Category Archives: legal profession

solicitor advocates may not wear wigs

June 5, 2007 – 2:18 pm

Via Lo-Fi Librarian.
A consultation on court dress indicates that the public largely favour the status quo while those in the profession and users of the courts prefer a traditional approach.
Have a go at guessing who said this:
“Solicitor advocates should not wear wigs. If wearing a wig is important to them then they should study for […]

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Ministry of Justice

May 16, 2007 – 11:22 am

Conjuring up mental images somewhere between Orwell and Python the Minstry of Justice went live after very little parliamentary discussion and virtually no press converage on 9th May 2007. The Department of Constitutional Affairs, previously the Lord Chancellor’s department is therefore no more.
Ruthie wonders whether two name changes within the space of 10 years will […]

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Ruthie models for The Law Society Gazette

May 4, 2007 – 1:05 pm

OK, well maybe Ruthie isn’t going to be joining Storm model agency any time soon, however she will be appearing in the 17th May edition of the Law Society Gazette in her bikini sensible jacket. And more to the point Ruthie had great fun yesterday with Dr. Gonzo, the Law Society Gazette’s maverick IT reporter […]

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Carter reforms: got your P45 yet?

May 4, 2007 – 11:58 am

It was only a matter of time. Ruthie received a frantic phone call from an old friend following a swathe of redundancies of private practice criminal defence lawyers. The worst affected seem to be medium sized London firms where criminal defence was only one of the services on offer. The commercial lawyers simply aren’t prepared […]

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Diana Inquest: time to spend more time with your family

May 2, 2007 – 3:40 pm

Having been dragged out of retirement to act as coroner in the Inquest, Lady Butler-Sloss has now gone back to her potting shed citing lack of experience; curious since she was once Britain’s premier female Judge and retired as President of the High Court Family Division. You’d think it would be difficult to find someone […]

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Cognition enhancing drugs

April 24, 2007 – 10:30 pm

Drugs that improve memory concentration and performance are now available on the internet, and will no doubt be coming to a pharmacy near you soon. The most feted is Modafinil, originally prescribed to treat narcolepsy but now widely taken by thrusting young lawyers to get them through those 15 hour-a-day corporate mergers and give them […]

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New chambers dying during child birth?

April 21, 2007 – 4:52 pm

Geeklawyer wrote recently about his desire to leave a sinking ship. Since then he has written to a number of chambers. Many of these are new ones setting up shop and who are seeking both practitioners and punters.
It is quite remarkable the number of new chambers who never respond to replies. Geeklawyer sent his shiny […]

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Photographic memory having lawyer bastards

April 7, 2007 – 9:02 am

Geeklawyer is going to annoy Ruthie, yet again, by talking about her. The thing Geeklawyer hate most of all about Ruthie, and it is you may take it on trust a long long list, is that she remembers all our conversations. All of them, in detail. It’s impressive but annoying. She can quite correctly tell […]

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Bar reform -pupillages and practice

April 6, 2007 – 10:57 am

Ruthie recently wrote about the Vos Review of entry to the profession and modes of professional practice. An interim report has now been published and the results are much as expected. While Geeklawyer is intimidated and afraid of Geoffrey Vos QC given his recent inquisition he feels that has to risk a Trip to the […]

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Shy American lawyers? wha? …

April 4, 2007 – 9:33 pm

A couple of linked posts over at What About Clients caught my eye. Apparently American lawyers have trouble asking for business.
This struck Geeklawyer as positively bizarre and for a moment he thought Dan was talking about his own experience of effete poofy English lawyers on one of his numerous jollies over here. But no it […]

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