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28 August 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: META AND MIDDLESBROUGH There’s a long distance between the courtroom in the USA where the malign impact of Meta was being…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 21 August 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:TOP OF THE AGENDA? Of course it pales into insignificance by…

14 August 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: CHECKS IN THE POST Featured today as our lead news story is the publication of Frail Professionalism, a series of lectures…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 31st July 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: MAGIC CIRCLE UNDER A SPELL? The fascinating article in The…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 24 July 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: SMART ALECS? Presumably there are pros and cons for promoting…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 17 July 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: The Shame of It All Andy Burnham arrives as Prime…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 10 July 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:BOOK OF JUDGES Even if you have no interest in football…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 3 July 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Man with a Plan? The Starmer era may be coming…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 26 June 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Here’s Hoping In a bold statement this week as he…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 19 June 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Tech with Schtick? Hotfoot from the amazingly large and busy…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 12 June 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Jury’s Out? High profile Ministerial resignations ahead of a make-or-break…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 5 June 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: ON THE HISTORY OF A LAW FIRM Big, brash and…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 29 May 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:SLAPPED ABOUT We run double coverage this week on the increasing…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 22 May 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Facing Charges? As we go into a steaming Bank Holiday…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 15 May 2026 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Contempt Out of Order Amidst all the shenanigans going…

8 May 2026 Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world Editorial Contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: LAST ORDERS? Remember the date – Friday 8 May 2026.…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world May 1st 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Is This A Good Deal I See Before Me? The…

24 April 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Believe in the Impossible? It had to happen – and maybe it’s happening already on an unimaginable scale. But for a…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 17 April 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Oh, Africa! If the calamitous events in the Middle East…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 10 April 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Law: Cheap at Twice the Price? The issue of costs…

3 April 2026 GOOD FRIDAY Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Blue Sky Thinking? As events this week have demonstrated, humanity is back in the business of exploring space. Obviously…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 27 March 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Whither the UK (Down the Drain) ? The publicity for…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 20 March 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: BRINGING AI INTO THE FOLD? It is good to see…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 13 March 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: HER FINEST HOUR? Those who have followed with interest the…

LEGAL DIARY Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 6 March 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: MUDDLED MISSILES No-one should be surprised that the…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 27 February 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: CROSS IN THE BOX? There will be alarm bells blaring…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 20 February 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: BROTHERS-IN-LAW A man in his 60s, living remotely in Norfolk,…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 13 February 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: CUTTING THE RED ( WHITE AND BLUE ) TAPE Recent…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 6 February 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Gating Epstein Condemnation by association seems to be the rule…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 30 January 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: AI Requires More Qualified People Amongst the many ways in…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 23 January 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Courting History JPMorgan Chase has been added to the long…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 16 January 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: PLODDING ON WITH AI? Were it not so serious the…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 9 January 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK EU/UK – Back Together? The perennial debate about how Britain…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 2 January 2026 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SUCCEED “This is our moment,”…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 28 December 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Still working over Twixmas? Well don’t let it go to…

19 December 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: AI Versus Human – Taste the Difference The legal sector has been dominated over the past year – as in many…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world (As for) 12 December 2025 NOTE: Due to the Christmas season we are publishing to a slightly different schedule until the…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 5 December 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Rebalancing the (Financial) Scales of Justice Julian Taylor, the senior…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 28 November 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Looking for Lamination You’ve got to love, David Lammy. He…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 21 November 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Caught Out? Alarm bells seem to be sounding loud and…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 14 November 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Broadcasting Failure The muddled mess into which the now-notorious ‘Panorama’…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 7 November 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: All Present and Incorrect? The ‘Power of Presence’ motto is…

31 October 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Thrilling news? No doubt there will be astonishment at today’s news that the number of UK visitors to the Pornhub website…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 24 October 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Let Me Think About It We have plenty of important…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 17 October 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:Until Death Do Us…erm ‘Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 10 October 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Chinese Whispers The hapless duo Berry and Cash, allegedly spies…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 3 October 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: More time, better performance? Over in the USA Lexitas has…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 26 September 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: IDENTITY CRISIS As evidenced by our LEGAL COMMENT section (below),…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 19 September 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: CRACKING ON The stage management of the Trump state visit…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 12 September 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Humouring Hate Speech? The murder in the US of the…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 5 September 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Ray of Intelligence The Angela Rayner stamp duty case will…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 29 August 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Judgment Day? There has been comment recently in other parts…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 22 August 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: PLASTIC CRISIS NEEDS A FLEXIBLE RESPONSE? There was understandable gloom…

15 August 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Poles Apart Legally? The imminent tête-a-tete between Trump and Putin signals a monumental moment in the nightmare that is Ukraine’s self-defence…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 8 August 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Lost its way home? The end of Section 21 Notices…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 1 August 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: PONDERING THE ANGLO-AMERICAN PROBLEM Across the pond the ‘Guidance for…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 25 July 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: (Another) China Crisis? However inept the Starmer regime may be…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 18 July 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Employment Laws: Coming or Going? The contradictory pressures on the…

Diary news, commentary, insights and appointments from the legal world 11 July 2025 Editorial Contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Verdict on Leveson? “The right to a trial by jury, one of…

Diary news, commentary, insights and appointments from the legal world 4 July 2025 Editorial Contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Any future for legal Human Resources? “The evidence that entry-level jobs in…

JUNE 27 2025 Editorial Contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Rules? What Rules? “The Prime Minister – himself a human rights lawyer – should heed the legal advice he is receiving and…

Diary news, commentary, insights and appointments from the legal world June 20 2025 Editorial Contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: THE PERILS OF EXTRADITION The UK’s Extradition Act is coming under scrutiny…

