Without prejudice save as to costs.

Joined October 2021
Today is the opening of the Legal Year, which is marked by judges across England and Wales attending a service @wabbey. The Court's Justices progress from the Supreme Court to the Abbey for the service.
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Me, confidently making what I think is a killer submission in the Inner House, then responding to an unanticipated question from the bench.
WATCH: A humanoid robot training for the “Robot Olympics” in Beijing runs too fast, fails to stop, slams into a safety cushion, and breaks at the waist
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you can contract for dumb legal terms. like you can require a counterparty to call you “tony pepperoni” while you perform the work. who is going to stop you? a judge? not in this jurisdiction
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Rhodesia was bad actually
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Ladies and gentlemen, as the year closes, please enjoy in an annual tradition, THE TOP FIVE JUDICIAL SMACKDOWNS OF 2025, featuring VICIOUSNESS from 🇧🇸 (JCPC), 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, 🇳🇿, 🇨🇦, and 🇺🇸! Prepare yourself for the best in JUDICIAL SMACKING DOWN. Read on below!
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Juries don't just serve justice they serve society. This post explores how contracting jury trial will fray the social fabric (photo by Elizabeth Anceno): open.substack.com/pub/counse…
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Think you’re up to date with the biggest legal stories of the year? Take our quiz and put your knowledge to the test! legalcheek.com/2025/12/the-b…
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The recording of my Inaugural Lecture, “Pure Imagination: Stories, Institutions and Law Reform” from last month is now available! @KingsCollegeLon @KCL_Law youtu.be/cSZR4Wycuzg?si=bl4U…
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Proofs proofs proofs proofs! Produced at high speed to get in there between the Court of Appeal judgment and the UKSC hearing in NIOC v Crescent Gas, my article on the drafting history of s53(1)(b) of the LPA 1925 will be out in the Conveyancer shortly.
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#Pupillage diaries : Callum Stevens' second diary entry is now available to read on our website, in which he reflects on his first month as a pupil barrister: buff.ly/7mmLoqr
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English lawyers will know the need to be cautious of ginger beer from Paisley. 🐌
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A big welcome to our new common law pupils, Frances Easton and Alyzeh Alam, and our specialist criminal pupil, Elliot Wright, who joined us last week. Joseph Sworder and Natalya Evans will officially join Pump Court on 20th October as probationary tenants in the family team.
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Manchán 🕯️
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I keep saying this PR that Dubai is a destination holiday for the young and fun is so far from the truth. That place has an appalling human rights record. Avoid at all costs. It is the key reason why I have never gone.
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Replying to @Simon_H_SJB
Yes, though I did once see a barrister say "I can give you my word as an officer of the court M'Lord" and the judge say "and I might consider accepting it if you were one".
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Replying to @JRLevinsLaw
your lanyard: weak, pathetic, probably leaching chemicals into your neck mine: powerful, confident, makes my biceps look bigger
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