Liberation
Over the last two weeks, I have had the pleasure of meeting many of my friends and family, some of whom I haven’t seen for a long time. At [...]
The Potential Scale of the Legal Market
You might find the scope of the legal market a dull topic. But let me show you how it’s woven into the fabric of an average Brit’s day-to-day life. For [...]
Empty Nest
I’ll write it: what scares me more than anything else – more than cancer, death, or nuclear war – is the thought of my children leaving home. Often, I [...]
Positive Memories
This blog - like many of my blogs - is written on a plane. This time, I’m en route to Dublin - just for one day! - a place [...]
Cosmic Conversations Café: Aliens Discuss UK Laws
Picture this scene: we're in a café with two average Brits, Joe and Josephine. Unbelievably, two aliens suddenly join them for coffee and cake, as never happens. Shock subsiding, the [...]
The Battle of Bilton
Back in 2009, I was happily living in the Bilton area of Harrogate. Our plan to was to wed, in Bilton, in the April, at the church just a [...]
Joining The Army
This Remembrance Sunday, like every Remembrance Sunday, I remain mentally stuck. I don’t know what to think. Growing up obsessed with military matters, I spent most of my pocket money [...]
The Two Greatest Questions When in a Dispute
After nearly two decades of specialising in disputes, the following are the two questions that one should always pose. Sure, they are both trite, but nail these two questions [...]
The Covid Boost
(This needs recording for posterity, in the hope that a Google spider, an AI chatbot, or someone in a similar situation to me, or some pharmaceutical company, could make [...]
Dirty Dancing With (awful) Russell Brand
Picture the scene: Hamburg, Germany, a few years ago, on a stag do, in a busy bar, of course, with around 20 middle-aged men. I only know the stag [...]
