Paul Magrath writer

Freelance writer and editor. Law Reports editor at @thetimes. Member of @seethrujustice. Find me on Bluesky as and LinkedIn

[Paul Magrath writer @Maggotlaw]

It's out! New edition of Transparency in the Family Courts, by @Familoo @julie_doughty and me
https://t.co/xtveQR8jOZ

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From the NHS to our energy grid, we are too reliant on US tech. Sign the petition to stop Trump's kill switch and demand digital independence: https://t.co/yAMgUzKNVc via @38degrees

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@nsandihelp Your very clever bot when answering the phone, on being asked to transfer the caller to a human, promises to do so and then... cuts them off. Three times in a row. Please supply an email address we can use instead.

[Paul Magrath writer @Maggotlaw]

Wonder who was this Corporal Clott? They must feel a proper charlie.

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Waka Jawaka, then Hot Rats.

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. @zappa released Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch on this day in 1982. It's probably our favourite Zappa album cover. What's yours?

[Paul Magrath writer @Maggotlaw]

You're not answering the phone there. I got a text saying gym floor closed for boiler removal - does this mean the pool is also out of action? Can't reply to text. Should I send a carrier pigeon to communicate with you?

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@NuffieldHealth is the pool in Islington open today?

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Leading Planning Cases: second edition goes ‘live’ https://t.co/8v2O50Kmm0 via @TheICLR

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The above post has been amended to reduce the effects of Rioja.

[Paul Magrath writer @Maggotlaw]

Terms and conditions. Okay no one likes them. No one likes drafting them. But they're like a condom. It's for your benefit too. Stop complaining.

[ICLR @TheICLR]

Latest Weekly Notes from @Maggotlaw - Our first roundup of the Hilary Term includes open justice, courts, inquiries, and a new boss. Plus recent case law and commentary.

[Paul Magrath writer @Maggotlaw]

I now have 2,870 followers on this site, several hundred fewer than I used to have, no doubt because I'm not posting much any more. If you're not a pornbot and you want to see what I think or my dreadful puns, find me (and follow me) on @maggotlaw.bsky.social.

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@EvansTheCrime Dickens (in Doctors' Commons) would have used foolscap, I dare say. With a sharp quill and an ink well.

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The booming business of special needs education in England via @FT
- which now, I suppose, has to charge VAT on top of whatever cash-strapped councils are already paying? Or was that happening already? https://t.co/BxIbd9dZcF

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Full article here https://t.co/s0lS9pn1Ad

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Er ... do you know what you're actually saying, ⁦@guardian⁩ ?

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The Times:
Morten Morland. Journey of the Maga ... https://t.co/E5fsRijx7D

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@CharlieMoloney @MouseInTheCourt Those who call for transparency should exhibit it themselves.

[Paul Magrath writer @Maggotlaw]

@SeethingMead You need a 'raft' of new regulations, which a 'landmark' court decision will apply in a routine and entirely unremarkable way.

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Great interview by @louisetickle about why reporting in the family courts is so important.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

From early next year, journalists will be allowed to ask for permission to report on family court cases across England and Wales.

Journalist Louise Tickle, who’s campaigned for the change, tells us why it’s so important.