THIS WEEK’S EDITION

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 1 December 2023 SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner There were twenty-eight categories at this week’s British Legal Award. With one or two exceptions those who walked off with the titles were the ‘usual suspects’ – and very well…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 24 November 2023 SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: When ‘Inclusivity’ Falls Short One of the clarion calls of the LGBTQ+ movement in recent years has been for the right of people to ‘be their authentic selves’ in the workplace. Many law firms have adopted…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 17 November 2023 SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Last Post for Post Office Lawyers? This lunchtime, shortly after this Legal Diary is published, BBC Radio 4 will be running Episode 17 of its series ‘The Great Post Office Trial’. It focuses on the notorious…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 10 November 2023 SHORT THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: The Police Need AID By the time you read this it could well be Monday morning and the outcome of Saturday’s Palestine march will be known. Will the Met have made the right decision or was…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 3 November 2023 SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: PRO BONO? Next week is a celebration of the pro bono activities by lawyers. Encouragingly, the Bar Council has just released data from its Barristers’ Working Lives 2023 survey indicating that 49% of barristers had provided…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 27 October 2023 SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Lawyers’ Role -Trick or Treat? Halloween is almost upon us and Sergio Abreu, a Legal Adviser at DAS Law, has been offering advice on the legal quagmire that it constitutes.“Amidst all the excitement, it’s important to…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world October 20 2023 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Momentous events? All over or just the beginning of something big? 2001 has gone down in history for 9/11. Last year, 2022, for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This year, sadly, for what is…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world October 13 2023 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK What’s The Shame In a Name? In the aftermath of last weekend’s unspeakable atrocities many people have been caught up, entirely understandably, in rows about flying flags, issuing public statements and debates about…