Quickies

Well the new FT front page is much better than the old, easier to read, less corrupted by ads, better laid out.Be nice if they would transfer the look to all other pages, too.  I should have thought it would be simple enough to redo the CSS sheets for the whole lot, and not just [...]

NY State is in for some hard times, according to its governor, David Paterson. [M]ore than 160,000 New Yorkers will lose their jobs during this downturn and the unemployment rate, now 5.8 percent, will reach 6.5 percent. He said personal income is projected to decline 1 percent in 2009 and wages will drop 2.1 percent. By [...]

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Court bundle.jpg Originally uploaded by Jolyon A quick observation on Court practice. From a recent case I was on, though I’ve thought of this before (and forgotten to note it). The Judge often had 3 or 4 bundles open on his desk at one time, and was frequently being referred by Counsel to one, then [...]

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I heard that a Senior Partner of a leading City practice avers to his colleagues that the reason he gets in at 10.30am and leaves at 4pm is because “the season ticket is cheaper” at that time. Hmm. That’s a firm on the up-and-up, I’d say, though I confess to some admiration for the tenacity [...]

Today is the fun day when the list of new Silks comes out.  This time round I only know two, so congratulations to James Eadie QC and to Nick Lavender QC, with whom I was at Bar School (a long time ago).

Oooh, this new film looks like a must-see for reinsurers everywhere, but more especially piquant for those who live or work in London. A raging storm builds high seas which gather and surge over the Thames barrier, drowning London. Politicos despair, people drown, and plucky (and doubtless gorgeous, pouting) scientists must scamper about to save the [...]

I like these Life Instructions from Stefan Sagmeister:

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Arbory Group Ltd v West Craven[1] Insurance Services. QBD (Leeds). 13 March 2007 A company that had been underinsured for business interruption as a result of an insurance broker’s negligent advice was entitled to recover a shortfall in payment and damages for loss of profits. The duty of the insurance broker, in the circumstances, was to [...]

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This has no reinsurance content at all, but if you turn the sound down a little, it will provide you with a lightener before you consider that next heart-breaking risk: Enjoy the silliness. Reinsurance/law stuff will follow. May the force be with you.

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