{"id":7343,"date":"2007-02-07T11:05:15","date_gmt":"2007-02-07T16:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/02\/07\/surf-over-to-the-barrister-blog\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:52","slug":"surf-over-to-the-barrister-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/02\/07\/surf-over-to-the-barrister-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"surf over to The Barrister Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"goneSurfing\" Artful juxtaposition<\/em><\/strong> — placing ideas, items or images together to create insight or incitement through comparison or contrast — is at the core of the best haiku and is what we hope brings our loyal readers to f\/k\/a<\/em>. Last week, the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang discovered a kindred-spirit weblog that juxtaposes its treatment of legal news, analysis and politics with the lore and love of surfing [sea, not cyber]. It is The Barrister Blog<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Tim Kevan<\/a> and Aidan Ellis<\/a>, who are members of chambers at 1 Temple Gardens<\/a> in London. Their specialties include personal injury, health and safety, fraud, and related areas of the law, and they publish and edit numerous publications. Tim is the surfophile<\/p>\n

Last month, the Daily Diary<\/em> weblog at Legal Week<\/em> praised The Barrister Blog<\/em>, saying it has the “unlikely but extremely captivating blend of legal analysis and quasi-philosophical musings on his other passion — surfing.” (“Surfing DLA at the great barrister reef<\/a>,” Jan. 8, 2007)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Barrister Blog includes a Weekly Review of the Best of the Blogs and Legal News. On the current main page, topics covered include The Compensation Culture, The dangers of specialisation<\/a>, and surfers and the environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why Lawyers Should Surf<\/font><\/em><\/a> by <\/font>Tim Kevan<\/font><\/a> and <\/font>Dr. Michelle Tempest<\/font><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tim is the author of nearly a dozen books. His two latest — co-authored with psychiatrist Michelle Tempest<\/a> (his fiancee) — Why Lawyers Should Surf<\/em><\/a> and Why Doctors Should Surf<\/a><\/em> will by published in June by xpl Publishing, and can be pre-ordered. The rationale for the books is explained in this post<\/a>, and in “Why Lawyers specifically<\/a> should surf”, and described by the publisher:<\/p>\n

Lawyers and Doctors need motivating. As with all intelligent human beings, the best motivation is self-motivation. After many years without an original and empathetic book, we now have a strikingly original one written for practitioners. With the metaphor of surfing and the ocean flowing throughout, the authors have drawn on their collective experience and brought together not only some powerful psychological tools but a beautiful collection of ideas and images which will continue to inspire long after the first reading.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Excerpts from the book can be found in postings at the website, including:<\/p>\n