I recently came across this lovely example of clear writing, with the comment that people will most certainly have driven past the sign before they get to the crux of the matter, or potentially had an accident while distracted by reading it…
Category Archives: Monday smiles
Monday smile – Horses are plant and so are Old Masters
Going back to an old English case today, in which a horse is deemed to be “plant”. For non-native speakers, this usually means “machinery used in an industrial or manufacturing process” 🙂 … Continue reading
Monday smile – Search for truth
A little ‘philosophizing’ today…
Monday smile – Residents only
Walking around legal London you can come across the oddest things…
In this square by the River Thames, the rule seems to be no people, only dogs!
Monday smile – Seagulls dive-bombing barristers in London
I have discovered that birds of prey have been called in as protection for barristers in London who are being dive-bombed by seagulls.
Monday smile – No pyjamas in Court
In the past we have heard about Courts frowning upon high-heeled shoes, and disapproving of shoes with worn soles, but appropriate dress guidelines have recently been extended to banish nightwear.
Monday smile – The Conch Republic
The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis has rejected the pleas of a man who falsely invoked diplomatic immunity to get out of a speeding ticket.
Monday smile – Humour in the courtroom
Today’s post is a thoughtful Monday smile – I wanted to share with you a paper entitled “Banter from the Bench: The Use of Humour in the Exercise of Judicial Functions” by Jack Oakley from Clifford Chance, and Brian Opeskin from Macquarie Law School, Australia.
Monday smile – Table setting
In the end, negotiations are often pretty basic… 😉
Monday smile – Humour for change
The New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly presents a number of her cartoons in this short TED talk, as well as her latest project to support the United Nations initiative Cartooning for Peace, which seemed appropriate in view of recent events.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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