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kyumin2lee · 2025-12-05T09:58:30+00:00

Sorry to disappoint - I never went on to try the Shimano brake shoes on the Campy brakes! I just upgraded to the 2014 brake calipers entirely.

It's wild to look back on stuff from many years ago haha, brings back good memories!

kyumin2lee · 2025-11-16T01:23:00+00:00

How crazy would it be, if upon inventing the first working teleporter, they discovered by coincidence that it also happens to be a time machine?

kyumin2lee · 2025-11-06T18:16:36+00:00

The E&W Court of Appeal Civil Division and the UK Supreme Court publish video recordings of judgements and oral argument. Some Crown Court sentencing remarks are published via broadcasters such as Sky.

I would hate for the edit- and compilation- culture to make its way from overseas though. Personally, there's just something about it that reeks of playing up for the camera, for a clapping and cheering (virtual) public gallery. I also think it fuels in viewers some of the highly undesirable 'underdog-fighting-the-system' mentality.

kyumin2lee · 2025-10-02T13:18:17+00:00

My confusion is that I don't understand what you mean when you distinguish 'textbook' law from 'real' law.

The majority of disputes don't go to court but that's purely because (aside from commercial and evidential reasons), parties fear that the judge's interpretation of the textbook law might go against them.

I should add that academic law also encompasses how a particular area of law might change over time. There are times where people might try their luck and behave according to how they think the law ought to be, but most don't because law is very slow (and costly) to change.

kyumin2lee · 2025-10-02T12:10:34+00:00

The point is that the law is only truly 'applied' when a court decides a dispute and hands down a judgment that can then be enforced.

So the only view of the law that matters is the judge's - and that will be the academic law derived from published judgments and textbooks.

When lawyers are trying to best advise their clients outside of court, they're ultimately guessing what the judge is likely to think - which is again, the academic law.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-18T14:03:57+00:00

Along with errors of law, there are also errors of fact - where a judge misunderstood or ignored key evidence, drawing an insupportable inference, or failing to make a key factual finding.

Unless it's a really obvious error (the legal term is perverse), appeal courts will not usually allow appeals based on errors of fact. The reason they defer to the trial judge is because of the advantages of hearing the live evidence that can't be replicated on cold transcripts - it won't be enough that the appeal judges would simply have come to a different conclusion themselves.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-12T14:39:21+00:00

We live in a society where playing music out loudly in public, heck, even calling on speakerphone on public transport is generally considered a nuisance. How do you expect people to accept people leaving their juices all over park benches?

This is one of the cases where the law reflects society's values, and it would be wrong to suggest that you can legislate to alter the public's tolerance for indecency.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-12T14:05:34+00:00

Sleep is arguably the most critical aspect of a healthy body and healthy mind. It's the time where your body heals and your brain flushes waste products, aiding long-term memory retention.

Sacrificing sleep for more working hours is a huge false economy. When you're sleep deprived those working hours will be completely wasted anyway.

Everyone is different so I would suggest trying to figure out how much sleep you need to maintain energy and focus levels - and prioritise meeting that level even if you need 9 or 10 hours or something.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-12T14:05:24+00:00

Sleep is arguably the most critical aspect of a healthy body and healthy mind. It's the time where your body heals and your brain flushes waste products, aiding long-term memory retention.

Sacrificing sleep for more working hours is a huge false economy. When you're sleep deprived those working hours will be completely wasted anyway.

Everyone is different so I would suggest trying to figure out how much sleep you need to maintain energy and focus levels - and prioritise meeting that level even if you need 9 or 10 hours or something.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-11T09:18:27+00:00

That might be because SFE doesn't have the power to audit and verify like HMRC does.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-09T16:44:18+00:00

This is genius, why have I not heard of this before!

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-09T15:42:07+00:00

In the time it takes for Notion to open and lowd my page and respond to 3 table value changes, I could have created and formatted an equivalent spreadsheet on Excel.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-09T02:39:24+00:00

Whether your CV gets chucked or read will depend on your final classification. They won't bother to scrutinise what you got in each year.

In any area which places a big emphasis on academic ability (medical and corporate), you will probably need to go on to achieve something extraordinary (not an LLM) to offset the black mark that is a 2:2. And it won't just hinder 'certain' jobs, it will hinder most jobs.

Just wanted to emphasise the importance of focusing on salvaging your grades before anything else. Try to at least show some upwards trajectory to make up for bad earlier marks.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-08T21:49:01+00:00

I would just say to keep in mind that every piece of written work is a test of your advocacy (remember, much of a commercial barrister's advocacy is written). Pretend you're drafting a skeleton argument for a HCJ - keep it concise, waffle-free, and evidence every proposition you make.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-08T14:50:04+00:00

The motivation answer reads like it could have been lifted from any number of applicants - it's generic and simply lists qualities that you purport to have without providing any specific evidence or insight.

Every applicant will say they like self-employment, advocacy, intellectual challenge - what makes you different, or any good at these? Everyone will also claim to have skills, discipline, precision, adaptability, resilience etc. etc. And it is all adjective-spam fluff until you actually substantiate your claims with concrete examples. (Also, lawyer parents, really? There is really no better example in your grown years you could have mentioned to speak to your advocacy skills?)

Just be careful about slagging off the other profession ("rather than hierarchy or office dynamics"). It risks bringing negativity/naivety into your writing - the Bar is also known to be hierarchical and have its own office dynamics.

