Well. Today has been delightful: Second hand books, sale bargains, fancy cocktails, a seaside stroll and good company…(and of course a spot of crochet)
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Morning! Been for a bracing swim and ready to go!
YASSS it's happening! BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES next stop: public transport. women should be able to catch the bus without getting perved on by perverts wearing pervert glasses. it's bad enough when they're not wearing pervert glasses
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6d agoMeta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
Hard hitting and important podcast from the @thecriminalbar.bsky.social here: Being black in criminal justice - is the profession racist? open.spotify.com/episode/4AqV...
Episode 12: Being Black in Criminal Justice – Is the Profession Racist?
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Finished court at 3. Has taken me 2 ½ hours to deal with all the emails that have arrived in my inbox since lunchtime…modern life sucks!!
Panel Event for Pupil Barristers, recent Tenants and Junior Barristers 22 October 2026, 6pm – 7pm, remote on zoom. This is a panel event organised by the FLBA junior sub-committee. It is aimed at those who are pupils or junior tenants. Details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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FLBA autumn lecture series - programme now out. Free to FLBA members. www.linkedin.com/posts/jack-m...
FLBA Autumn Lecture Series 2026 | Jack McCabe
I am very pleased to share the programme for the FLBA Autumn Lecture Series. Six fascinating lectures to be held on the below Thursday evenings culminating in a talk from Mrs Justice Knowles on the Ch...
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Judge initiated consideration of whether information re: findings of domestic abuse by a registered medical practitioner should be disclosed to the GMC. Conclusion: it should (in this case, after application of the principles set out in caselaw). caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/...
EF (No. 3) (Disclosure to GMC) (Anonymisation and Publication), Re - Find Case Law - The National Archives
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I wonder if we are seeing the beginnings of this at the legal aid family bar. Anticipatory dread and a shift in age brackets certainly chimes with what appears to be subtly, silently, imperceptibly happening…makes me sad…
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 3w agoFascinating column by @sarahoconnorft.ft.com on 'anticipatory dread':
I’ve had a delightful trip down memory lane this evening, after finally plucking up the courage to see what I’d stashed away in the airing cupboard. Turns out it was a bunch of clothes which had become a little too snug for comfort, the best of which now fit me again (old faves I’d forgotten I had)…
observations of a very worrying family court hearing - allegations of domestic abuse and a barrister (QLR) who didn't appear to be familiar with the court documents or his own questions.
The Transparency Project@seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 4w agoA much delayed legal blogpost – an explanation In October 2024 I visited the Central Family Court in London. My objective was to observe a hearing before the magistrates. At the time, the Reporting Pilot was in operation and there had been almost no... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=31108
Now on Pink Tape @familoo.pinktape.co.uk writes about this case in the context of the impact of legal aid restrictions on family justice - Pink Tape | a blog from the family bar share.google/wUcRQnYDIGRw...
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The Transparency Project@seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 4w agoA much delayed legal blogpost – an explanation In October 2024 I visited the Central Family Court in London. My objective was to observe a hearing before the magistrates. At the time, the Reporting Pilot was in operation and there had been almost no... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=31108
About time too (instruction of experts - new rules) pinktape.co.uk/uncategorize...
About time too…
The title of this post relates not to the shockingly long interregnum since my last, but to the news in today (via Jaime Craig, psychologist and member of the Family Justice Council) that the long …
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Bar Conference Tickets now on sale. Check booking link for details of discounts available. Save the date: 14 Nov 2026
The Bar Council@thebarcouncil.bsky.social · last mo.Book your ticket for this year's Bar Conference on Saturday 14 November. Our unique programme of expert speakers will debate the big issues and provide practical advice for career development. Book now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4vQeipN
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A simple but brilliant initiative from @tbij.bsky.social which will really help join the dots on transparency and facilitate more coverage of cases that deserve our attention. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Courting Coverage: our new initiative to increase family court…
We want to connect the reporters looking to cover the courts with the people whose cases warrant coverage
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This was a good week to book a hotel with no air con…
Loony Tunes Cat Melting on Stairs
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Randomly dying my hair in a hotel room and it feels a bit Thelma and Louise / Quentin Tarantino…. (They probably don’t dye their hair in T&L or any Tarantino movie but you know what I mean)….
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Horrific, unregulated, and very profitable. The companies making cash from England’s children in care | George Monbiot
Councils are sending vulnerable kids to homes ran by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Look at this beautiful little thing that was resting on my car yesterday! What’s he called?
Wow. This is alarming (though sadly not at all surprising). Violent rioters are also violent thugs at home shocker!
Dr Julie Doughty@juliedoughty.bsky.social · 3mo ago
Having my own hair tested as part of our Radio 4 Documentary- on at 8pm and available now on Sounds
Judicial watchdog backtracks on ‘bullying’ investigation
Judicial watchdog backtracks on ‘bullying’ investigation
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