Posted in Criminal Evidence, Politics, Sexual Offences on May 29, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Maria Eagle, the Justice Minister has proposed that possessing drawings or computer generated images of the sexual abuse of children should be a crime, incurring a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment. Ruthie worries that the issue of child sexual abuse has been swept along on such a wave of hysteria, that people charged with [...]
Posted in Criminal Evidence, Legal Profession, Politics on May 25, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Ruthie notes with interest of late how many cases seem to be settling, the parties shaking hands and shuffling off to a happy compromise. It’s all very Carter/New Labour/ADR warm and cuddly. It’s also in terms of court proceedings quick and and cheap. Lawyers like it too, since they often rack up more fees and [...]
Posted in Ruthie, this site on May 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, time to drink a black coffee, yawn and stretch, and greet the day with that special warm feeling that can only come from an especially well received Blawg Review. Goodness, Ruthie hasn’t had this much attention since her ballgown blew up and over her head at a judicial dinner. The attention is even more [...]
Posted in Legal Profession, VM on May 18, 2008 | 27 Comments »
Dear Diary,
Law Blog Review for the Week of May the 19th in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Eight
Well, here it is. For months now, readers have been deluging Mistress Ruthie and I with private messages telling us what they would like us to do for them (although only Mr Greeklawyer has said [...]
Posted in this site on May 15, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Ruthie has been granted the honour by the mysterious and sexy Ed. of hosting the next Blawg Review on the 19th May 2008. What’s the blawg review and how can Ruthie’s loyal readers participate, I hear you cry? Well
“Blawg Review is the blog carnival for everyone interested in law. A peer-reviewed blog carnival, the host [...]
Posted in Change the World on May 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ruthie was attending a dinner of the Great and the Good on Friday, having been invited to improve the average quality of the disco dancing. Ruthie, to compensate for her lack of diplomatic skills and comprehensive education, has learnt at such functions, simply to be nice to everyone and use both knife and fork.
Being a [...]
