I said I’d be back…

…and I am. Just. Although a number of things have conspired against me to leave Pink Tape less than in the pink – I am now (finally) back in the country, back in reach of a reliable internet connection and determined to get back into the swing of things. Even if not everybody will be pleased [...]

One Last Sip…

I need a drink. Look away if you don’t want to hear me whine with self pity. On 4 August the demise of the SIP (Special Issue Payment), which just about makes the Graduated Fee Scheme worth doing, becomes a reality. The changes have only just been confirmed: in essence some SIPs are abolished altogether, [...]

Breast Enhancement

I was more than a little miffy yesterday to read the material in The Times which suggested that my 10 month self-imposed martyrdom under the ‘breast is best’ banner may have been for little ultimate benefit. I would, it seems, have done no worse to have swapped him onto the bottle as soon as I [...]

Special Irritation Payments

Oh. Joy. Another claim refused by the LSC on the basis of an incorrect ‘interpretation’ of the regulations as to what can be claimed under Graduated Fees. Now I shall have to spend time submitting my application for review to remind the LSC what its own regulations say. This game is not funny any more and [...]

MS is not a four letter word by Lucy Reed (neé Reed)

I despair sometimes at ever being properly addressed by my given and chosen name. It’s only short but it causes oh so much trouble. . Every time I attend an unfamiliar court I go through the motions when I sign in: I enunciate ‘Ms…Lucy…Reed…no it’s double E D…I’m counsel for the Respondent / Applicant…’ (it’s [...]

Scary Stuff – BNP White Paper on Family Law

No doubt the BNP are hoping to capitalise on the general disillusionment with mainstream political parties in order to gain seats in the forthcoming european elections and further down the line. (I have received a rather unpleasant leaflet through the door myself, plastered with respectable white people and unpleasant slogans.) For anyone contemplating casting a [...]