March, that month of wind and taxes
Indoors or out, no one relaxes In March, that month of wind and taxes, The wind will presently disappear, The taxes last us all the year. "Thar She Blows", from Versus (1949) by Ogden Continue Reading
Data Protection and European Developments: a German View
The Irish Society of Comparative Law, in conjunction with the School of Law, Trinity College, and the Institute for International Integration Studies in Trinity College Dublin, is hosting a public Continue Reading
Irish Law Journal, volume 2
Late to this, with apologies, I am told that the Irish Law Journal is still (just about) accepting submissions (email here) for its second edition. Submissions should be no more then 25,000 words in Continue Reading
Men of letters
Two letters in the Irish Times can speak for themselves. This is the first: Sir, – I read that Trinity College Dublin plans to pilot a radical new approach where student interviews, Continue Reading
A New Yorker Lawyer Joke, for back-to-school week
Image: In a classroom full of pupils and their lawyers, one child responds to his teacher: Caption: Miss Finch, my attorney has advised me that I'm not obligated to address the question of Continue Reading
Claud Cockburn on journalism
... remember that there is one golden rule for success in journalism: libel someone famous early in your career. via memex.naughtons.org ... believe nothing until it has been Continue Reading
Beatson LJ: congratulations!
This post is just a quick note to congratulate Jack Beatson (pictured left) on his elevation to the Court of Appeal in London. Before he became a judge, Jack was Rouse Ball Professor of English Law Continue Reading
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