The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

“Much better left alone,’ chimed in old Jack Linden sagely, ‘argyfying about politics generally ends up…

The hard deck

Resembling the quest for the Holy Grail, or a hunt for a unicorn, has been the…

Twilight’s last gleaming

One of the more interesting points of law that I have argued (alongside and against the…

The game is on

Readers of this blog will know that one of the issues that I have considered from…

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Costs Orders

In the last 12 months, I think I have seen three cases where the parties have…

The Angels’ Game

What happens in part 45 CPR tends to stay within part 45. There has been a…

51st state

Rough winds are currently shaking the darling buds of May. As the third anniversary of the…

Full fathom five

Sometimes it is not enough for a solicitor to win a case for a client and…

Before the deluge

One of the issues that has been floating around for years in the field of litigation…

Solicitor and own client charging in personal injury matters

I seem to have spent the last couple of weeks since my return from holiday, advising…