Your Phone Has Entered The Witness Box: Digital Evidence In Modern Litigation
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Need to know
“Document” no longer just means paper, under Practice Direction 31B it covers anything living on a phone, laptop or cloud.
Digital material must be handled lawfully and proportionately in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR.
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🧠Wilson’s Weekly Wisdom
For many students, A-Level results day feels like the day your future is decided. It isn’t.
If you get the grades you hoped for, celebrate. You’ve earned it. But if you don’t, remember that disappointment is temporary, not permanent.
Some of the most successful people in law, and beyond, have had to change their plans. They took a different route, retook exams, went through Clearing, or gained experience before reaching their goal. The destination stayed the same, even if the journey changed.
I didn’t qualify as a solicitor overnight. It took me 6.5 years, and there were moments when things didn’t go to plan. Looking back, those setbacks didn’t stop me, they shaped me.
Don’t let one day convince you that your story is over.
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