OUR court tales from the autobiography of Glasgow Sheriff Irvine Smith remind a lawyer of another sheriff who was asked by a nervous jury member if he could be excused duty as his wife "was about to conceive".
OUR court tales from the autobiography of Glasgow Sheriff Irvine Smith remind a lawyer of another sheriff who was asked by a nervous jury member if he could be excused duty as his wife \"was about to conceive\".
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Ken Smith
The sheriff was momentarily taken aback until he replied: “I believe you mean ‘deliver’. But either way, you should be there.”
Waxing lyrical
A STUDENT in Ayrshire admits that his pals are not very worldly. When he got home from an Italian holiday which included a few days in Rome, he announced he had seen the Spanish Steps.
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The Diary: Baby talk
OUR court tales from the autobiography of Glasgow Sheriff Irvine Smith remind a lawyer of another sheriff who was asked by a nervous jury member if he could be excused duty as his wife "was about to conceive".
The sheriff was momentarily taken aback until he replied: “I believe you mean ‘deliver’. But either way, you should be there.”
Waxing lyrical
A STUDENT in Ayrshire admits that his pals are not very worldly. When he got home from an Italian holiday which included a few days in Rome, he announced he had seen the Spanish Steps.
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