Charlie Irvine

A great image for today's #ArchiveTravel theme. Photo of tram car 271 crossing Kelvinbridge near @GlasgowSubway in 1956 with Lansdowne Parish Church by John Honeyman (@WebstersTheatre) & St Mary's Cathedral in the background. #Archive30

Read our Director's article in today's Scotsman. How sharing can help develop better practice. @sacro @DavidHossack_MF @cahirstworks @Rowan_Rachel @rachaelbicknell scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Does the UK need a False Claims Act? Sobering reading on insurance-based healthcare #falseclaims #healthcare justice.gov/opa/pr/false-c…

My head is buzzing after a great Mediation in Practice weekend @lawstrath @MediationClinic, really enjoyed trying out new approaches and learning from all the different skills and styles in our diverse group

For anyone tempted to defend UK Gov's Rwanda asylum policy, read this QC's comment on its Australian inspiration: "The punishment of innocent people to shape the behaviour of others is impossible to justify. It is the philosophy of hostage-takers." (Julian Burnside)

@MediationClinic @LegalAwards @lawstrath @UniStrathclyde Special thanks to Pauline McKay for all the amazing work she put in to the Mediation Clinic this year - nice recognition last night

Delighted to win the Highly Commended Community Contribution award @LegalAwards. Well done everyone. @lawstrath @CharlieIrvine @UniStrathclyde

Why isn't this obvious? theconversation.com/cost-of-living…

Armando Iannucci said this about Liz Truss and the more we watch, the funnier it gets thepoke.co.uk/2022/07/14/arm…

Had a lovely Saturday at @solasfestival

Happy Birthday ⁦@PaulMcCartney⁩

Government claims Boris has at least handled the pandemic well. These graphs give the lie - note last winter's 'Boris spike' of UK deaths compared to similar countries (even the US)

For a reflection on the protests today in Glasgow join us on Clubhouse. @TheGlasgowVoice @XRebellionUK I'm discussing “Keeping our Cool - COP26” with Let’s Talk Glasgow. Saturday, 6 Nov at 7:00 pm GMT in @clubhouse. Join us! clubhouse.com/event/xLrodgo6

Practical Tips for Mediators: Parties Who Take Cold Feet mediationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2021/10/10/pra…

Jamaica's justice ministry wants to fund mediation for modest claims out of legal aid: jis.gov.jm/justice-minist… Surely Scotland ought to do the same when rules encourage mediation but no funding exists? @KeithBrownSNP @AshDenham2012

@LegalAwards For the second year running @MediationClinic has won the Community Contribution Award at the Scottish Legal Awards 2021. Huge thanks to all our volunteers @lawstrath

Premier league lawyers: the average profit per partner in Scottish law firm, Brodies, (£680,000) now higher than the average wage at Rangers (£649,770) see us5.campaign-archive.com/?e=d0aa16981c&… and statista.com/statistics/547… #SPL

The populist carnage of young lives going on under our noses: theconversation.com/its-a-myth-tha…

Exactly ! It’s all a bit Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.”

The Thick Line Between Mediation and Arbitration (Or Why ADR is a Weasel Word) mediationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2021/07/24/the…