Jack Sheard
@jpsatthebar.bsky.social
Pupil barrister at 42BR with a love for housing law. Editor at @justicegap.bsky.social, contributor for @legalactiongroup.bsky.social Magazine. Often found explaining chess to my dog.
Last night, I played my first chess game for my club in ages, having gone into retirement during the bar course. They were much stronger team, but I fought hard and got an unexpected win.
Excitingly, I later discovered my opponent was a titled player! I’ve beaten a master over the board!
24. Ng3!
Excitingly, I later discovered my opponent was a titled player! I’ve beaten a master over the board!
24. Ng3!
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Last night, I played my first chess game for my club in ages, having gone into retirement during the bar course. They were much stronger team, but I fought hard and got an unexpected win.
Excitingly, I later discovered my opponent was a titled player! I’ve beaten a master over the board!
24. Ng3!
Excitingly, I later discovered my opponent was a titled player! I’ve beaten a master over the board!
24. Ng3!
I am also very happy to have a new copy of Megarry and Wade's practitioner text. My previous one was - in my dog's professional opinion - more edible than readable. It was difficult to read about easements through teeth marks - but now, at long last, she can be forgiven.
May 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I am also very happy to have a new copy of Megarry and Wade's practitioner text. My previous one was - in my dog's professional opinion - more edible than readable. It was difficult to read about easements through teeth marks - but now, at long last, she can be forgiven.
(P.S. Shortly after reading this book, I rewatched the 1970s sitcom Porridge, where habitual prisoner Fletcher truculently suffers a great many indignities on the basis of ‘paying his debt to society’. Now, he would be paying the government’s debt to Serco.)
January 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
(P.S. Shortly after reading this book, I rewatched the 1970s sitcom Porridge, where habitual prisoner Fletcher truculently suffers a great many indignities on the basis of ‘paying his debt to society’. Now, he would be paying the government’s debt to Serco.)
Virgin Media paid the Metropolitan Police after they obtained search warrants for their private prosecution.
Nearly 20,000 people are presently detained in profit-making prisons.
Eleven died in a fire in a Dutch detention centre run by G4S. 2 years later, they were re-awarded the contract.
Nearly 20,000 people are presently detained in profit-making prisons.
Eleven died in a fire in a Dutch detention centre run by G4S. 2 years later, they were re-awarded the contract.
January 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Virgin Media paid the Metropolitan Police after they obtained search warrants for their private prosecution.
Nearly 20,000 people are presently detained in profit-making prisons.
Eleven died in a fire in a Dutch detention centre run by G4S. 2 years later, they were re-awarded the contract.
Nearly 20,000 people are presently detained in profit-making prisons.
Eleven died in a fire in a Dutch detention centre run by G4S. 2 years later, they were re-awarded the contract.