When I announced at the beginning of this year that I was going to practise from my shed, it created some surprise, in particular amongst those credulous enough to believe it. So how has it gone? Well, overall I feel quite liberated and close to nature. There have been some downsides, in particular a few […]
1/10/2015 @ 4pm-6pm, Weightmans Liverpool A seminar exploring the recent cases of Montgomerie and Spencer and the issues involved in reasonable consent to medical treatment. The current state of the law will be discussed but also the speakers will consider the broader clinical, practical , and psychological perspectives in determining the appropriate information to be […]
16/9/2015 @ 4.45pm-7.00pm Royal College of Surgeons, London. 4.45pm registration for a 5.15pm start. The symposium will look at specific cases considering whether the supposed control mechanisms of breach and causation in clinical negligence operate reasonably and effectively in the context of the vast difference in outcome between those who succeed as a claimant as […]
The rules for the division of a prize, that is a captured Vessel in 18th Century Maritime custom, were elaborate and precise. In Patrick O’Brian’s, “Master and Commander”, Captain Jack Aubrey contemplates his share of the prize, the Danish ship, “DORTHE ENGELBRECHTSDATTER”, as follows: “As he let himself sink on to the long cushioned locker, he found […]
Advanced notification of our parallel brand ‘Complete Mediation’ with Scott Donovan, Barrister and Michael Swift, Chartered Accountant acting as Consultants in the process.
Claire and I have spent some time in the past few weeks talking to clients and organisations in the market. We are very grateful to those who spared their time and been prepared to offer their advice. The practice development service offered by Complete Counsel is intended to give Barristers the best opportunity to maintain […]
There is no doubt that mass labour is a phenomenon associated with industrialisation but what is its relevance, if any, in the digital city? You will recall in the last post I spoke of the digital city resembling an ancient Greek agora on a global scale, the question now is how will this new found […]
When one thinks of the digital city it is not likely that they will stop to reflect upon comparisons with ancient Greece. Much academic ink has been spilt on the role the internet plays in modern life and it is fair to say that, notwithstanding the comparably short life of the world wide web, the […]
From 5 January 2015, I will continue my practice as a Barrister, with support from Complete Counsel. Complete Counsel is an innovative project which will operate as a sister company to Document Direct. It is anticipated that instructions through Complete Counsel will be electronic via a portal. At a high level, the operation of PA […]