I’m at Lake Bled where (by chance) I came across an accordion festival. Yesterday they broke a world record with over 3000 accordion players all here - it must have been crowded - quite a squeeze apparently..

Play stupid games… this one will go down in history. A Family Feud at an Oregon Winery Turns to Vinegar Over A.I. Slop www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...

Giles was such a good guy. He is going to be so missed. www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/tribute...

“an improver of life, a force for good, a provider of imagination, determination, laughter (he was a witty lecturer) and information” So wonderfully and truly put. He will be very much missed.

Giles was so generous with his time and so helpful when it came to explaining to journalists very clearly and with quotable precision exactly how a wrong un landlord was being a wrong un. But mostly I just remember thinking he was a really, really kind human who cared about the state of others.

This editing tip I shared with a young lawyer at the other place received a positive response, so I thought I’d post it here too. I am sure @bcdreyer.social also has some excellent advice on catching typos.

#LegalEthics: If I get an order to show cause that asks whether I used #AI, can I refuse to respond because my legal research is work product? Two TN attorneys submitted briefs to the 6th Cir. with over two dozen fake citations and misrepresentations of the...(cont.) lnkd.in/eEe55g8Y #law #lawsky

events.zoom.us/ev/AjQrdNj45... PD57AC on witness statements is often breached (sometimes at great cost). This webinar includes practical guidance, checklists & draft letters to help you & your clients.

At the prices they charge, prices which are draining local authority budgets, care homes should be amazing. Practice in the Court of Protection suggests they are not. This article seeks to follow the money to understand what is going wrong. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Beautifully done. That’s the cross-examination of your dreams.

ICYMI: My article in The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process—“Democratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage ‘We the People’ Through Social-Media Platforms”—is now available online. journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/ar...

www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/03/16/c... Litigators often get in trouble and complained about for not giving proper costs estimates. This webinar looks at the cases, the rules and provides numerous checklists (for the lawyer and client) to try to ensure that problems do not occur.

“Show, don’t tell” is, in my view, a foundational principle of persuasive legal and judicial writing.

In Yorkshire today we have a double rainbow - just to show we don’t do things by half…

www.apil.org.uk/training/avo... I’m adding a section on AI & the drafting of witness statements to this.

Today’s #legalwriting tip from the Ohio Supreme Court—don’t use any form of the verb “to believe” in any part of an affidavit when the affiant legally has to *know* that what they’re saying is true.

www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/02/03/p... Catch up on all the important developments on Part 36

New Guideline Hourly Rates for solicitors, effective from yesterday www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/01/02/n...

This is awful. Please spread the word about this “payment into court” scam

My favourite opening line for a 2025 judgment. From @civlittweet.bsky.social excellent commentary. #Language and #Law

This is information that must be shared far and wide. Fraudsters pretending to be court enforcement agencies conning money out of vulnerable parties. (No paywall) www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/12/22/f...

www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/11/24/c... Allegations of contributory negligence & accidents at work are subject to particular legal principles. The practical implications of these are considered in this webinar.

Webinar on contributory negligence in road traffic cases tomorrow. If you miss it, and it becomes important, it will be partly your own fault... www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/11/18/c...

How about this for freebie’s at the ACL conference? (Although I thought modern publishers discouraged footnotes…)

Andrew Roy KC speaking on the problems caused by Mazur

Setting up at the ACL conference today

... generative AI.” The judge sanctioned the lawyer for violating Bankruptcy Rule 9011 (for legal contentions not warranted by existing law). The sanctions consisted of attorneys’ fees, mandatory CLE, and referral to disciplinary counsel. No sanctions mentioned for the client.

... the lawyer admitted that his client (a former paralegal) did the legal research for him, that he didn’t check all the cases, and that he didn’t know whether or not the client used #artificialintelligence. The judge put the client up on the stand and she admitted she used “some form of ...(cont.)

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I save time by using the #AI legal research my non-lawyer client gave me? A TX lawyer in a bankruptcy matter submitted a brief to the court with over thirty false or incorrect citations. When questioned about it by the judge ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eBvFb9bw #lawsky #law