My apologies for recent silence – the last couple of weeks have been an uphill task here. News on that later in the week or early next week.
Meanwhile, let’s start the week with cheer!
This has being doing the rounds of social media for quite some time, but I don’t think that makes it any less funny… Continue reading
This week The Guardian newspaper published this story: “Bear famous for Italian bakery break-in reappears after attempt to rewild him”. Of course I just had to find out more…
The bear has apparently “been a regular visitor to the town and became a social media star after breaking into a bakery in Roccaraso last November and eating a batch of freshly-made biscuits”. Continue reading
According to the World Economic Forum, in Finland, speeding tickets are linked to your income – which has led to some spectacularly large fines.
“In 2002, Anssi Vanjoki, a former Nokia director, was ordered to pay a fine of 116,000 euros ($103,600) after being caught driving 75km/h in a 50km/h zone on his motorbike.” Continue reading
This really does seem like an April Fool, but was reported by The Guardian newspaper on 31 March so we must assume not…along with reports on the case since February.
A Supreme Court judge in Sweden was fined for shoplifting a Christmas ham and meatballs, among other items. Continue reading
Last week a Monday smile really didn’t seem possible.
Today I hope this will bring a little cheer to your desk in these dark times.
I thought we all needed some cheer this morning, so apologies in advance for the terrible pun… 😊
In late autumn, the law firm Shoosmiths decided to go the extra mile to entice its employees back to work in its London offices. According to the Law Society’s Gazette, the firm put out “jars of sweets complete with scoops and little pink and white bags” and “the jars are restocked on a regular basis and staff take their chance to fill up on cola bottles and jelly babies”. Continue reading
The English Law Society’s Gazette recently published news of some new research on legal language. The article notes that “‘With respect’ can be one of the rudest phrases in the English language.
The Gazette adds: “Now it’s official, thanks to research by linguistic academics. Their source is the language of the appellate courts, in particular transcripts of the Supreme Court hearings in R v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.”
In America, a federal judge has ruled that “Gruyere” cheese does not have to come from the “Gruyere region of Europe” (notice my bunny ears quotation marks) to be sold under the “gruyere” name. Continue reading
Have a great week!
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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