
Wigapedia
Wigapedia (aka Colm Nugent) is a barrister at Hardwicke.
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Barristerspeak decoded: A guide for solicitors, students and clients
Legal Cheek’s resident funny man Wigapedia returns with another helpful translator
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How many barristers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Bar funnyman Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek to answer an age-old question…
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Decoding the language of barristers’ conferences
The venerable Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek to translate counsel-speak
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A poem: ‘Oh, I wish I’d looked after me brief!’
Legal Cheek’s resident funny man Wigapedia returns with an ode to barristers’ briefs
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Language of the law decoded: The litigation edition
The revered Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek for his 2017 jargon buster
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The Secret Diary of Liz Truss (aged 38¾)
A sneak peak into the working week of our embattled Lady Justice
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Language of the legal directory decoded: the 2016 edition
The venerable Wigapedia returns to make his annual translation of the Legal 500
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Your Presentation Feedback Translator
With the courts closed and the legal profession in holiday mode, what better opportunity to do lots of pointless presentations?
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What the supervisor says Vs What the trainee hears
Junior and senior lawyers speak a different language
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A letter from Michael Gove: ‘Being Lord of The Chancellors is a really great job’
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, newly-appointed Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, writes exclusively for Legal Cheek (aided only slightly by Wigapedia)
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What judges say Vs. what judges mean
“I consider this application, in accordance with the Overriding Objective” = “Eeeny-meeny-miney-mo”
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Christmas sing-a-long: ‘Working in a Mitchell Wonderland’
Now for a Jackson reforms-themed Christmas sing-a-long
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The language of the legal directory: decoded — 2014 edition
Wigapedia returns to make his annual translation of the Legal 500
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A reading from the Book of Mitchell
Wigapedia draws upon Biblical inspiration to follow the twists and turns of the Jackson reforms
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7 spectacular legal typos
When jargon goes very wrong indeed…
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Careers
11 things not to do in a pupillage interview
You’ve made the cut. You’ve secured that pupillage interview. @Wigapedia advises on what you should NOT do next…
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The Mitchell decision and the breakdown of meaning
Following the recent further spate of Mitchell-related decisions, it has been determined after careful study of the ratio in each ruling that judges are simply making this stuff up as they go along.
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!Mitchell Bingo!
To celebrate the Mitchell judgment* Wigapedia has created a special commemorative bingo card.
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What your Instructions say Vs. what they mean
A guide to what instructing solicitors are really telling barristers.
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‘As a lawyer, I try to relax by practicing Origami…’
The Lawyer-Origami meme has been crying out for a UK caption. Wigapedia does the honours.
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A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional: part two
Wigapedia returns with the second part of his glossary of key legal terms used in practice.