Did You Know?   1    The names of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with. 2    The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. 3    ‘Typewriter’ is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. 4    It is impossible to lick your elbow. 5    The ‘sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick’ is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. 6    If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. 7    111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 8    If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. 9    `Stewardesses’ is the longest word typed with only the left hand. 10 And finally, 99% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

 

Playing the Part   A Walt Disney World worker who portrayed the character Tigger was recently acquitted of charges that he fondled a 13-year-old girl while posing for a photo with the teen and her mother. During closing arguments defence attorney Jeffrey Kaufman donned a Tigger costume in the courtroom in an effort to show jurors how difficult it is to manoeuvre and see in the outfit. He first strapped on Tigger’s tail and then put on a neck cloth, the enormous orange-and-black striped head, and two large orange mitts to show jurors how the costume limits peripheral vision and arm movements.         Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase `identifying with your client’, doesn’t it?

 

A Matter of Privilege   Legal advice privilege was restored to its original parameters in England as the House of Lords dismissed a controversial Court of Appeal decision in the Three Rivers case [2004] EWCA Civ 218. The Lords moved swiftly to overturn the earlier ruling that legal advice privilege should only apply to advice relating to ‘legal rights and obligations’ — as opposed to presentational advice. The Law Society of England and Wales, Bar Council and Attorney-General’s office, which had all submitted written arguments to the court in strong support of legal advice privilege, were given permission to provide further submissions relating to arguments raised during the hearing. At the end of a four-day hearing in late July 2004, Lord Scott said the Bank of England’s appeal against the Court of Appeal decision would be allowed, with reasons expected to be given in September.

 

Straight Settlements  We are not sure if the proximity of this shop to the Subordinate Courts, known not just for its role as adjudicator, but also for being extremely pro-active in assisting parties to settle their disputes amicably, is purely coincidental, but  business does seem to be thriving.