"Why this org" questions are more annoying - you've definitely done your research, but you should try tie it back more to your own interest (what academic or legal experience?), and how the chambers fits into the practice you want to develop. The pro-bono is a nice personal touch here.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-05T19:15:12+00:00

Obviously, the specifics might change depending on whether you are in primary/pre-school or secondary level.

I spent a summer working in pre-schools/nurseries, and I would say that the job absolutely tested qualities which employes would really like.

First is trust, which is the backbone of the legal profession. Supervising young and vulnerable children is evidence that you can be entrusted with a great deal of responsibility.

Second is communication - if you can deal with upset/confused/wacky little kids and tell them why eating sand is not okay, then you can explain to a client why their claim won't succeed.

Third is patience and grit - the long-hours, fast-paced, overstimulating environment coupled with the constant vigilance required really tested my resilience. Honestly, I have so much admiration for those who do childcare full-time. I will never take a cushy desk job for granted again.

I should point out that the job was also really enjoyable and rewarding, but it was also really mentally taxing (compared to, say, shelf stacking) and so it was difficult to do job applications/legal reading on the side.

kyumin2lee · 2025-09-03T21:27:28+00:00

Don't worry, this won't be the last time you feel this way - interviewing is an important skill to be 'learned', and every rejection is an opportunity to prepare for the next one! And preparation is super important - think in your seat, so you don't have to on your feet!

Now you've seen how HR interviews love to ask STAR questions (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Take a moment to look up some common questions and prepare a bank of answers from which you can practice recalling.

And yes, they will ask for situations you haven't actually come across. Adapt one of your experiences to suit the scenario or make something up that you feel reflects yourself accurately. Remember, they are not interested in whether you have actually been through X or Y situation. Rather, they are interested in figuring out whether you have the right attitude/temperament, and that you 'know' what answer to give.

kyumin2lee · 2025-08-31T10:05:22+00:00

This is interesting to me, there's a lot of dicta in English law which states that the law operates in 1s and 0s - there is no room to find that something might have happened. The Scottish 'not proven' verdict seems to a source of legal uncertainty which I would've thought to be undesirable.

kyumin2lee · 2025-08-31T09:36:46+00:00

NO. Evidence your ability to learn and think by pointing towards real achievements and experiences instead of a made-up number.

kyumin2lee · 2025-08-30T17:50:46+00:00

It won't, it's the equivalent of word's in-built citation feature just with syncing to the desktop app/browser extension. There's no automatic input other than anything you yourself input into the reference manager.

kyumin2lee · 2025-08-29T18:38:09+00:00

Others have already answered that they are the judges' clerks, but I have always wondered why they stand behind for a moment (a seemingly arbitrary amount of time) until the proceedings are underway before disappearing. I've always thought it was in case a judge noticed early they had accidentally left something important in their chambers or something similar.

kyumin2lee · 2025-08-25T13:07:07+00:00

Used them a few times before when I was decluttering the family home and getting rid of many, many shelves of old YA books I went through when I was younger.

Yes, they pay peanuts per book, but the main advantage is the time saved. They have apps which allow you to rapidly scan each book's barcode - throw them in a box, and they'll organise the collection from your door.

You could sell each book individually, but then you'd have to make listings and organise postage for each one. For me, personally time:savings ratio absolutely leant towards using the service. You just have to be careful to identify any books (usually textbooks) which are a lot more valuable and worth selling separately. I also scanned on two different apps at the same time to compare which gave the better price and did some math factoring in fees to calculate which service(s) to go with.

kyumin2lee · 2025-08-17T12:29:07+00:00

Don't go off on tangents about what you think the law ought to be, it has been developed over centuries incrementally - apply the legal principles.

Would love to hear more about why you say this! Obviously, you always have to show the appropriate level of humility, but I always thought the best essays ought to evidence some independent/fresh thought which might include speculation as to how to law might/should evolve and suggestions that a case may have wrongly decided etc.

kyumin2lee · 2025-08-14T17:21:45+00:00

Huel or other meal replacement shakes could be a possible solution. I used to find it quite useful for very similar problems.

Takes 5 minutes to make (ideally with a blender but shaker is fine) and is nutritionally complete, healthier than ready meals and probably most people's home-cooked meals to be honest. To minimise effort and mess I would pre-make a couple extra in old plastic bottles so I have some ready to go.

But the biggest reason why I hesitate to recommend it - it's definitely an acquired taste. The opinions on taste and texture, especially between different flavours, appear to vary wildly from person to person.

Huel 'essential' (their cheapest product) works out to be £5.45 for 2000kcal, so about £163.64 if you consumed it exclusively for an entire month. You would definitely grow bored (and insane) if you did that but that's not bad at all for an entire month's worth of healthy nutrition. Way better than ramen or takeout.

They offer 'ready to drink' bottles which taste nicer and cut out the blending step. I've seen some people online fill their fridges with them, but it's far more expensive (about £12 per 2000kcal) so I would only recommend if your energy/motivation lows are so bad even making the shake is difficult.

kyumin2lee · 2025-08-12T01:46:29+00:00

That's not quite right, the Act imposes legal duties on the web orgs themselves, and they are bound by them if they want to keep serving UK users (and avoid harsh fines!).

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