At the beachInspecting the inspectorsOfsted rejected any suggestion that it needed to improve its performance. The short-lived history of the media and the courtsTo be fair, the reason it is the last broadcast is that the House of Lords is closing down over the Summer and a new Supreme Court is coming in its place. I cannot help thinking that they should have started this series of unique televised appeals with something a bit more exciting than Barratt Homes Limited (Respondents) v Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) (Appellants) - a case concerning the ‘systematic disposal of sewage by drainage’. Scintillating TV this is not. Posted via email from LawZoo | Comment » Mangnanimous
I like this word; it sounds good for one thing. Dictionary.com has it as: ‘generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness’. It derives from the Latin ‘magnus’ meaning great and ‘anim(us)’ meaning soul or spirited. Generous or big hearted might be another way of saying it.
If they every produce a training course on ‘How to be a human being’ then I would propose magnanimity as an essential module. Let me assure you, you would not believe the litigation that has arisen for want of a little magnanimity. The cost! The time! Pettiness should attract criminal sanctions. Posted via email from LawZoo | Comment » Living differently
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