There is indeed a veritable explosion of legal blogs (blawgs, twegals and other twaddle). Until not so long ago it has been quite an isolating experience combining practice at the bar with a slightly more creative approach to writing, particularly one that involves expressing a personal view (Typing “IMHO” is contrary to a barrister’s most basic instincts in so many ways. It requires conscious effort to retrain oneself to function normally in internet society). Trying to imagine the bar 2.0 has been tough, the independent bar operates in a world where we are given a daily platform to play devil’s advocate, always safe in the knowledge that we are simply doing a job and not responsible for what we say. But when I am blogging they are my words are my responsibility. And it’s not a trivial one. “Your Honour, those are my instructions” just doesn’t cut it. Continue Reading…