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- Apres Comedy
- published on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:06
- This is me. The last two nights I've had little sleep. The first I was worrying about the countdown to my first ever standup gig. And for the second, I was happy it was over and so high on andrenalin. The feedback I've received tells me the gig went well. The disparity between the way I looked (laid back and calm--of course I wasn't) and sounded (smooth and somewhat lugubrious) and what ... [read more]
- Countdown to Comedy
- published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:42
- This is the countdown to my first ever (and last??) standup performance. It's on Wednesday 19 November and the details are below. If you click on the name of the pub you get a Google maps reference. STAND UP SHOW With graduates from Chris Head's stand up comedy course Wednesday 19th November at: Wilmington Arms pub 69 Rosebery Avenue London, EC1R 4RL Doors 7pm (show starts 7.30pm) £4 Near ... [read more]
- More Writing
- published on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:39
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- Writing and More Writing
- published on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:49
- (serious image) I agreed to do some research for the Bar Council on direct access to barristers. The report was due yesterday but I asked for an extension today. Avis Whyte, my colleague, and I eventually got it in. It was the result of poring over a huge pile of documents, interviewing various experts and users, and carrying out three web-based surveys. It was only a small project after all. ... [read more]
- What and What Not To Do With a Ganglion
- published on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:30
- I think I've got a small ganglion cyst on my wrist, which I can feel pressing on a nerve. It's an irritating little bugger. I read one way to get rid of them is to hit them with a big book. It makes them burst. I tried that on myself last week. Even though I've got some big books--let me recommend the New Oxford Companion to Law in which I've written an entry on globalization and law and it runs ... [read more]
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- New Working Paper Uploaded on
14th March 2008
"Lawyers, Law Firms and the Stabilization of Transnational Business" is a new paper by Fabian Sosa, my colleague in Bremen, and me. It looks at the role of lawyers, in large and medium-sized law firms, in cross-border transactions through the lens of Luhmann and Gilson. It's under "In Progress" here and also on my SSRN page. Comments are very welcome. The paper is coming out in the Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business this year.