How Brixton is changing

Mr Tulkinghorn..a famous lawyer of Dickens fame {Bleak House} murdered by Hortense, the hateful maid

the Chancery system..reformed in 1842, 1852, 1870's......how does that go now..what has it morphed into in current time ::confused::

Bleak House..one of my faourite english stories..Dickens a man after my own heart

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Mr Tulkinghorn..a famous lawyer of Dickens fame {Bleak House} murdered by Hortense, the hateful maid

the Chancery system..reformed in 1842, 1852, 1870's......how does that go now..what has it morphed into in current time ::confused::

Bleak House..one of my faourite english stories..Dickens a man after my own heart
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The UK Bar is still steeped in old white male traditions and customs Maps.  For years they tried to de-wig the British barrister but all in vain.  But despite all of that it is a very diverse bar.  I saw lots of Black, Indian other non-white barristers and of course tons of women in the profession.

With respect to Brixton.  I was begining to see the yuppiefication of that area when I was there.  Certain parts were being bought up and rented out at absurd rates. 

If Brixton can change  for the better , so too can Buxton

Brixton reads like Yorkville, Broadview/Cabbage Town or Beaches area to me.....from ordinary and poor to gentrified and rich.

I used to watch Rumpole.  Mortimer was a former Barrister so he made Rumpole and his life as a barrister as realistic as you can get on TV.  Notwithstanding that, we used to watch some of these episodes in advocacy and moot classes to discuss all the mistakes they made in the court scenes. ::LOL::

BTW, I would love to see Maps in full UK barrister gown and wig regalia.  The wig is made of horse hair. 8)

in my next life.  I am trying to figure out what to do in it.  and english lawyer is a definite possibility

Maybe I will come back as an JewMerican Don, tilting at Obama with Captain as my sidekick on an old burro

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Well there are two types of English lawyer Maps.  There are Barristers and there are Solicitors.  Barristers are trial lawyers that practice solely in courts.  Solicitors are lawyers who represent the lay clients and who prepares the case for the Barrister when it's ready for court.  The Solicitor therefore hires the Barrister to represent his/her lay client in court.  A Barrister's only client is a Solicitor.  They never represent lay clients directly.

Solicitors have law firms where more than one of them form partnerships.  Barristers belong to law chambers where each barrister is an independent contractor within that chambers.  The Barristers tend to make less than Solicitors, especially big firm solicitors.

So which one for you Maps?  Wig wearing Barrister, or cufflink wearing solicitor? 8)

well...i would not be in it for the money.  the barrister side would be mu choice.  I love Rumpoles' creed.. NEVER PLEAD GUILTY

i can imagine fine, happy days in court for me, making policemen look silly