It has been a very long time since the four got together and it shows: a characteristic inability to focus on the topic at hand pervades; there is some slurring; talk of punching fish; and much mispronunciation of town names. There is also a co...

Becky is away and the boys are sad, but Gail Stoten, heritage expert witness extraordinaire, offers some historical perspective to their angst; the team discuss preparing for cross-examination (both doing it, and having it done to you) and open...

Sticking with the disruptive approach, none of the four barrister hosts were prepared to step down and miss out on meeting planning blog galactica Nicola Gooch, so the 3-2-1 thing is still a mess. This may be mitigated in part by a very fine ha...

The pleasing 3-2-1 pattern is disrupted as all four barristers turn up to meet Maisie, and her owner Laura Percy of Chelmsford City Council; they cover getting the best from the barrister you instruct, good advice, and Liverpool losing to Ipswi...

In this week’s instalment, Joe, Zack and Becky are joined by Women in Planning superstar Charlotte Morphet; they talk about planning post-COVID, get serious about engagement, and share their best days on the job. Phil is missing (but he will be...

This instalment's randomly-generated topics are 'Preparing team for a planning inquiry'; and 'Career in Planning versus Having Children: Only One Winner?'. Zack, Becky, Joe and Phil discuss those topics - and stray into others - in a 30-minute ...