Archive for June, 2007
Law and Disorder
If you have enjoyed reading parts of this blog and meeting the characters, you might enjoy reading the book in which I re-wrote BabyBarista’s first year in chambers and his fight for tenancy. It is published by Bloomsbury (of Harry Potter fame) and is called Law and Disorder. It was described by broadcaster Jeremy Vine […]
June 30, 2007
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Day 189, week 39: cherish the gift
âHowâs the family BabyB?â OldRuinâs sympathetic tone reached parts of a BabyBaristaâs heart that his fellow members of the bar failed to reach. Today he was again treating me to a catch-up lunch at Simpsonâs on the Strand. âIâd suggest the roast beef if I were you,â he followed up, softening his enquiry further. âGood […]
June 28, 2007
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Day 182, week 38: some might sayâŚ
Well, now theyâre all at it. Asking my advice, that is. This time, ThirdSix popped round to chat about what he thought he should do about the rumours started by TopFirst. Of course, you might by now anticipate my answer. Yes, it was simply, âWhy donât you ask BusyBody?â Sure enough, by this afternoon, TopFirst […]
June 19, 2007
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Day 180, week 37: announcement
Today BusyBodyBusyBody announced publicly that sheâs pregnant. Very publicly in fact. In Chambers Tea. âExcuse me, everybody, but Iâd like to make a little announcement. Some of you might already have heard but I would just like to say that Iâm going to be having a baby. I will finish my pupillage and then take […]
June 15, 2007
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Day 177, week 37: going backwards
I noticed that The Times had a story last week explaining how researchers have found that if you ask people to recount their story backwards itâs easier to catch out the liars. Today I thought Iâd test this out in court. My client was a thief and the witness I was wanting to trip up […]
June 12, 2007
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Day 174, week 36: TheTramp
The trial against TheVamp is coming up next week and already sheâs been around looking for offers. Of settlement, that is, though it is true to say that her flirting has gone to level âtrial minus one week and countingâ. The temperatureâs definitely increasing. Yesterday she offered to buy me a drink after work although […]
June 7, 2007
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Day 173, week 36: MrChipOnShoulder
Had the most annoying opponent you could imagine this morning. He was a fellow pupil but was about ten years older than me and made it clear from the off that he had been âa very successful recruitment consultant before coming to the Bar.â Bully for you, MrChipOnShoulder. You really think Iâm bothered about what […]
June 6, 2007
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Day 172, week 36: whatâs it all about?
âWhatâs it all about BabyB? Whatâs it all about?â Those were the words of UpTights as I entered her room this morning. She was poring over a lever arch file on a case Iâd already worked on in the past. It was the one in which our client had knocked over an old lady on […]
June 5, 2007
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