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27 Jul, 2008 1:35 pm
*** Audio version for those who have done enough reading - with music etc… *** I am not, of course, in Suffolk - but that is not to say that I would not enjoy being so. It has been a
curious week: First we had the Wood Report on the reform of legal education for barristers. I enjoyed doing three podcasts on this topic - (1) Jon Mcleod on behalf of the Bar Standards
Board (2) Richard de Friend for The College of Law response and (3) Stuart Sime for the Inns of Court School of Law / City Law ...
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10 Feb, 2008 7:27 am
Part II, as promised, follows Part 1, below. I have come to the conclusion that a 45 minute radio download with 4-5 short podcasts is not the best medium. I am settling on a pattern of
a mix of text and separate short podcasts so readers may listen to / read what they wish to without having to listen to a full programme. The Archbishop lit a blue touch paper last week
with his thoughts on Sharia Law. He may well have been mis-quoted / misunderstood. The tabloids and broadsheets have feasted ...
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16 May, 2008 6:33 am
West London Man talks 'Stagflation'… Audio version: Here West London Man was at his desk in the City at 6.30 am the other morning. Stagflation was not a happy headline in The
Independent. He calls a friend… and has to leave a message. "Hey… The Indie is going with The Stagflation story… yeah… stagnant output…high inflation not seen for decades … set to haunt
policy makers for months if not years to come… a bit about house prices… Bank of England stuff from King will hit the media this pm…. yeah ...
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10 Aug, 2008 5:44 pm
08-08-08 at 8.00 pm saw the start of the Olympics. I watched the highlights of the opening ceremony - and thoroughly enjoyed the astonishing creations in light, sound and artistic
design. Remarkable. I am reporting on the cheap, by sitting in my bunker in West London watching the television footage. I will not, however, be reporting on the Oympics. It was
interesting to see footage of George Bush scanning the crowd with his binoculars. Perhaps he was looking for Gordon Brown - who was not, of ...
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24 Feb, 2008 6:59 am
/**/ Quite a busy week in the news… so, today, I have a mix of text, podcasts and even a bit of film. First, I talk with Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal Blog, about the need
for a national DNA database. We then have a look at the political situation in Pakistan following the election last week and at the position of Speaker Michael Martin in the wake of
recent press reports about his expense claims. Listen to the newsreview podcast Richard Ramsay, one of the Editors of Consilio, has ...
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16 Apr, 2008 2:30 am
Here is the first daily news podcast direct from my blawg. The plan is to publish the short 4-5 minute podcast by 9.00 am Mon-Fri. I will also be writing a short review on REDUXlaw -
with the first review tomorrow, or, perhaps today. Daily News podcast. Podcast update The 65+ podcasts I have done over the last year are now being uploaded to a server and I will be
creating a single page (and updating the old pages) to categorise them under various headings. I hope to complete this work by Friday ...
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6 Jun, 2008 7:18 pm
Audio Version: West London Man (11): Biscuits… Friday 6.00 pm: George calls Hugo his friend who works for a City Law Firm. Caroline has called to say that she is going out for drinks
with an old friend and that her mother is looking after the children for the evening. *** Ring… ring…. ring…. ring Hugo: Hello George: Hugo, it's George. Hugo: Hello, George what can I
do you for this late on a Friday afternoon? George: What sort of biscuits does your firm serve up to clients at meetings? Hugo: ...
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30 Jun, 2008 6:15 pm
The story about Dial-A-Royal fascinated me - so I have done a companion podcast version of "One just called to say hello" - (complete with a special ringtone) of my conversation with
The Duke of Edinburgh - purely imaginary, of course…. *** Listen to Podcast 62: In conversation with The Duke of Edinburgh on a premium rate phoneline. The text version is below and
linked above.
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4 Jul, 2008 9:41 pm
Perhaps overcome at the celebrations our brothers and sister from America are enjoying this day - but, being honest, mildly over refreshed with the quite excellent Rioja I am consuming
with enthusiasm… I have taken the theme of Independence to heart this day. Earlier, I posted a short piece on "Cry Freedom - say NO to awards". (Infra) To this I add a short speech… I
shall call it "A declaration of Independence"… nothing pretentious, nothing trite… a simple statement. 4th July: 10.30 pm - A ...
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6 Jul, 2008 11:29 am
Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal blog, barrister, former government lawyer and commentator on Human Rights Law, about the case of Hirst v United Kingdom
No (2) heard at the ECHR in 2005. Yesterday, I did a podcast with John Hirst, author of the Jailhouse Lawyer blog about his experience of prison life and during that conversation we
talked about John's case against the British government about the right of prisoners to vote - which he won. Carl Gardner analyses ...
