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I’ve learned a huge amount from my mum. I’ve learned how to cook – not that I get very much time to try it out. I’ve learned that I hate gardening – she’s very good at it but I don’t have the patience. I’ve learned some great sayings – “at the end of the day, […]

Recently I had a very (very very!) early trip to Cornwall.  Sadly it wasn't to build sandcastles, go surfing or eat candyfloss, but it was to conduct a very productive meeting on a fascinating case.   So there I was, staggering through Paddington Station at silly o clock, when I came across a very strange […]

I am in constant awe and amazement at anyone who chooses to be a school teacher.  I love my children dearly but the idea of spending all day every day with 30 of them would drive me insane.  Nevertheless, I do find schools highly amusing and entertaining places.  It is the only environment I know […]

I have a list of strange places I’ve been. It’s not so much about unusual locations, as unusual buildings. The first entry on my list involved a trip to the LSE university library when I was an articled clerk.  I’d been sent in by my principal, and at the reception desk I was directed down […]

I’ve been called many things over the years.  Some names I’m very proud of, like being a mum – although there are some days when I threaten to change my name if I hear “Muuuuuuum” once more.  Other names I’m not so proud of – “the ex” isn’t one of my favourites.   Some names […]

This morning I arrived safely at Bank station at 8:49 for a meeting at 9.  There was only one problem.  I was due in Moorgate which I had happily sailed past a few minutes earlier! I hadn’t fallen asleep.  I wasn’t drunk.  I hadn’t even been lost in e-mails, my thoughts, or the latest episode […]

My small but fast growing property department can often be seen as the poor relative of other more successful teams.  They work on fixed fees, so are not as profitable as the litigation department.  Their work is more routine, so their cases don’t make headlines like the family and employment law departments.  So you could […]

and sees a special offer for her favourite wine, and orders a glass (it was only a glass, but it was a very large glass, almost bucket sized), sits at a table and begins to drink.  After she’s finished, she asks for the bill and is surprised to see that the price she is being […]