Category Archives: law

The University Years: Learning How To Learn #bristoluniversity #1975

Posted on Sep 1, 2020 by

It is 1975 and I’ve left my sleepy New Forest home for the bright lights and persistent rain that was Bristol University to study law and life. I had a lot to learn. My first year degree subjects comprised the … Continue reading →

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The University Years: Crime And Misdemeanours #university #1975

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 by

Back in 1975 I started a law degree at Bristol University. It was a life changing experience for me and many aspects are seared into my memory. Today, I’m starting my courses and while I’ve relied solely on memory for … Continue reading →

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The University Years: Chumming Up And Deceptive Appearances #1975 #bristoluniversity #lawdegree

Posted on May 29, 2020 by

I began my law degree at Bristol University in October 1975, determined to reinvent myself, meet interesting new people and learn about the law. None of it proved as easy as I’d hoped… Having failed to make an impression with … Continue reading →

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Russian Roulette

Posted on May 27, 2020 by

A news item about Putin and his latest power grab brought this story back to mind from my days at the legal coalface… Back in the early 90s the law firm I worked at decided that the way to a … Continue reading →

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Piercing The Gloom

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

In these days when we have time on our hands I found myself doing something that, frankly, seems to have gone out of fashion, if my experiences of zoom are anything to go by. I was online with a group … Continue reading →

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Appraising #memories

Posted on Nov 21, 2019 by

I wrote what you see below two years ago and today someone asked me how I thought they were doing. We’re both volunteers and I was flummoxed. How on Earth was I meant to answer? I’ve lost the art of … Continue reading →

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It Shouldn’t Happen To A Lawyer: Knitting And The Danger Of Flying Low

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 by

Most of my working life was spent in and around London. However, the projects I worked on were nationwide, from shopping centres in Chester and Barnstaple to retail parades in Cambridge and Brighton, Offices in Poole and Manchester and industrial … Continue reading →

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The London Olympics – My Part In Its Downfall: Part Two

Posted on Jun 28, 2019 by

Having won the bid, the initial euphoria diminished somewhat. Beijing still had to host their games and there was sure to be a lot of controversy there. In addition, in typical British ways, as soon as we’d done something successful … Continue reading →

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It Shouldn’t Happen But It Did: The Dog And The Strip Light

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 by

I spent the first two years of my legal career in a small firm dealing with mostly domestic matters: property buying and selling, wills and probates and domestic disputes, including divorces. One case involved a family restaurant where the son … Continue reading →

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It Shouldn’t Happen… But It Did: The Folder and the Delivery Van #lawyerlytales

Posted on May 29, 2019 by

I spent a career in the law, trying to convince myself that I was competent, then skilled and then, when finally I was offered a partnership, worthy of such promotion. Imposter Syndrome they call it and I had it, indeed … Continue reading →

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