LDP - The Legal Week

Judge Mental: Woof Justice

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:54:58 +0000

As the great Gallic philosopher and author Albert Camus said in his celebrated essay The Rabid Generation, “I love animals, especially canines. And especially canine dogs.�? Of course, this comes out much better when said in Albert’s native French while waving a Gauloise, wearing an onion necklace and reeking of garlic. The Absurd-obsessed Camus also went on to write about the meaninglessness of

Judge Mental: Someone has been 'court' out

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:25:29 +0000

Football is more important than life and death. I think it was Ken Dodd who said that.
Well, you got that right Doddy and in court it’s just the same.

Judge Mental: Bring back Denis

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:34:59 +0000

The Daily Post's new blogger Judge Mental has just dispatched another briefing from inside Liverpool Crown Court. Here it is:

All that crazy talk about aliens landing, Daleks and Davros last week got me thinking. It was a nice feeling, if a little strange.

On to this week’s thrilling instalment from inside the, um, bowels of Liverpool Crown Court. Yes, the football season’s just kicked off and court was all a flutter this week with the grunts and squeals of the annual ushers versus barristers kick-about in the corridors using a much missed judge’s wig as a ball. It wasn’t on his head at the time, which was a pity.

New blog lifts lid on life in crown court

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:16:56 +0000

The Liverpool Daily Post has launched a new blog which will tell tales about life inside Liverpool Crown Court. Our Judge Mental will have a take on almost everything. Here is our source's first entry: