by Simon Myerson QC | Dec 4, 2008 | Qualities Required, Tenancy
I concede that I embark on this post with a degree of trepidation. I pretend to no great expertise on how one converts a pupillage into a tenancy. It has happened to me twice: at the end of my pupillage in London, when I suspect the motive was the future payment of...
by Simon Myerson QC | Nov 13, 2008 | Interviews, Qualities Required
V I do accept that the size of the photographs may tell their own story, but in the spirit of investigative journalism I am sure Mr Paul Dacre (in the left corner – the mere thought of which is probably giving him collywobbles) will appreciate the discrepancy....
by Simon Myerson QC | Nov 4, 2008 | Life at the Bar, Qualities Required
As the question of Olpas rears its ugly head again, I thought I would try and inject some reality into the perennial ‘do I have to have an Oxbridge degree?’ debate. The Answer is ‘No – but it helps’. I can say this with some confidence...
by Simon Myerson QC | Sep 1, 2008 | Life at the Bar
One of the things about having a search function is that it reveals what you haven’t written about, as well as what you have. I was surprised to find that I hadn’t covered this topic and I thought it might be useful if I did. I know that you all want to be...
by Simon Myerson QC | Aug 29, 2008 | Humour
As a special celebration of the new pad… Environmental Law When Megabastard plc pumps raw sewage into the village pond, when Exploitthethirdworld SA decides that India’s legal system isn’t up to preventing it from pumping out dioxin as if it were...