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3Nov2014

Monday smile – Salsa at the Supreme Court

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1318988000_16f0c2bf61_zNow whilst the idea of 90-year old justices doing setenta or enchufla may bring a smile to your lips, a new book about Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice, discusses the serious side to her shaking up the bench.

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27Oct2014

Monday smile – Law reviews then and now

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Today I offer you a few morsels from an article entitled “Goodbye to Law Reviews” by Fred Rodell, Yale Law School, published in 1936. My question is, how much has changed? 😉

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20Oct2014

Monday smile – When is a sandwich not a sandwich?

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5407608590_3a59564477_z…when it’s a burrito, according to the Superior Court in Massachusetts in 2006.

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13Oct2014

Monday smile – Spinning tales

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Enjoy your week everyone!

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6Oct2014

Bat walk and dangerous ha-ha

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2411541993_d3897fa258_zToday’s entry doesn’t really fall into the humour category at all, apart from in name, and concerns liability.

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29Sep2014

Monday smile – Percussion & dust

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Very tenuous link with language and/or law today, apart from possible heath and safety at work issues…

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22Sep2014

Monday smile – A conference by any other name

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guest bookToday’s Monday Smile is also a guest post. It is the (inspired!) work of Phil Ward, the author of the blog Research Fundermentals which provides “highlights and insights from the wonderland of UK research funding”. Phil is the Deputy Director of Research Services at the University of Kent, UK. 

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15Sep2014

Monday smile – Oops…

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Enjoy your week!

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8Sep2014

Monday smile – Clear skies

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Don’t forget to back-up your data… 🙂

Have a great week!

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3Sep2014

July-August 2014 digest

Posted in Articles, Books, Conferences, Guest posts, Monday smiles, News, Resources, Training by WordstoDeeds

14699144118_a1e8ea456f_zFor those who have been away in the last few weeks, here’s a digest of some key posts from July and August.

You can also browse the blog by using the category list in the left-hand sidebar, or the monthly archives, or with the search box at the top right.

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  • Before & after the DSK affair - Review
    Before & after the DSK affair - Review
  • Fantastic French notarial glossary
    Fantastic French notarial glossary
  • Cameroon General Tax Code
    Cameroon General Tax Code
  • Open access - Electronic Journal of Comparative Law
    Open access - Electronic Journal of Comparative Law
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