A new dawn

Whilst I’ve always been available to provide legal services, I felt that I was ready for restart and refresh.

I actually paid paying somebody to design a proper logo rather than using a youtube video and I used the colour palette.

I may also update the profile pic as that was taken pre-pandemic but honestly, I don’t actually look that different anyway other than a bit more weight loss and the hair is a bit spikier. And I can’t stress this enough – I hate having my photo taken socially with friends. Professionally? Not something I’ll rush into.

The outline of a plan has also been developed (back of a napkin) which does involve extensive use of this website which will then feed into the Linkedin, currently the only social media site of choice.  I’ve a vague recollection of creating a Twitter/X profile but never actually used it, nor intend to even if I can’t as I’ve forgotten all the sign-credentials:  that site (along with FB) is a cesspit even before its new ownership.

Over the short term, most of the blog entries will be around the services provided and giving some clarity based on feedback over the last few years.

After that, I’m not sure but no doubt something will come to me.

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Social Media

MM March 23, 2026

Somebody asked why I don’t include social media links on my website which I know is a  bit of a departure from the accepted wisdom. On a practical level, I just don’t think they are necessary. Whatever device you are on, the ability to share page is so simple without needing a link to any of the social media sites. However, I get that it does act as a visual prompt to share. Secondly, some

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Freelancer, Consultant or David Brent?

MM March 23, 2026

A little while ago, I let my Linkedin network know about my services. Thanks to analytics, I noticed that the most visited page on my website was the one explaining what is a freelance solicitor. This piqued my curiosity as to why that was of such interest. I then did some quick desktop research on Linkedin and also Google and I realised that freelance solicitor is not a term used that often by solicitors. A

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Part C – The Freelancer

MM March 23, 2026

I met a guy a few years ago who operated a consultancy service upon which I’ve based my own service. He was honest enough to admit he worked very hard but he was independent and had a variety of clients. This all appealed to me. I appreciate that nobody but me would ask why this appealed to me but, in no particular order, here goes:   Reason 1: I adopt the “work hard, play hard”

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Bit more than Linkedin Part B

MM August 6, 2024

The first sabbatical Inspired by both the 9 weeks off and having been on that fabled treadmill of school, university and job, I decided to go back to France to carry on learning French. However, not Nice but to Brest and Biarritz and begun a love affair with France that persists to this day. I spent 9 months in France and then 4 months in Mexico, both having the primary focus of learning French and

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Bit more than Linkedin Part A

MM August 6, 2024

My CV, my Linkedin resume and even an interview can only tell you so much about the professional side of a person and you only really get to know somebody as you work with them over a period of time. So I’m going to flesh out the context of that career to date. In the past, I’ve generally described my career in two parts, the private practice part and the in-house part and those were

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A new dawn

MM August 1, 2024

Whilst I’ve always been available to provide legal services, I felt that I was ready for restart and refresh. I actually paid paying somebody to design a proper logo rather than using a youtube video and I used the colour palette. I may also update the profile pic as that was taken pre-pandemic but honestly, I don’t actually look that different anyway other than a bit more weight loss and the hair is a bit

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