William Byfield's Secret E-Diary
Secret E-Diary
Cuts to the budget are having strange effects. When I started as a young pupil I had a kind pupil master who, on days when he was out, used to send me to court with other... read moreSecret E-Diary - January 2015
Preparation is not always simplification. Barristers do go on about prep... read moreSecret E-Diary - November 2014
The Criminal Bar is no country for young people. In the unlikely event that anyone else ever wished to chronicle my headship of Gutteridge Chambers, it might be noticed... read moreSecret E-Diary - October 2014
Eerie times in the courts. I try to get in all my sitting days as a Recorder of the Crown Court in one go if I can. I quite enjoy the daily routine with no annoying clients... read moreSecret E-Diary - September 2014
Holiday plans are spoiled by a dose of reality. August is traditionally a time for holidaying, resting, recharging the batteries and cogitating. However, there is always... read moreSecret E-Diary - August 2014
Celebrating an independent judiciary. This week saw me chugging along by train out of Victoria to the southern confines of my circuit. I was covering, by part time judging... read moreSecret E-Diary - July 2014
There comes a time when each person must decide where loyalties lie. “No doubt he will pursue the case with the added bitterness of an old friend.” Oscar Wilde of Edward... read moreSecret E-Diary - June 2014
It has always been my belief that victory is harder to manage than defeat. When human minds are focused on crisis, it may bring out the best outcome possible. Victory, however, is another... read moreSecret E-Diary - May 2014
As a child I was given a short book written by the late Mr Justice Darling – a man who was known for his judicial wit, although his Spy pen-portrait bore the unkind legend “Judicial... read moreSecret E-Diary - April 2014
Battle lines are drawn My party political allegiances remained pretty constant until the day I found myself driving behind a car that had a sticker on its rear windscreen... read morePages
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