in August is unlike London in August. In London there are thunderstorms. Venice is hot, hot, gloriously, unbearably,
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Monday Mourning : We don’t talk about death
On 25th August, bank holiday 2014 my mother passed away. In the raw aftermath of grief I wrote the piece
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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 Theatre : Aladdin: theatre review
The audience goodwill was there even before the opulent red curtain went up. ‘A whole new world’ seemed already to
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Thursday Theatre : Breakfast at Tiffany’s: theatre review
I seem to be one of the few people in the Western Hemisphere who hasn’t seen the film version of
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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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Friday Flight ; Hong Kong
First the bad news: Hong Kong is FAR. Certainly from England. It’s an expensive place. It has more Starbucks than
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Thursday Thoughts :Democracy happens
Democracy 1. government by the people; a form of governmentin which the supreme power is vested in thepeople and exercised
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Friday Film :Tale of tales: film review by Sara Hemrajani
Early on in Tale of Tales, Salma Hayek’s pearl adorned queen eats the giant, bloody heart of a sea monster,
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Thursday Throwback : Deeyah Khan – talks extremism, Islamism and Donald Trump
On 15th June 2016 Deeyah Khan will be screening her Bafta nominated documentary Jihad at a special Lawyers Life event held
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Monday Mirth : Litigants in Person – A Field Guide by Jeremy Hall
Litigants in Person – A Field Guide Jeremy Hall, 42 Bedford Row The internet groans with DIY guides on
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Tuesday Titan : Muhammad Ali
It seems pointless to try and say something about, arguably, the greatest sportsman ever when he said it all do
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Wednesday Wellbeing : We can take the heat but don’t want to burn by Rehna
Recently I ate takeaways three nights in a row on a post 11 pm train after leaving chambers. Nothing to
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Monday Man : Break a leg – there’s a doctor in the house
I’ve met and interviewed many fascinating people, both famous and non famous. But sometimes you speak to someone who just
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Friday Film : X Men: Apocalypse film review
Ignore the tepid reviews. X Men Apocalypse is a fun night out for a superhero fix. Far better than bloated
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Friday Food : Mushroom Wellington by Charlotte George
Continuing our series of vegetarian recipes by Film director Charlotte George: Recipe based on one from Nadine Abensur but I’ve
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Friday Film : Florence Foster Jenkins: film review
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: after seeing Florence Foster Jenkins at its premiere in London last month,
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