Diary news, commentary, insights and appointments from the legal world June 13 2025 Editorial Contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: MAKE YOUR EXCUSES AND LEAVE? Climbing on board bandwagons is always a…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 6 June 2025 81st Anniversary D-Day Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: True or false? Image courtesy of Dame…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 30 May 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: THE ART OF THE AI DEAL? The battle lines in…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 23 May 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Facing Up to Face Time at the CCRC The report…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 16 May 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK : Law is the Real Deal The practical impact of…

9 May 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: YESTERDAY – Era-making or just erratic? Official portrait View and download portraits and cropped portraits of Lord Mandelson. Lord Mandelson does…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 2 May 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: TIMELY REFORM? The dramatic impact of Reform on yesterday’s local…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 25 April 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Divine Justice? If there is any state that can up-stage…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 18 April 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Who Chooses the Loos? The paradox of this week’s decision…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 11 April 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: A Role Model for Doing the Right Thing Along with…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 4 April 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: US Justice – not just blindfolded but gagged? Today the…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 28 March 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: SHAKESPEARE IN AN AMERICAN ACCENT? As the otherwise unmemorable Dick…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 21st March 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: RED TAPE – SNIP IT WITH CARE You don’t want…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 14 March 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: JOB DONE? Guidance HM Courts and Tribunals Service information bulletins…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 7 March 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Everyone Has A Past This week’s row over the new…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 28 February 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Time to Come Clean Two significant events occurred last night…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 21st February 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: SUPREME BEING? Whether the next four years will prove to…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 14 February 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: WIDENING THE CAREER LADDER  We are at the end of…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 7 February 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Desert Island Risks If you enjoy the privilege of WFH…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 31 January 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: CORRIDORS OF POWER? There was a profound sense of deja-vu…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 24 January 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: THE PRINCE PRESSED ON There are many lessons from this…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 17 January 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:IT’S DORA’S DAY Today the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience in the…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 10 January 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: The Return of the Wild West? Images of the terrible…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 3 January 2025 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Steady job? According to reports in the press this morning…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 27 December 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: More law, less lawyers? Analysis…

20 December 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: The Year of Starmer? Do barristers make good Prime Ministers? With Keir Starmer most likely to be in office until 2029…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 13 December 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: A Role Model for a Flailing Society? This morning’s news…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 6 December 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Getting On-Board with ESG How far does a law firm…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 29 Novembe 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: PHONES – OUR PHONY FRIENDS What looks like the demise…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 22 November 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Opening locked gates through the law? Abuse of its dominant…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 15 November 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Legal Tech Shedding Light on Exports We are just at…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 8 November 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: A LEGAL FIRST? There is just one final, intriguing (and…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 1st November 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: NO BUDGING REEVES OVER BUDGET From small farmers to small…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 25 October 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Reparations by whom? The Abolition of Slavery Act of 1833…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 18 October 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: China Crisis David Lammy arrives in China today for what…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 11th October 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Employment Law Changes: A Mazy Muddle The Legal Diary has…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 4th October 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Last confession ‘To be or not to be’ – that…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 27 September 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Justice Beyond the Grave?  Who’d be a whistle-blower? Who’d report…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 20 September 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Owning the Goal The Prime Minister appears on the front…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 13 September 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Time Up for Inquiries As has been well-publicised, there have…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 6 September 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Flaming Indignation, Flimsy Foundations Can changing the law be enough…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 30 August 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: BIT TIGHT ON TIME? “We think that flexible working is…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 23 August 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: No Comfort? Just a little. The awful tragedy of the…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 16 August 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON After having been President of the UK’s…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 9 August 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Flying the Flag: On the Streets and in the Arenas…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 2 August 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Lessons from History Students of the history of rioting might…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world July 5  2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Where do I put my ‘Very Cross’ Amidst today’s celebrations…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 28 June 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: What does it mean to be a lawyer? A turf…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 14 June 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Change or Changeable? Like the non-appearance of the British Summer…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world June 7 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: What are we fighting for? In a week when we…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 31 May 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: FOR HE’S A JOLLY GOOD FELON Pundits are uncertain as…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 24 May 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: A BARRISTER IN NO. 10? Given the likelihood that Keir…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world May 17 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Whose company do you keep?  A mighty list of the…

Diary news, commentary, insights, appointments and arts from the legal world 10 May 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: COULDN’T MAKE IT UP According to a report on the…

Diary news plus insights,commentary and appointments from the legal world May 3 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK UK-UKraine – The In-Laws With the Russo-Ukraine war now grinding depressingly…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world April 26 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Woopee! It’s WIP Day Yes, it’s World Intellectual Property Day…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world April 19 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Fancy a coffee? I apologise for writing this little short…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world April 12 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Who’s Complaining? Published today are the findings of a review…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world March 28 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: CUTTING COMMUNICATIONS? Go to the Russia section of the Legal…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world March 22 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: A BAR FOR STARMER When Keir Starmer slips into Downing…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world March 15 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: EXTREMELY CONFUSED? Just how extreme are you feeling this morning?…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world March 8 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: NO CAUSE TO CELEBRATE? Asking herself the rhetorical question this…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world March 1 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: GET A LIFE In the press today former Defence Secretary-of-State…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world February 23 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: DIVERSITY- CUT THE CHASE In this month’s edition of ‘Reports…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world February 16 2024 Editorial contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: CRITICAL CHOICES FOR LAW FIRM MERGERS It was one of…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 22 December 2023 SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: In the bleak mid-winter? With things looking pretty bleak right now – both…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 15 December 2023 SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Looking Forward to AnOther Election? Next year will be dominated by elections –…

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world 8 December 2023 Editorial Contact: fennell.edward@yahoo.com SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Economical with the Law? When Jonathan Sumption, the former member…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…