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
Shells again this week… 😊
When three tonnes of oysters were stolen from French shellfish farmer Christophe Guinot, he found a solution: planting secret notes inside oyster shells to help police track down thieves.
Since Guinot put the method in place in 2016, he says there have been no new oyster thefts on his farm. “It has had a dissuasive effect,” said the 60-year-old, from Leucate in southern France. Continue reading
According to the team of researchers behind the British TV show Quite Interesting (QI), “if you want to use a photo of the Eiffel Tower for commercial purposes, you need permission if it was taken at night but not if it was taken in the day. The copyright on the tower and its image has expired, but the copyright on the tower illumination installed in 1989 has not”. Continue reading
Have a great week!
Just couldn’t resist this.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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