by Simon Myerson QC | Mar 11, 2009 | Life at the Bar, The BPTC, The Future
I have been thinking about this for some time (whether I have got it right is another matter). The BVC doesn’t work. It costs far too much and it takes on too many people who have no chance of succeeding, thus depriving them of a lot of money they will never...
by Simon Myerson QC | Jan 7, 2009 | Humour, Life at the Bar, Tenancy
I’m sorry that I haven’t posted for a while. I hope to do so soon. Meanwhile, please familiarise yourself with the diagram below. It is uncannily accurate. Because your clerks will collect your fees, the issue of when to bill is a matter for them. However,...
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 | 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,...
