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Judge Mental: Woof Justice

Posted by Judge Mental on August 31, 2007 12:54 AM

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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

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Judge Mental: Someone has been 'court' out

Posted by Legal Week Administrator on August 24, 2007 6:25 AM

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.

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Judge Mental: Bring back Denis

Posted by Legal Week Administrator on August 17, 2007 7:34 AM

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.

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New blog lifts lid on life in crown court

Posted by Legal Week Administrator on August 9, 2007 8:16 AM

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:

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