Yesterday evening I did a podcast interview for Consilio and the Charon blawg over the internet with Andrew Holroyd, president of the Law Society (and fellow Legal Village blogger). Nothing remarkable in terms of the technology but what Andrew Holroyd told me is certainly worthy of remark.
The Law Society is taking a strong lead to [...]
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B&Q have announced that they are to stop selling patio heaters because of the damage that they cause to the environment. Friends of the Earth has welcomed the move and is calling on the Government to ban these ‘carbon belching monstrosities’.
FoE estimates that a “propane patio heater with a heat output of 12.5kW will produce [...]
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The QED Law Revision Seminars 2008 for LLB and GDL / CPE students will take place at University College London in April and May. There is a choice of dates. For more information visit revision information
For the views of past attenders please visit student feedback
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We have a packed programme for you. The programme runs for approximately 38 minutes but you can download it and listen to it in stages! Today Peter Rouse of Advizory has an interesting technique for you to help you reduce stress.My guests today are: Tim Kevan on his new boook “Why lawyers should [...]
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Timothy Dutton QC (Left) has written a letter to The Legal Services Commission about the LSC contract.The exchange between Chairman of The Bar Timothy Dutton QC and Richard Collins of The Legal Services Commission is quite extraordinary – and all the letters are well worth reading.
Simon Myerson QC explained his reasons for refusing to sign [...]
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Weekend Audio Review of the Week
Each weekend, we are doing a 35-40 minute netradio programme. This week Charon talks to John Bolch of Family Lore on family law, Carl Gardner, Head of Legal, on the Peter Hain ‘Donorsgate’ affair, Justin Patten, Human Law, on Mediation, Geeklawyer on solicitors wearing wigs and some developments in Intellectual [...]
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Cutting back copyright II
Most people probably ‘rip’ sound recordings from CDs they have bought onto their MP3 players. Some of us even make digital files from LPs or singles in their collections, which can then be transferred to MP3 players. It has been a joy rediscovering the music I enjoyed many years ago, [...]
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Cutting back copyright
Dr Peter Groves, Solicitor
Consultant, Bircham Dyson Bell
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The UK Intellectual Property Office, as the Patent Office likes to be called, has published a consultation document on changes to copyright exceptions. Like the coining of that body’s own pseudonym, these changes arise from recommendations of the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property, and this [...]
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