I sat in with the admiralty master this morning. Truth be told the admiralty master doesn't really do much admiralty work at all. There aren't many of such cases and even when there are admiralty related claims, they prefer to classify them as straightforward contractual claims (which they mostly are) and circulate them as per normal. So the admiralty master does pretty much the same work as everyone else. Anyhow, the hearing this morning was for EJD, nothing to do with ADM at all. The Masters here don't actually sit in during the EJD hearings; they simply give directions on when and where this should take place, and what questionnaires should be answered before the hearing. The actual EJD hearing then goes before a "court officer" (specially designated). If committal is required, they then fix the matter before a Judge. It sounds more circuitous, but at least it frees the Masters from having to conduct such hearings. Committal is also rarely invoked, so hardly have to bother the Judges on that front.
Our guardians were kind enough to let us have Friday afternoon off - presumably they think we have worked hard enough this past week to deserve the afternoon off, yes they do.
So off we went across the river to explore the south bank.
First stop - Borough Market.
First thing I made a beeline for - scallops! Fried with bacon, taugeh, and served with a piece of bread, it is GREAT STUFF.
After that, we just walked around the market stuffing our faces with all kinds of things. Fudge, jam, pate, cheese, yumyumyum.
(bratwurst!)
(PS: D is on strike, didn't want any more gluttonous photos posted so I took over for the day. But i DID manage to get one of D buying some cider. Muahahha)
We ended off the day catching The Sound of Music (nobody can beat Julie Andrews!. Great staging and sets, but the movie's boots are too hard to fill. Good try though.
Weather: Blinking cold. Ear pain.
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