Modern Law Magazine Issue 69
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Conveyancing law in Medieval Britain was designed<br />
to benefit the feudal lords to maintain control over<br />
the land and the wealth it produced.<br />
Following on from the excellent Conveyancing<br />
Conference held during the day at the magnificent<br />
Coombe Abbey I was assigned the task of<br />
becoming the Baron for the evening at the <strong>Modern</strong><br />
<strong>Law</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Medieval Banquet. Given that as<br />
Baron, my property interests were pretty much<br />
protected, then hosting a room full of the country’s<br />
leading lawyers and suppliers to the Conveyancing<br />
industry was perhaps overkill!<br />
Sitting at the top table I was able to observe that<br />
not only is there significant talent supporting<br />
consumers and conveyancing lawyers alike in<br />
making property dreams a reality, they certainly<br />
know how to have fun and let their hair down!<br />
A brilliant evening of medieval merriment was had<br />
by all. From the free flowing ale, a hearty feast and<br />
the medieval stage show to boot there was revelling<br />
into the wee small hours. With a mix of maidens,<br />
monks, priests, lords and ladies – not forgetting<br />
those who chose to wear 21st Century attire the<br />
night was full of fun and laughter from start to<br />
finish.<br />
"<br />
A brilliant evening<br />
of medieval merriment<br />
was had by all. From the<br />
free flowing ale,<br />
a hearty feast<br />
"<br />
"<br />
During the conference<br />
there was an honesty<br />
and openness about<br />
people’s failures<br />
and successors<br />
"<br />
The Conveyancing industry in England and Wales is<br />
unique. There is a massive amount of collaboration,<br />
support, wellbeing and innovation taking place<br />
between firms, suppliers and those that support<br />
the industry in so many ways, and the conference<br />
highlighted that in spades. The evening medieval<br />
banquet was just the icing on the cake. During the<br />
conference there was an honesty and openness<br />
about people’s failures and successors and what<br />
a better way to spend the evening than swopping<br />
those war stories without fear or favour in what can<br />
only be described as the most crazy evening I have<br />
ever had at a ‘professional event’.<br />
With technology playing an ever increasing role in<br />
all aspects of life, the growth of artificial intelligence<br />
and the world evolving quicker now than at any<br />
previous point in history, if you get a chance to go<br />
back to medieval times with a bunch of lawyers for<br />
a night, then just do it. You won’t be disappointed<br />
– Hazaar!<br />
Mike Leeman,<br />
Bell Lamb Joynson solicitors<br />
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