Legal News of The Week
Naughty law schools and naughty ladies week, it’s this week’s legal collectibles; some serious, mostly spurious…
Naughty law schools make minted law schools.
BPP Law School has been put under scrutiny after the Bar Standards Board (BSB) published a report on its ’triggered visit’ to the institution, which was prompted by the fact BPP’s BVC was oversubscribed…by more than 50 students ££££…. The Lawyer2B
Dark side of the music industry update, no more PF singles:
Pink Floyd wins court ruling against EMI – Their latest record deal, signed with EMI before legal downloads came along, said individual songs must not be sold without the band’s permission. BBC
Moving on. Some lawyers will almost certainly see this headline from the Gazette as a good thing:
“Most consumers cannot tell a good lawyer from a bad one” Gazette
But evidently it’s easier to detect rubbish lawyers than rubbish rubbish.
Monitored by millions of cameras and spied on by a secretive domestic intelligence network, Britons could be forgiven for feeling up in arms over the latest threat to their privacy: Intelligent garbage bins that can monitor how much they throw out. Breitbart
Yes really – a U.K. privacy rights group estimates 2.6 million Brits have been spied on in this way. Sneaky but, as sneaky as the guy who was convicted after sex with his twin brother’s girlfriend?? Maybe not but definitely more sneaky than this lot…
Unsubtle.
The sumo wrestler who ripped a cash machine out of a Moscow store on Friday and walked off with the bulky 90-kilogram (200-pound) machine on his shoulders. Breitbart
Not smooth.
A woman accused of shaving her pubic hair while driving, managed to cause a car accident on the Florida Keys. Amazingly enough, her ex-husband was steering from the passenger seat whilst the lady did her business in preparation for meeting her boyfriend. Anorak What a considerate ex.
Not embarrasing. Much.
A woman in Germany phoned police after hearing “suspicious noises” in her flat, but much to her embarrassment officers found the source was a vibrator, authorities said Friday. Breitbart
And finally the Americans are celebrating. Why?
Because…
The laziest man in the world is not in the USA!
But you guessed it; the laziest man in the world is English. Specifically, it’s English person Paul Railton, who was prosecuted, fined, and ordered not to drive for six months, after he was seen “walking” his dog by driving slowly along with the leash held out the car window. Lowering the Bar
Enjoy the weekend!










March 12, 2010
Very funny. Walking the dog with the car sounds like a great idea, invented by a Brit. Well done.
March 12, 2010
Thanks for the Friday read, I’ll be off for a glass of Pinot in about 27 minutes. I love Friday.