Escaping fixed costs

On 2nd November 2022 at 4pm, the living legend that is Paul Hughes and I, will…

Save the Children

We did it! At dawn today, Sunny and I left the house, and completed the long…

The deadliest sin

The concept of the Seven Deadly Sins in Roman Catholic theology is very old: it can…

Costs chat amongst friends

I was very pleased to speak to Jeremy Morgan KC and Andy Ellis of Practico, for…

The return of the king

“Well, what do they all amount to, these kings and captains and bishops and lawyers and…

Rise of the Robots

In 2020, because of the pandemic, British schoolchildren were unable to sit public examinations, and so…

So, you’d prefer Corbyn then?

Humanity is actually under the control of dinosaur-like alien reptiles called the Babylon Brotherhood who must…

Summer’s lease

The school year has ended, and like the children, I am now away until September. Alas,…

Statutory interpretation revisited

Hobbits delighted in such things, if they were accurate: they liked to have books filled with…

When a CFA is not a CBA

One of the more esoteric varietals of retainer that a solicitor may make with a client…