Well, it's been a little while since I've been in touch. Things
have certainly been pretty busy since I last wrote. The bowling
night was great fun. A couple of strikes meant that I didn't put in
a totally embarrassing performance. Relief all round! On the work
front, I had an exciting early Christmas present when I heard that
we had won in the Court of Appeal on a case I have been working on
for the last few months. I have been working alongside our property
litigation partner on a case for an important client of the firm
which had been sued by a landlord who said that the client had
breached the terms of its lease. The client instructed us after
they had lost the case in the High Court and they wanted us to
appeal the decision in the Court of Appeal. It was hard work, but
very rewarding. Not many litigators are lucky enough to have a case
in the Court of Appeal, so to have the opportunity in my first year
of practicing litigation, was fantastic. We instructed an excellent
barrister to help with the case. He was hugely impressive and it
was fascinating to sit and discuss the case with him and work out
what arguments we would use. The drama of the Court room was just
as exciting as I had hoped, and to see one of the top QC's in the
country debating the points of law and the facts I know so well
before a panel of three eminent judges, is a huge buzz. To win the
case was just the icing on the (early Christmas!) cake, and makes
all the hard work worthwhile. The celebration drinks with the
client should be fun too!