@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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@DamonHD @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey The weirdest thing is that to be admitted as a barrister in England you literally have to attend 12 formal dinners.
@Nickiquote @DamonHD @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey
At risk of being a pedant, these days it is merely 10, I think!
@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?
@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.
@neil @DamonHD @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey Oh good I’m watching my waistline.
@Nickiquote @DamonHD @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey
I wish I could blame my waistline on regulatory requirements :(
@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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