Making the most of the International Barrister™ brand

This week I have been lucky enough to be chosen as the guest blogger for the Bar Council of England and Wales. As plenty of us are heading off to the IBA in Washington next week I thought a blog...


Traingate: Corbyn vs. Branson

Will a leading politician ever tweet while taking a Virgin train north again? Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s social media update, insisting that he was experiencing a problem faced “by many passengers every day” is now notorious. The episode polarises opinion – his...


Leave vs. Remain. The PR battle has just begun.

A lot of people I know were staring at the TV in hope or despair from the 10 o’clock news till that 6am declaration at the end of last week. (Some say they blinked in this time, but I don’t...


Should lawyers stop using Twitter?

“This just shows how mad it is for any firm of Solicitors to use Twitter.” The above is a comment posted after the Law Society Gazette’s online report about a firm of solicitors that recently found itself in hot water as...


Your online reputation – there’s only One Direction to take

You may or may not have heard of Azealia Banks, an American rapper, singer and songwriter with more than a bit of a penchant for foul language and shocking lyrics. She’s a public figure with a reputation for being controversial...


Putting the boot into your reputation

To enjoy being walked on in high heels is, apparently, a thing – though even among fetishists, I imagine we’re talking about a minority of dedicatees. Certainly accountancy giant PwC didn’t seem to enjoy the experience over the last week. If you...


What Caitlin Moran’s daughter can teach you about Twitter

Twitter is getting a bit of a bad reputation these days. What with the use of Periscope to film sexual assaults and examples of terrible trolling, almost too numerous to count, sometimes it seems like the social media platform has...


Why I won’t make a home movie with Johnny Depp

Some actors seem willing to appear in almost anything – and may even take a quiet pride in their ability to lift a so-so script or story line. If you have your doubts about this idea, you might seek out...


How to use Twitter for customer service

If trend reporters are to be believed, the most innovative new channel for exceptional customer service is via Twitter. This doesn’t just apply to fancy new startups and tech-driven offerings but to all organisations, from the legal sector to fashion...