Posted in Humour, Legal Profession on March 31, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Dear Diary,
Nick Brown (now with added De Lacey) has been basking in his new found fame. I confess that I remain fascinated. In some ways it is a tribute. Rarely does one person, on one programme for one hour, make such an impression. But now that Nick is off to Crown Office Chambers (although curiously absent from [...]
Posted in Criminal Legislation, Human Rights Act, Politics on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Dear Diary,
In my youth, despite Mama’s protests I took that wonderful magazine Jackie. I was particularly fascinated by Cathy and Claire, even though I had to tell Mama that I had not the faintest idea what they were talking about.
The magazine is supposed to have been named after Jacqueline Wilson, but this is obviously an error. In [...]
Posted in Legal Profession, VM on March 27, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Dear Diary,
How long it is since I have seen my ink spurt forth on to your virgin page. I am afraid that, as I age, it becomes more difficult to summon the tide of literary output which once, without effort, flowed tumultuously across your pure cream face, like a skier carving a turn on softly [...]
Posted in Ruthie on March 21, 2008 | 23 Comments »
Ruthie is relieved to once more be at home after having her nerves shredded as junior counsel for the past 5 weeks. The experience can be compared to being sent to the front; every day one wonders whether something will happen to your leader and you will be required to go over the top. There [...]
Posted in Ruthie, VM on March 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As Ruthie’s trial is slowly steered like the QE2 through choppy waters into safe harbour by her handsome, erudite and charming leader (who incidentally is a keen reader of this blog) Ruthie took the opportunity to have some time out over the weekend honing her biking skills on a motorbike skills enhancement course. The biking [...]
Posted in Legal Profession on March 8, 2008 | 19 Comments »
Ruthie thanks regular readers for their patience whilst she continues through a lengthy trial in a location with intermittent internet access. VM is also currently occupied with weightier matters than dress shopping.
Ruthie finds herself as the only woman and the only solicitor-advocate in her current trial. Following the recent changes in court dress Ruthie [...]
Posted in Ruthie, Uncategorized on March 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
No, not the one where VM is stripped naked in the robing room and forced to perfom unspeakable acts upon a High Court Judge, but rather more troublingly the one where Ruthie’s Leader is struck down with food poisoning from the court canteen and Ruthie is forced to continue the four week trial in which [...]
