BLOG: Sam Hillas

Of more interest were the remarks that lead me to understand that people may not yet know who I am. I know, I can't quite believe it either.

So for all those who do not yet (or pretend not to) know me, my name is Sam Hillas, or in the interests of self-Googling (the subject matter of a whole future blog in itself) perhaps I ought to say Samantha Hillas.

I practice as a barrister at Atlantic Chambers in Liverpool, specialising in family law which, as you may have read in the national press, is a pretty 'hot' topic at the moment.

Of course I say "you" but I really mean "I" as, much to my (and I'm guessing your) surprise, neither Paul McCartney nor Madonna retained me to act for them within their respective divorces.

Which is a shame because I am confident I would have been infinitely less expensive yet would have emerged with much more aplomb had a jug of water been poured over my head.

And I would have taken Macca/Madge (this is an either/or situation, I'm not greedy) for a cheeky drinky afterwards in the Bar and Grill.

These London folk, they never learn.

I must of course be grateful for the absence of worldwide multi-millionaire divorce clients as this affords me sufficient time to update this blog.

That does of course put the whole issue in perspective - Macca/Madge's loss is Liverpool's gain.

Although at this early stage I cannot yet be certain that this blog does reach the City as a whole.

The responsive comments may have come thick and fast but I have to thank my best friends, dearest husband and mum for any feedback so far.

Please take that last observation as an invitation to leave feedback, be it negative, positive or howsoever arising.

Any suggestions for future subject matter will be very gratefully received: I look forward to hearing from you.