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“A touch”

With so much being pulled apart in the legal services world – or if not being pulled part, being the subject of tabloid abuse, or, perhaps more insulting, soundbite criticism by politicians – it’s not surprising that the mundane issues we deal with day to day are misunderstood or ignored. I can’t correct this through [keep reading...]

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The worth of Werth

There is only one word for the comments reported to have been made by Darren Werth on the 9th September 2011 in the Law Society Gazette – self-serving. Of course, I, too, am self-serving. Anything published which argues the rightness of itself, is self-serving. And, yes, I want Darren Werth to be shown to be [keep reading...]

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BANNED!!

I don’t like good news stories. They’re just so dull. I need something to rant about, a story I can ravage with self-conscious irony, plus a quiet little hint of latent integrity. Well, contrary to my best intentions, I find myself with little choice but to comment on one of Today’s – as in the [keep reading...]

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If there was no need for this type of business then why does it exist?

It was Rene Descartes who wrote “I think therefore I am” – the starting point for a method of analysis whose foundations were to be impregnable. Descartes was so certain of his own certainty he believed he’d proved the existence of God. Even a genius can be wrong! Like all of us, Descartes was limited [keep reading...]

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The last Straw for referral fees back?

There is a deep irony about Jack Straw. Not just that his name is Straw – a hollow husk – but that he and referral fees should become associated in positive way. The problem for Jack Straw is that he created the evil he now condemns! Let me explain. Please excuse the repetition of old [keep reading...]

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The Rooneyville love-in

Last week I let myself down. Sadly, this is not unusual. It happened when I attended a so-called seminar. Infact, it was not a seminar. A seminar is about something. The root of the word seminar means sowing seed – semen – seed – I’m not being rude – this is the etymologically of the [keep reading...]

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Cash inducements

We live in strange times when it appears to be a cultural norm that people are encouraged to go to Law by cash inducements. If you have suffered because a negligent driver smashed your car, the Law has a highly developed structure to enable you to recover your losses. So why do you need additional [keep reading...]