The two-week rapid consultation on remote hearings in the family justice system runs until tomorrow (28th April)—the President of the Family Division will receive a summary of the responses by end April, with a view to issuing guidance in early May https://t.co/q96yKzhtvi
On 26 April I’ll be running the London Marathon! I must be mad! Sponsorship is not required but would be VERY gratefully received! ❤️ https://t.co/Jvwqh1LPzu
Today’s first witness left in tears. The second left on a stretcher in an ambulance. Neither witness assisted with any particular issue. On days like today it’s hard to feel good about what we do.
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As the country is gripped by the Supreme Court - a light guide (ahem) to some barrister phrases:
“If my learned friend is right...” = My learned friend is wrong.
“I’ve just noticed the time” = I am hungry. Are you hungry?
“I won’t read it aloud” = It’s really quite long.
a moment of silent remembrance, please, for the junior lawyers working on the Miller case, who expired of fright during Lord Pannick’s exchange with Lady Hale about the erroneous bundling of the documents
After two years of research on nights and weekends, a year of writing full-time in the US, and nine months of waiting, FUTURE POLITICS is released today in the UK. I hope you like it.
@shitbarrister 9 years after my CoA hearing (where I secured my clients release from a ridiculous sentence in fam law injunction. procs) I was FINALLY paid by the LAA...MINUS the conference fee - also “unreasonable” expense. Unbelievable 🤷🏻♀️