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Rabbie Burns was right. We need to see oursels as ithers see us - particularly where corruption is concerned. And on another tack: a lovely court victory over a dangerously deluded sovereign citizen.
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So it's four days since I took a test, three since the result. Not much in the way of symptoms. How long, o Lord, how long...
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Positive test. Feeling OK, but that may well not last. Please forgive me, but writing this may not be a priority till I'm through...
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Why section 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 has a lesson for our polarised world. And something special about the spiritual geography of offices - those places we may miss more than we know.
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Some excellent, if depressing, writing on the modern prevalence and abuse of conspiracy theories. But also: fantastic new knowledge tools for Mac/iOS users.
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New rule. If you use a dog-whistle, I'll stop reading. Fair enough? And a lovely rabbit-hole for word-loving geeks.
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The litigation process causes witness inaccuracy - and the courts are recognising that. Also: a wonderful hymn to the joy of errors. And why stories can help fight corruption.
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Fraud hurts huge numbers of people, hugely - yet it’s a law enforcement also-ran. When might that change? And, staying with crime, fantastic writing about my favourite detective author of all time.
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The Times publishes a misleading set of hit pieces about employment tribunals and judges. One of those it insults is a colleague. I can't in good conscience let it lie.
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A 10-day trial is tiring. Done remotely, it’s exhausting; a few thoughts on how to cope. And a couple of wise lessons on motivated reasoning and analogies: food for thought for us advocates.
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It's a complex world, drowning in data. But there are tools to help the brain cut through. And they help litigators, too.
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Approaching the last episode of a long-running TV show is terrifying. Will it be a TNG - or a BSG? A fitting end or a final insult?