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9 Sep, 2008 11:40 am
Audio version: Charon Reports - From Chancery Lane, London, 11.50 hrs I am standing in Chancery Lane on the eve of the greatest scientific experiment known to mankind. Lawyers in the
heart of legal London are not so much worried about whether there will be work coming in tomorrow, but if there will be tomorrow. Reuters reports that tomorrow, scientists plan to smash
particle beams together at close to the speed of light inside CERN's tightly-sealed Large Hadron Collider to create multiple mini- ...
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9 Dec, 2007 3:57 am
Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, former government lawyer and now a freelance author, lecturer and author of the Head of Legal Blog. Carl Gardner had a varied career in the
government legal service but I focus in on two stints of note; first, at the Cabinet Officer legal advisers, and then his time at The Attorney's Office. Inevitably, I have to ask him
what working with Lord Goldsmith was like. We discuss a number of topical issues: The EU Treaty, constitutional reform, the proposed ...
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23 Dec, 2007 5:12 am
Today I am talking to Geeklawyer, IP lawyer, blogger, mead drinker and biker. No doubt, he will be able to add to the list. He has been able to put his skills as an advocate to good use
on his blawg; describing, fellow blogger Dan Hull of What About Clients? as a "…a depraved evil sociopathic neocon…a beast pretending he loves his clients merely to get into their
wallets." Most recently, Geeklawyer has been appearing naked in front of judges. He writes on his blog that he was rung up at home by ...
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9 Jan, 2008 10:55 pm
Today's Law newsbrief from Consilio Downloadable version: Right Click here.If you are using a Mac: hold down 'ctrl' key and click link Planning to include news from UK Blawgs. Today, I
refer to Carl Gardner's, Head of Legal, story about the US Supreme Court. Happy to include items from bloggers. I can be contacted through: mikesplaw at mac.com. This idea is still
experimental. May / may not work.
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17 Jan, 2008 4:06 am
Today I am talking to Katherine Gibson, President of the Junior Lawyers Division of The Law Society about the new help line set up to help students and young lawyers who get into
difficulty or are suffering from stress and pressure. The JLD has a website and the helpline number is: 0800 856131 Katherine also has a blog "Voice from the Chair" *** Listen to
Podcast 36: Katherine Gibson, President of the The Junior Lawyers Division of The Law Society
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19 Jan, 2008 9:12 am
Today I am talking to Nick Holmes, author, internet guru and founder of Infolaw. Nick is also the author of the Binary Law blog. We discuss a wide range of net and blogging issues
including: what prompted Nick to start a blog and how his view of blogging changed? I also asked him the question: Where do you see the legal web and law publishing going? Listen to
Podcast 37: Nick Holmes of Infolaw and Binary Law
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20 Jan, 2008 4:56 am
/**/ We have a packed programme for you. The programme runs for approximately 38 minutes but you can download it and listen to it in stages! Today Peter Rouse of Advizory has an
interesting technique for you to help you reduce stress. My guests today are: Tim Kevan on his new boook "Why lawyers should surf" - Dr Peter Groves, Consultant with Bircham Dyson Bell,
talking about the copyright implications of parody - Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal Blog, on the Gary Newlove bail case and ...
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20 Jan, 2008 2:30 am
Today I am talking to the author of the LawMinx blog. Lawminx is studying for the BVC part-time and cimbining this with research for a Ph.D in International Law. We discuss the
difficulties of doing the BVC on a part-time course, her views on the course and her plans for pupillage and beyond. LawMinx blog *** Listen to Podcast 38: LawMinx on the part-time BVC
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23 Jan, 2008 5:53 am
Timothy Dutton QC (Left) has written a letter to The Legal Services Commission about the LSC contract. The exchange between Chairman of The Bar Timothy Dutton QC and Richard Collins of
The Legal Services Commission is quite extraordinary - and all the letters are well worth reading. Simon Myerson QC explained his reasons for refusing to sign in a podcast with me the
other day and on his blog. Timothy Dutton QC letter | The original letters from the Legal Services Commission. *** Simon Myerson ...
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27 Jan, 2008 2:15 pm
The theme this weekend is experimentation. I am experimenting with a bit of beard growing. I will almost certainly get bored with the idea… simply because I am beginning to look like
Oliver Reed in Gladiator…. ahead of my time. I do not eat Fish Fingers these days… I had to eat quite enough of those when I was detained for a crime I did not commit at detention
centres, called schools, in Scotland between the age of 7-18. I am also experimenting with the format of Weekend Review. A 45 minute ...
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