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No-fault divorce could be a positive legal development

This post is brought to you by our friends at Contact Law The President of the High Court Family Division, Sir Nicholas Wall, recently announced that he thinks it is time to introduce no-fault divorce in English courts. If introduced, which the Ministry of Justice has clearly indicated is not on its agenda, the confrontational [...]

May 2, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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Person of the Week: John Bolch

I’ve started a new series over at The Barrister Blog entitled Person of the Week and the first subject is John Bolch of the excellent Family Lore blog. Share this article:

April 30, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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Taxing the poor

“It’s so unfair that our professional indemnity insurance is based upon a percentage of our earnings,” said OldSmoothie today. “It’s true,” said HeadofChambers. “What it means in reality is that the more senior you get, the more you earn and therefore the more you pay in insurance.” “Even though you’re actually becoming a better barrister [...]

April 30, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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Monday morning with Alex Williams’ cartoons, 30th April 2012

This cartoon is by Alex Williams who draws the Queen’s Counsel cartoons for The Times and in numerous books including Lawyers Uncovered. He also does the cartoons for BabyBarista and has had two more excellent books published recently: 101 Ways to Leave the Law and 101 Uses for a Useless Banker. He offers almost all of [...]

April 30, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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President Obama on fine form!

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April 29, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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Come on you Blues!

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April 28, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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Best interview with a politician ever!

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April 28, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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Weekend video: ‘Mitchell and Webb – Slightly Less Than Two Drinks’

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April 28, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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Sir Humphrey would have approved!

Watching the clip of the permanent secretary of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Jonathan Stephens being grilled about Jeremy Hunt and his special advisor, I can only think that Sir Humphrey would have approved! Share this article:

April 27, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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Developing area of law puts family lawyers to the test

This post is brought to you by our friends at Contact Law. The law is constantly changing and adapting to new issues as society evolves, this is particularly true in relation to family law. Recent years have seen significant changes in the structure of families and what was traditionally considered to be the nuclear family [...]

April 27, 2012 · babybarista · Comments Closed
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