by Simon Myerson QC | Jun 18, 2008 | Qualities Required, Tenancy
And the Trumpet waxed exceeding loud (Exodus 19:19 – look it up): the pupil called (I digress only slightly) and Chambers responded with a voice (ditto). And, hopefully, the voice says ‘it’s you’. It’s that time of year again. Having...
by Simon Myerson QC | Jun 5, 2008 | Interviews
By popular request. Jewellery: discreet please. Wedding rings are fine – if yours looks like it really belongs on Snoopy Dawg-Dawg then it may require some adjustment. Men’s signet rings are fine – half the panel will be wearing them. Masonic rings...
by Simon Myerson QC | May 29, 2008 | Interviews
Welcome back. A combination of idleness, lack of topics, computers tumbling like ninepins (although it is tenpin bowling – does anyone have an explanation?) and work have meant a long silence. Anyhow, the OLPAS forms are in and, all over the jurisdiction,...
by Simon Myerson QC | Mar 9, 2008 | Mature Entrants, Qualities Required
The question of whether a mature entrant has an equal chance of obtaining a pupillage has been a fairly frequently asked question, so I thought I would address it in a post. Yes. That answer applies generally to the three main classes of people who ask it –...
by Simon Myerson QC | Feb 22, 2008 | This Blog
I am sitting at my desk looking at a letter. The letter is from a young lady who appeared before me for sentence in January 2006. She had been dealing class A drugs. I imposed a suspended sentence with a Drug Treatment and Testing Order. That was on the lenient side...
by Simon Myerson QC | Dec 31, 2007 | Humour, Life at the Bar
A New Year special… Media Law Is this law at all, or simply a chance to rub shoulders with the famous (acceptable) and rich (desirable)? Given that the Courts cannot make their mind up about whether there is a right not to have your photograph taken at any time...
by Simon Myerson QC | Dec 5, 2007 | Life at the Bar, Qualities Required
The public want us to keep them, so we probably will. I can’t say I get terribly excited about this and I voted to get rid of them in civil cases, largely because I find the whole outfit so uncomfortable. I suspect that if they went, within a couple of months,...
by Simon Myerson QC | Nov 20, 2007 | This Blog
I spoke to the 6th form at a school yesterday – something I regard as important, as you know, and which I wish all barristers would do. Unfortunately it isn’t possible to have 6th formers in Chambers – the logistics are just too complicated and there...
by Simon Myerson QC | Oct 8, 2007 | Humour
I thought I would try to assist so that you all know where you are when it comes to interviews. Everyone agrees that these are accurate; use them without fear. Lawyers: a bore Silks: an egotism Circuit Judges: a squabble High Court Judges: a self-satisfaction Lay...
by Simon Myerson QC | Oct 7, 2007 | Qualities Required
A whole year’s worth of students have now been able to vote in the polls to the left of this post. The results are statistically irrelevant (139/144 votes out of 17,000 visits and, I assume, less than 17,000 visitors) but are worth analysing anyway. On the BVC...
