People still going to court over claims they broke lockdown rules Using court time to force people to pay a £1,000 fine (the sum of which is invariably reduced at the hearing) seems absurd when the people in government who created the legislation also breached it. www.thetimes.com/article/c7a8...

Snow-like frost on my morning walk. Pure joy from Rosie. ☺️

Hello Wednesday.

I fought the Southport killer. I wish I’d been more Bruce Willis The very brave John Hayes, speaks to @davidcollinsnews.bsky.social in his first interview. www.thetimes.com/article/53e7...

The promise of warmer mornings ahead. Bobble hat and gloves still required. 🧤❄️

'Hopeless' to potentially handy: law firm puts AI to the test www.bbc.com/news/article...

It’s a “crier”. 😭 …particularly loved how they used many of the outfits from the other films. #BridgetJones #MadAboutTheBoy

Feels weird to be in the news instead of my clients! Thanks to @yorkshirelegalnews.bsky.social for this lovely feature piece. #LegalMarketing #LegalPR #Barristers #Solicitors www.yorkshirelegalnews.co.uk/the-woman-be...

As the Thirlwall Inquiry comes to an end, this article provides a useful summary of the key evidence heard. www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

May your day be as glorious as this morning’s sunrise. 💙🧡🖤

There are still a few snowy remnants in Derbyshire. 💙❄️

Winter sunset at #ChatsworthHouse #PeakDistrict Making the most of my final day of annual leave.

TikTok defence lawyer in hot water after filming himself in judge’s chair www.thetimes.com/article/763a...

Judge lambasts BBC report that caused abortion trial to collapse. A highly unusual case involving false reporting. A new trial is set for next year. www.thetimes.com/article/b72e...

Something a little different at Hathersage Pool this morning….a pop up log fired sauna. 🔥

He may be approaching 18 years of age but he’s not to old to help decorate the Christmas tree. 🎄

“If ever the list got to a point where we were listing over a year in advance, we would regard that as a real failure,” Chris Kinch KC, former senior crown court judge tells @thetimes.com, criticising “unconscionable” delays to trials due to cap on court sitting days www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Christmas wreath (made by me); Tree fetching; and drooling at Gingerbread cake (not made by me!). It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎄

Excited to be at the #PersonalInjuryAwards2024 Ourselves and clients shortlisted…plus a room full of wonderful friends and colleagues. Tonight we also celebrated the life of the wonderful Michael Stubbs, Parklane Plowden Chambers. #Marketing #PR

We have these cute Gingerbread biscuits that are supposed to dangle off the side of our cups (my little fella needs propping up). They are delicious, but I’m mostly impressed by their tiny belly buttons.

It’s a potentially very controversial score for the Waitrose mince pies. Coming in with a very weak 7.5 out of a possible score of 20. #MincePieTasteTest

It’s happening……the @scalamarketing.bsky.social Christmas Tree 🎄 is going up!

Bumped into the phenomenal Richard Hawley this evening. I was, of course, as cool as a cucumber. 😬😍🎸

The #ThirlwallInquiry begins next week (10th Sept). We are handling media comms on behalf of Tamlin Bolton at Switalskis Solicitors who is representing the families of 6 of the harmed babies. Tamlin spoke with The Guardian this week on the upcoming Inquiry ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...

Pretty breezy this morning at #HathersagePool 🍂 #PeakDistrict #Lido

BlueSky thinking by lawyers amid mass exodus from X www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...

Thrilled to announce that Scala has been shortlisted at the Legal 500 Legal Business Awards for Marketing Initiative of the Year 2024. ✨ To be shortlisted is undoubtedly a career highlight. I'm so very proud of our team and grateful to the clients who choose to work with us.

Really hoping the good and great of legal twitter are on here!