Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer)

Lawyer at Scots bar: civil / commercial litigation, JR & human rights. 20+ years legal experience. Views are own, incl legal views, which do not equal advice.

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@TCYJimB @GlasgowAdvocate It's remarkable that, even after all these decades of TV & movie legal dramas, the most realistic depictions of courtroom scenes are to be found in the comedy "My Cousin Vinny" 😉

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@jdpoc Read all about it: "San Francisco car thief wins $1 million lawsuit against car owner beekeeper who left swarm inside car"

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

"The *ban* on assisted dying", as one MSP proposer put it, is perhaps the most contrived exercise in euphemism I've heard in years. Aye, there's an old fashioned word for that... https://t.co/MfVRkidf5a

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@pjm1kbw 🐷

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@DrJoBeswick Suddenly, in a puff of smoke, & as if by magic, Trump gets relegated to only the 2nd most important USAmerican in the world, ha.

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@HouseChambers Beware of girls named after trees. And, be particularly wary of the landlord's daughter.

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@LordThurlow Invitation to treat (oneself)... ? 🤔

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

"The Lost Boys" (1987) seems fated for a remake, thus likely joining a catalogue of remakes I outright refuse to watch (because one can't improve upon perfection, viz:— Dr Zhivago; The Wickerman; Rollerball, etc...). That said, surely the original can't be almost 40 !! 😯🙄���

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

Let's just not forget how the Star Wars originally began with a trade standoff...

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@casescasescases After 30 years in legal practice: it's all the same under the sun, & who knows what's true anymore anyway ?...

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@DBentleyMiller

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@pjm1kbw @BBCWorld Apparently it was just that particular correspondent's bad grammar...

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

Just heard a BBC economics correspondent give an entire news briefing in which he referred to the Chancellor throughout as "they". How confusing, particularly for listeners with a first language other than English. Doesn't he know her gender @BBCWorld ? 🙄

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@pjm1kbw @BBCWorld Perhaps. However, in that case shouldn't it be "perhaps they prefer" ? And that doesn't make it any less confusing.

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

Harrison Ford once said of George Lucas's draft screenplay for Star Wars, "You can type this shit, but you can't say it." Sound advice also for lawyers writing up questions / submissions to be delivered orally at court— always try reading it out aloud first (even to your pets)...

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

How true...

[Jon Kiddie, Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Lawyer) @KiddieJon]

@DBentleyMiller Mink oil is also good for softening leather, although care is apt to avoid staining on lighter colours.