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This is a rather desperate tweet, but I’m looking to track down anyone who knew a man called Ralph Levene in either Amsterdam or Hackney. It’s his funeral in two weeks and I can’t bear to think of an empty chapel… he was 90 and the last of the beatniks. Please share…

The journalist Hadley Freeman has recently resigned from The Guardian. She’s on today's programme talking about her claims of being “censored” from writing about gender identity, trans issues and antisemitism. Listen from 10am 📻

Honoured. Thank you all so much.

Having a good week. We have a fantastic team. Highly commended for Diversity too! ⁦Wedlake Bell LLP⁩

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Want to know more about The Occupational Penson Schemes Regulation, which came into effect 1 October 2022? Partner Justin McGilloway outlines the significant developments for the UK occupational pension schemes here: wedlakebell.com/pensions-and-c…

We are pleased to share that Wedlake Bell was awarded the Insolvency Law Firm of the Year (Over Three Insolvency Partners) at the TRI Awards last night. Read more here: tristrategy.co.uk/tri-awards/tri…

@Claire_Bradley0 @seanjones.org on Bluesky Self-defence classes are useful for everyone, but girls & women should not need to protect themselves

Mark, an A&E nurse at St Thomas’s, tells me a 19% pay rise will make the job easier as the NHS will be able to keep experienced staff. As opposed to paying agencies to fill gaps. Agency fee for a temp nurse? That’ll be 20-30% on top of what the agency nurse actually receives.

Pleased to share that Partner Matthew Brunsdon-Tully’s reader’s question discussing the considerations of reaching a financial settlement in an acrimonious divorce, was published in the Financial Times. To read more, see here [£]: ft.com/content/cfd7db…

The fabulous Peter Brookes in the ⁦The Daily Telegraph⁩ Saturday

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Solo patrol on Henry yesterday. We’d just had a run-in with an aggressive dog, who’d got free from the owner and run a good 300 yards to get to us. For info, Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 refers to a dog being dangerously out of control and putting you in fear of harm.

I love this! : Leolin Price QC opening an appeal: “This case concerns the law of contract: offer, acceptance and consideration.” Lord Widgery: “I think you can take it we understand the basics.” Price QC: “I made that mistake in the court below, my lord.”

Doctors waiting room South london - I find this a bit odd?

Lexology seem to have moved me to MacFarlanes! That may come as a shock to them but perhaps they have good biscuits 🍪 protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/T2v2C8qKYTOP…

#fraudlondon23 @fraudpanel @insoleurope @R3 Session 2 ‘Disguised As Green’ -environmental fraud. Everything we try to make better, fraudsters see as a target to benefit them. We need to work together to stop them. @EnvironmentAgency passionate about count…lnkd.in/d6kyHkCN

'Fraud is the biggest crime this country faces' Frances Coulson deputy chair of Fraud Advisory Panel speaking to Nick Ferrari on LBC this morning.

A useful forum and look forward