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16 March 2007 / John Fortgang
Issue: 7264 / Categories: Blogs , Profession
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Secret diary of a county court usher aged 59 3/4

The usher whistles his way through a sporting tragedy, spots a rug and admits he has no soul

Monday

Am reliably informed that spring has arrived and am intrigued to see effect on Life In Court. Lady DJ has designer daffodils in her room, tastefully arranged of course and chosen to match her equally designer clothes. Male DJ, ever eager to be considered ‘cool’, has taken to wearing a suit which can only be described as yellow, a colour which I do not consider suitably judicial and am therefore doing what I can to keep punters away from him until he sees error of his ways, which sadly may not happen until October. This means that lady DJ gets more than fair share of cases but as she considers herself to be superjudge (her words) she will probably not complain, and male DJ basically lazy so he won’t either. On the other hand assume he has only one such suit and if something should happen to it…problem solved

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway

NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

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