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DAY THREE of a writer’s diary

by Ryan Clement TODAY, I walked onto the balcony to (re)observe the scene before opening my computer to continue with writing Day Six of the book. The sunrise was simply indescribable. Nature and the Natural World at their very best. I then had company 🐦🐤 and we three peacefully enjoyed the beautiful scenery together. ⛰️☀️⛰️.Continue reading “DAY THREE of a writer’s diary”

DAY TWO of a writer’s diary

by Ryan Clement AS I SAID, today was initially set aside solely for editing. But my legal professional commitments prevented this from happening. So I decided that I would start writing Day Six for around 2 hours, go for breakfast (which I do not normally have when at home) and do some editing on theContinue reading “DAY TWO of a writer’s diary”

DAY ONE of a writer’s diary

by Ryan Clement IT’S LATE and I have a 6.45am flight ✈️ tomorrow morning from Gatwick South. Although I don’t live too far from the airport, time-wise. I can drive there in 45 minutes. But I wasn’t going to do that drive to get there for 5am, which means leaving home no later than 4.15am,Continue reading “DAY ONE of a writer’s diary”

CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT

by Ryan Clement, barrister LIKE WITH MOST CONTRACTS, a contract of employment consists of three key components: offer, acceptance and consideration. THE OFFER is made by the prospective employer, which is ACCEPTED by the prospective employee. CONSIDERATION would be, amongst other things, the employee agreeing to undertake the work that is stipulated in the contractContinue reading “CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT”

⚖️ ON BALANCE ⚖️

by Ryan Clement, LL.M., barrister STANDARDS OF PROOF are more prevalent in our daily lives than many of us might care to realise. It could be the difference between being found to have committed to a disciplinary offence at work or not; between succeeding at one’s grievance or not; being deemed to have been wrongfullyContinue reading “⚖️ ON BALANCE ⚖️”

The New Kid on the Block “IN UNDER 1 MINUTE ⏳”

THERE IS A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK, metaphorically speaking, of course! Yes, in terms of YouTube videos, it’s new. Born just this week. It’s a bubba! I have no idea who makes them 🤥 but they are good. I’m simply the messenger not the message! 😉 In fact, if I must say so, theyContinue reading “The New Kid on the Block “IN UNDER 1 MINUTE ⏳””

Porto v Lisbon

AUDACIOUSLY, I thought I could settle the age-old Lisbon versus Porto debate of which is prettier. Like any good judgment, I shall leave my conclusion to the end. BUT, FIRST, I should state how this came about for me. I was doing a case up north (England), which went part-heard. That means, it was inContinue reading “Porto v Lisbon”

Bruno! Bruno! Bruno!

by Ryan Clement AS WITH MANY, IF NOT MOST, WEEKS, this week was a heavy week of advising clients in conference (barristers have ‘conferences’ with their clients as opposed to ‘meetings.’). I have lost count of the counties I have been in this week; Somerset, Cardiff, Hants, Surrey, London, not to mention those in betweenContinue reading “Bruno! Bruno! Bruno!”

We Reap What We Sow! 3

I REMEMBER being at school when the only person who would visit about their work would be a police officer and, respectfully, we were told primarily about the rights and wrongs but not about joining the force. Thankfully, here at least, we are given a lot more information and good career advice. YESTERDAY, I hadContinue reading “We Reap What We Sow! 3”