Jonathan Mitchell KC is at jjmitchell.bsky.social
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Retired from practice as an advocate at the Scottish bar . Embra born and by nature. Also makes pretty good ice cream. Not active on this site nowadays 🧐
I love Edinburgh's old graveyards, and here, with a geeky legal twist, is what must be the smallest public one in the city: John Livingston's tomb in Chamberlain Road, well worth a short visit in the sunshine. #mementomori #greenhill #bruntsfield (thread 1:4)
Dropbox links to (1) the EHRC note of argument in FWS v SG no 2, heard on 9-10 Nov, is dropbox.com/s/qiio66o2jawj… and (2) the pre-hearing reading list is dropbox.com/s/v6tq465n4a4q…
1929—Paul Slater, who, seeking a divorce from his estranged wife, Jane Small, asked a friend of his, a private investigator and former detective inspector named George Hall, to provide proof that Jane was having an affair. However, months passed and no such proof was forthcoming.
Here's a running thread of all the things the current Prime Minister cannot recall whilst under oath at the Covid Inquiry. Some more understandable than others I'd humbly suggest. 🧵
After an amorous encounter resulted in the theft of his clothes, Irish barrister Richard Tucker had to think quickly if he was to arrive in court in time to represent his client. The course of action adopted got him there all right - as the accused! Read: ruthcannonbarristerhistory.com/2023/11/21/a-b…
