I'm trying to put up a new blogpost involving Southall but Wordpress doesn't allow me to drop in two images side-by-side . I'm on a Mac and the "simple" way using Preview has defeated me, while a "free" specialised site had me in a doom loop clicking on Captcha images endlessly (why does that happen?)
So hopefully I can drop these two images here now, and somebody could combine them into one image for me? with Southall on the left? Size quite small to go at the top of the blogpost
Thanks in advance!!!
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@TelMc32 no, they are not in a relationship, AFAIK.
On a side note, I am saddened by the relegation of Rochdale.
I feel like having a pop at NdM, who does like a bit of footie Twitter limelight, but in this case it will be wise to make sure first that there's something to have a pop about...
In a nut shell it prevents people turning down work, even Fred West was entitled to legal representation, who would have taken that case? The bar do operate in weird and wonderful ways at times.
On past showings (Farnell's fees, the builder's invoice) I'll be surprised if he does.
As previously noted, Katy Jade's "17Media" (in liquidation) owes a hefty wedge to HMRC, so unlikely she'll be baling him out. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09830875/filing-history (see statement of affairs 24 Aug 2022)
Surely his luck has to run out soon? Keep your eyes peeled, folks!
I've also learnt that NdM represented all of the Maxco Birmingham defendants, and Richardson at least is supposed to have money, so Southall probably didn't have to pay so much.
It would be nice to think though that next time Southall is up before the EFL, Nick de Marco offers to represent the EFL, and pro bono.
In English law (and other countries which adopt the rule), the cab-rank rule is the obligation of a barrister to accept any work in a field in which they profess themselves competent to practise, at a court at which they normally appear, and at their usual rates.
The cab rank rule is set out at rC29 of the Bar Standards Board Handbook. It states that if the barrister receives instructions from a professional client and the instructions are appropriate taking into account their experience, seniority and/or field of practice, they must (subject to the exceptions in rC30) accept those instructions irrespective of:
Copied from wiki because it was quicker than typing it out and checking it but it matches my understanding.
We instruct KC and defend against them, sometimes we have some that are on both sides at different times.
Yet 250 of them choose not to prosecute eco warriors with apparently no comebacks!
- He represented the Maxco group including Southall and its said that Richardson at least is loaded. So NdM had no reason to argue he might not get paid (which can be a valid reason to refuse)
- Barristers are chosen and instructed by whichever firm of solicitors is working for the client, rather than the clients themselves, albeit clients presumably sign off on the choice
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/24/just-stop-oil-extinction-rebellion-lawyers-climate-change/
Good article btw.
Cafc43v3r posted above and shove it under Jolyon Maughan's nose with a demand to know why he and the others plan to break with an apparently fundamental convention underpinning the UK justice system. Instead, and because the Telegraph is now just the house magazine of the Tory Party, the reporter just lazily asked a Tory MP for a quote on the matter. The Telegraph, having set up a really incisive attack, blazed over from 2 yards. It is genuinely a pity, because I think it's potentially a really interesting question.
All that said, I suspect Nick de Marco might answer along the lines that climate change is a rather better candidate for "hill to die on" than Matt Southall.