I am a solicitor. I practise in England. Solicitors are not usually considered to be very exciting people. But back in the 1980s I hit on the idea that even life in a solicitor's office might be interesting to somebody, so I started to jot down my experiences.
The outcome was a series of (mainly) lighthearted articles in Solicitors Journal (where I have a regular back page column and have to date published more than 300 articles - well over half the length of "War and Peace"). The things I write are read mainly by lawyers in England. This is an experiment to see whether they might be enjoyed by a wider audience. Well someone is taking a look as there have been more than 49,000 hits on this site since I started it (unless of course it is 48,999 visits from search engines and one individual). I have had very few emails - which is disappointing. Maybe law is boring after all!
This is one of the first pictures of me. After that it was downhill all the way
Many of the articles have been illustrated by the cartoonist David Haldane. I have included some of his work on this website, and you can contact him direct through the site if you wish.
Read the articles. Click the link to send me comments. I will reply to you. If you want me to write for your publication, tell me, as I rather fancy the idea of giving up the day job and becoming a John Grisham or Scott Turow.
If you want to consult me professionally, (I undertake mainly medical cases)
New! See "recent pieces" for articles written since the end of 2008
