Posted in Law for Bikers, Legal Profession on July 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Dear Diary
As exclusively predicted by Mistress Ruthie the Court of Appeal have given judgment in the case of Clive Wolman and he lost.
I must report, with sadness, that it was a bit of a stuffing. Clive, it will be remembered, argued that he was not parked ‘on’ the road because the centre stand of his motorbike [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Dear Diary,
I have been thinking hard: it is the only way to take my mind off the vision of Mistress Ruthie with her head between another girl’s legs. Yes, dear Diary, a rugby scrum is a positive hotbed of seething physical effort. Certainly, it is all too much for me.
I have positively oscillated between extremes. On [...]
Posted in Criminal Legislation on July 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
No longer finding the game of “is that provision in force?” amusing? Fortunately the Ministry of Justice appreciate the problem and in keeping with the clear and comprehensive style of recent criminal legislation have come up with a fomula to enable practitioners to work out whether the section they are quoting to the Judge is [...]
Posted in Criminal Procedure on July 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Mistress Ruthie has returned from a weekend playing rugby, (since she does enjoy rough games), to discover that she has been called for jury service. Mistress Ruthie, will naturally be forewoman; VM will do what she is told, and the whole process will be oiled by regular supplies of champers into the jury room arranged [...]
Posted in Politics, Sentencing, Terrorism on July 27, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Dear Diary
I am feeling truly conflicted about this. On the one hand, these are dangerous people who have forgotten basic humanity. On the other hand, the courts are interfering in these peoples’ beliefs. Why should British Citizens not be able to fight abroad? If they fight British soldiers, why is that not treason? If it [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Dear Diary,
It appears that the combined might of the Constabulary and the Veterinary Inspectorate have proved insufficient to remove one small bull. Oh dear.
So far Shambo has been the subject of a huge publicity campaign and two court actions: one in the Administrative Court and one in the Court of Appeal. It appears uncertain whether he actually [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Dear Diary,
It is pleasant, on occasion, to be able to promote the pure air of culture and refinement. With that in mind, I have been discretely putting it about amongst my colleagues that Mistress Ruthie would kindly permit me to publish some forays into the Arts.
Well, dear Diary, no one is keener than a barrister [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Dear Diary,
In the affaire of the ipod listening juror it rather looks as if darling Aiden has decided that discretion is the better part of valour. His request for special counsel is readily understandable. In fact it is almost as if he were one of my readers. I am sure that just as soon as Patsie [...]
Posted in Criminal Procedure on July 23, 2007 | 11 Comments »
No dear readers, not Ruthie’s wrath following insolence by VM, but in fact a new system for improving the speed and effectiveness of the Magistrate’s Court system.
The aims of this system: a reduction in the number of hearings in most cases, from the current average of five to an expectation of one (for guilty plea [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2007 | 19 Comments »
Dear Diary,
Whilst the Cabinet pass round the hookah (spelling is so important these days), it is as well to see what reaction there is to the distressing fact that becoming a Lord after giving money to politicians is not a crime.
The Observer summed up the standard view nicely: “Had Scotland Yard taken only a cursory [...]
