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Nick
@Nickiquote@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@DamonHD @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey The weirdest thing is that to be admitted as a barrister in England you literally have to attend 12 formal dinners.

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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@Nickiquote @DamonHD @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey

At risk of being a pedant, these days it is merely 10, I think!

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DamonHD
@DamonHD@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@neil @Nickiquote @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey Does that count as progress, or is it some kind of shrinkflation where you pay just as much to get less food?

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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@DamonHD @Nickiquote @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey

Good question, and I don't know, I'm afraid. But it was part of a relatively recent overhaul of training requirements.

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Nick
@Nickiquote@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@neil @DamonHD @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey Oh good I’m watching my waistline.

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Neil Brown
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@Nickiquote @DamonHD @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey

I wish I could blame my waistline on regulatory requirements :(

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DamonHD
@DamonHD@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@Nickiquote @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey When my daughter was considering Oxford colleges, we/she tried to pick those with the fewest compulsory formal dinners...

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