Mitch Cohen

A barrister. Apparently one of them “lefty” do-gooders,hamstringing the CJS. Wears a cape but not Batman. Wears a wig but not bald. Lets be nice to each other.

[Mitch Cohen @MitchCohen12]

If being a ‘snow flake’ means being a unique individual who cannot make any difference alone but who, when taken together with many other unique individuals, (like after a snowstorm) can cause change to embedded plans, ideas and attitudes, then I’m proud to be a snowflake.

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@Bronksdr @JonathanPieNews One does like to have a choice.

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@BarristerSecret When you read a PSR and see what your client has said (for the first time ever) to the report writer

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@Joanna__Hardy @Joelslucas Maybe having that quote as one of your references in Legal 500 will convince him

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@markSav94130654 @MAMBarLife Good things come in small packages!!

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@markSav94130654 Thoughts and prayers with you as always Mark. Speedy recovery to you and all best wishes for you and your family as you face your challenges. Always know that we are there if you need anything.

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@HudsonKerry Although your chances of his actually being brought to the PVL room on time is 50:50 at best!

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@markSav94130654 #perfectdad.

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@Joanna__Hardy I remember reminding a Bench, many years ago, when SSSJ first came in that, whilst the SSS meant Swift, Speedy and Summary, the J still meant it had to be Justice!!

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@icod Wrong sort of passengers

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@MAMBarLife But haven’t you noticed, only “Miss” or “Sir” when it’s a quick hearing that needs covering?

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@AllanCompton7 Presumably, that is Alan Akbar from No. 87? All he has to do is call him in evidence!

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@Barristerblog @TheCriminalBar Won’t be shocking to anyone working in the CJS. Pretty standard nowadays for that perspective. Wait until the listing gets moved back the Friday before it is due to start for lack of Court time/Judge/Counsel

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@SimonspenceKC Absolutely Simon. Our Bramleys are already HUGE!

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@juroberts_julia Oh! There were so many such inaccuracies. I know that one has to cater for a worldwide audience but they ruined the read for me and, I suspect most criminal practitioners. That’s why my wife won’t let me watch legal dramas too! I shout at the tv!

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@Brummybar I’ve been saying this and I’m no professor! Watching an ABE and a s28xx leaves most jurors feeling as though they are binging a Netflix series. On days when complainants give evidence live in the room (whether behind a screen or not) you can cut the atmosphere with a knife.

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and there was a lot of applause from the party seats.

George Orwell writing in 1948. How prescient! How insightful! How can we let it be?

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April 4th, 1984. Last night to the flicks. All war films. One very good one of a ship full of refugees being bombed somewhere in the Mediterranean. Audience much amused by shots of a great huge fat man trying to swim away with a helicopter after him, first you saw him 1/n

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then the helicopter planted a 20 kilo bomb in among them terrific flash and the boat went all to matchwood, then there was a wonderful shot of a child’s arm going up up up right up into the air a helicopter with a camera in its nose must have followed it up … 5/n