Review of the (legal) year
am 13.12.2005 von Transblawg
The Times Online also has David Pannick’s review of 2005:
Cartoon of the year was by Pat Byrnes in The New Yorker. One lawyer says to another, “Remember, we can only afford …
Review of the legal year / Juristische Anekdoten des Jahres
Transblawg / David Pannick is an academic one of whose specialities is collecting legal trivia. Anyone writing an after-dinner speech for lawyers might profit from his writings. Today’s Times Online (free registration) has his round-up of the legal year. He…
“2005: Year of the Podcast”
Handakte WebLAWg / “At the beginning of 2005, podcasting by and for lawyers appeared to be the next big thing in continuing legal education, although there were just a few producers. Less than a year later, the numbers are growing and the medium is going mainstream.…
Podcast ist “Wort des Jahres 2005″
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Paris Review interviews online
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Scots law blog/Weblog zu schottischem Recht
Transblawg / Edinburgh Law Schools’ Scots Law News is almost a blog. But it doesn’t give links. Section 532 is a Review of the Year of our Lord 2005. 2005 was the year that introduced our readers, not only to natural disasters (Nos 423, 495), but al…
Freshfields: Partnerschaft wird umstrukturiert
Jurabilis / Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will have axed 100 equity partners by the end of the financial year, The Lawyer can reveal. Numerous sources within the magic circle firm have confirmed that the revolution, which started in the second quarter of…
Berlin: Auch Lovells schließt die Pforten
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Lovells: Zum Jubiläum ins Metaversum
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Stop doing it
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