Legal Practice
Taxation of Costs
When litigators talk about 'costs' they mean court awarded costs, not lawyer's legal fees. In sum, legal fees are what you pay your lawyer to
The 4 Qualities Required for Legal Advocacy
During advocacy trainings, at some point, I inevitably deliver my short speech to the trainee lawyers about how a judge doesn’t only evaluate the merits
The Price of Pro Bono
Pro bono publico in Latin means for the public good. It refers to legal work done without payment for those who cannot afford it.
‘How do you get work?’ II
This is an inescapable, inevitable question that lawyers are confronted with. For many of us, including me, this getting work thing is a deep, impenetrable
What is not grist for the legal marketing mill?
I am from an era and upbringing where we do not publicly praise ourselves.
Life After Negligence?
I used to wonder what happened to a professional after he is found negligent in a court judgment. Is his career prospects and reputations in
Beneath the Legal Dispute
Mediation is a process to facilitate disputing parties to resolve their grievance with each other.
Answer then Explain
Yesterday, while waiting for our appeal to be called up, we witnessed a hearing for...
Why are some senior lawyers so nasty?
This question tends to arise when I listen to interns, pupils or young lawyers.
