All in Family

Facial Recognition

Facial Recognition

Nicky Goodman
Family

Dedication to your child now comes in the form of face tattoos. Julie and I have no idea who Amber Rose is. Trawling through the esteemed Law Society Gazette online service however, inexplicably drew us to her name and to her beautiful face. We still can’t work out how we were reading the critique of Judge Tatton’s controversial family ruling one minute and the next, looking at Amber Rose and her tattoos. It surely can’t have been anything to do with the allure of gossip on showbiz web pages - that is not how we spend our time, oh no.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day

Nicky Goodman
Family

As he rolled into view, all bed-hair and sleepy eyed, I looked at the clock.  Early for him – it was still only 10.00am.  Could it be that he was keen to honour my special day? 

“Well?”  I ventured, “What do you say?”

“Sorry?” came the default teenage reply.  .  My son is always in default teenage mode – if in doubt, sound apologetic, change the subject and move on. I blame his father

“No.”  I replied somewhat tersely, while trying to maintain my beatific motherly vibe.  “Happy Mother’s Day!”…

No Jargon

No Jargon

Nicky Goodman
Family

“War.  Uh.  Good God what is it good for?  Absolutely nothing.”

This little ditty came to mind when I read a recent article about the President of the Law Society, the unfortunately named Nicholas Fluck, opening up a “pro bono” clinic.  I realised that in legalese (a language spoken only by lawyers) the translation would be:

“Conflict-resolution.  Uh. (no translation)   Almighty God quantum meruit?  Pro bono.”

To assist you with this and other terms or words of legal jargon, I thought I would provide a helpful dictionary…