The Barrister Bard


"Witty and incisive comment on the law today, including crime and punishment, love and marriage, prison reform, personal injury, police and the courts."

Author: David Osborne is a barrister who lives in Somerset, England, and is the author of Toby Potts in the Temple of Gloom and Other Adventures of Our Intrepid Hero, a humorous book on the law, and a two e-books: The Road to Success and Public Speaking—the Ultimate Guide to the Art of Public Speaking.

Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • International • Europe • United Kingdom • Consultant

Recent Posts from The Barrister Bard


  • LOVE IS BLIND

      I read a suggestion the other day from the Association of Chief Police Officers (P.L.O.D) concerning men who have a history of violence towards their partners.  They support a Register, similar to the Sex…

  • BEMOANERS BEGONE

      Crime and punishment have been in the news again this week.  It has been a week of ‘bemoaning.’  First we had Sara Payne bemoaning the uncertainties surrounding release dates of long term prisoners, mindful…

  • NOT SO SECRET SERVICE

    When I was much younger and acne was still in its death throws, I fancied the life of a secret agent.  I was fired by the sight of James Bond and Ursula Andress cavorting in…

  • SEE THE HAPPY MORON

      I remember reading a ditty the other day: “See the happy moron, he doesn’t give a damn, I wish I were a moron, My God perhaps I am,” and my thoughts turned immediately to…

  • WHAT’S IN A TURBAN?

    Religion is a funny old business, and has been around for as long as time itself.  The Greeks, Romans and Pagans had gods for all seasons, my favourite by far being Bacchus, the God of…