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Not Exactly a Matinee

Just in case anyone had picked up on the nervous tension from the last post, the result was... a reserved judgment. The others side did indeed try to spring something at the last minute, thankfully this was waved away first thing by the Court, limiting their...

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Not Exactly Stage Fright

I've got a trial hearing listed for a full day tomorrow on one of my cases, which has been rumbling on for months due to a whole series of failures by the other side. This is always a nervous moment. Maybe it is my relative inexperience, but from observing...

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Things fall apart…

the centre cannot hold. Not a good week, all in all. When the legal highlight of the week is some scurrilous story about the DPP and the Criminal Bar Association spokesperson enjoying illict souvlaki together, then we are in trouble. Although two details...

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La Boheme

Amidst the boredom, misery and frustration of handling new inquiries, one way of sustaining interest is identifying the theme of the day. There usually is a theme, frequently repeated. Generally, the theme is a single capitalised word, Desperation, for...

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What did you say?

I've been to Court a few times over the last week or two, including a several day trial (on which more another time, as there were interesting arguments involved). Across these hearings, there have been some significant concerns raised over witness...

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