Max Hardy
@maxjlhardy.bsky.social
Barrister | TV legal consultant (Mr Bates, Landscapers, Criminal UK, Defending the Guilty) | Legal blogger & media commentator |
Kalisher Trust Trustee
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Kalisher Trust Trustee
Blogs, lectures, podcasts, profiles here:
https://linktr.ee/MaxJLHardy
Why do the Mittys always get the medals wrong?
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why do the Mittys always get the medals wrong?
Have I missed the part where Trump says what was he doing, alone with Virginia Giuffre?
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Have I missed the part where Trump says what was he doing, alone with Virginia Giuffre?
Reposted by Max Hardy
Me when I tried Original Source mint & tea tree shower gel for the first time.
Jesus Ma Balles
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-2022
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-2022
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Me when I tried Original Source mint & tea tree shower gel for the first time.
The media would have you believe the prisons are in crisis, the bad news is, it’s not just the prisons: open.substack.com/pub/counselo...
Lammy's Slammer Sorrows
The crisis is outside the prisons not inside
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The media would have you believe the prisons are in crisis, the bad news is, it’s not just the prisons: open.substack.com/pub/counselo...
Identifying and holding the BBC to account for its shortcomings is legitimate and important. Wishing it existential ill is wishing Britain ill.
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Identifying and holding the BBC to account for its shortcomings is legitimate and important. Wishing it existential ill is wishing Britain ill.
6yo: Do you have break at court?
Me: Yes, we drink tea or coffee.
6: Do you go to the playground?
M: No, we don’t have one.
6: You should have a playground.
🛝
Me: Yes, we drink tea or coffee.
6: Do you go to the playground?
M: No, we don’t have one.
6: You should have a playground.
🛝
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
6yo: Do you have break at court?
Me: Yes, we drink tea or coffee.
6: Do you go to the playground?
M: No, we don’t have one.
6: You should have a playground.
🛝
Me: Yes, we drink tea or coffee.
6: Do you go to the playground?
M: No, we don’t have one.
6: You should have a playground.
🛝
Was manning the 'Wellie Wanging' stall at the Autumn fete of the Hardy Boys' London primary school. Clarification sought by numerous mystified parents, born overseas, who were unfamiliar with both wellies and wanging.
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Was manning the 'Wellie Wanging' stall at the Autumn fete of the Hardy Boys' London primary school. Clarification sought by numerous mystified parents, born overseas, who were unfamiliar with both wellies and wanging.
Can anyone in their late 30s or 40s explain why the rest of Jane Austen missed out on the Clueless treatment?
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Can anyone in their late 30s or 40s explain why the rest of Jane Austen missed out on the Clueless treatment?
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Sweets. Possibly jelly babies. It is v disconcerting for a witness (particularly if they have been trained) to have someone be nice to them and find they spend a decent amount of time agreeing with you - when what you are in fact doing is laying a trail.
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Sweets. Possibly jelly babies. It is v disconcerting for a witness (particularly if they have been trained) to have someone be nice to them and find they spend a decent amount of time agreeing with you - when what you are in fact doing is laying a trail.
To be a barrister you need a brain, to be an effective barrister you need an armoury. 🧠🦯🗡️🔫🪶💣https://open.substack.com/pub/counselofperfection/p/the-barristers-armoury?r=7wxlo&utm_medium=ios
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
To be a barrister you need a brain, to be an effective barrister you need an armoury. 🧠🦯🗡️🔫🪶💣https://open.substack.com/pub/counselofperfection/p/the-barristers-armoury?r=7wxlo&utm_medium=ios
AI content is like ‘Ha ha, look at these credulous morons in the comments’ until you go ‘Wow, this is incredible!’ … oh
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
AI content is like ‘Ha ha, look at these credulous morons in the comments’ until you go ‘Wow, this is incredible!’ … oh
On the school run listening to ‘Life of a Showgirl’.
6yo: Why do womens dress with clothes on half their body.
Me: That is a long story.
6yo: Why do womens dress with clothes on half their body.
Me: That is a long story.
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
On the school run listening to ‘Life of a Showgirl’.
6yo: Why do womens dress with clothes on half their body.
Me: That is a long story.
6yo: Why do womens dress with clothes on half their body.
Me: That is a long story.
It really shouldn’t be 15 degrees on Bonfire Night.
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It really shouldn’t be 15 degrees on Bonfire Night.
The irony of Nobody Wants this is that Everybody Wants This.
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The irony of Nobody Wants this is that Everybody Wants This.
On way to school.
6yo: When will we get to our destiny?
Me: Wow! I’m really not sure I have an answer to that question in the middle of the school run.
9yo: He means destination.
6yo: When will we get to our destiny?
Me: Wow! I’m really not sure I have an answer to that question in the middle of the school run.
9yo: He means destination.
November 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
On way to school.
6yo: When will we get to our destiny?
Me: Wow! I’m really not sure I have an answer to that question in the middle of the school run.
9yo: He means destination.
6yo: When will we get to our destiny?
Me: Wow! I’m really not sure I have an answer to that question in the middle of the school run.
9yo: He means destination.
When an atrocity happens it is unrealistic to expect immediate answers from the police in the same way that it is unrealistic to expect an immediate solution. And anyone promising an immediate solution is a liar.
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
When an atrocity happens it is unrealistic to expect immediate answers from the police in the same way that it is unrealistic to expect an immediate solution. And anyone promising an immediate solution is a liar.
Someone got into my car last night and had a good old rifle through the pockets. Inexplicably, they left the Bugaboo in the boot. Clearly not a parent
November 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Someone got into my car last night and had a good old rifle through the pockets. Inexplicably, they left the Bugaboo in the boot. Clearly not a parent
The less princes submit to the laws of the people the less people submit to princes.
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The less princes submit to the laws of the people the less people submit to princes.
I’m worried that Beppe’s Cafe features so prominently in Slow Horses as it’ll now be overrun with tourists which will making getting a fry up before the Old Bailey a nightmare.
October 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I’m worried that Beppe’s Cafe features so prominently in Slow Horses as it’ll now be overrun with tourists which will making getting a fry up before the Old Bailey a nightmare.
Well House of Dynamite was a nice relaxing watch before bedtime.
October 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Well House of Dynamite was a nice relaxing watch before bedtime.
Lily Allen’s new album shows that revenge is a dish best served vinyl.
October 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Lily Allen’s new album shows that revenge is a dish best served vinyl.
Last Tangoed in Paris
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Last Tangoed in Paris
This is a whole film premise in a job advert: www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Private Tutor - London, England, Oxfordshire - Tes Jobs
Tutors International, United Kingdom
www.tes.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is a whole film premise in a job advert: www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Who needs Waterloo Sunset when you can have Woolwich Sunrise?
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Who needs Waterloo Sunset when you can have Woolwich Sunrise?
Still time to wish you a happy Kismet Hardy day.
October 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Still time to wish you a happy Kismet Hardy day.