by Kirsty Wilby | 22nd July, 2011
Last week the first court case to be heard in Leicester’s historic Guildhall for a century took place, and I was a member of the jury.
A company was charged under the Corporate Manslaughter & Homicide Act after a warehouse assistant was hit by a delivery vehicle while trying to cross an access road behind his employer’s food store.
The company was accused of being responsible because pedestrians should not have been allowed in this area.
Fortunately, the victim and the company were fictitious and the trial was a fake. No imaginary people were hurt during the making of this court case. More
by Duncan Hopwood | 20th July, 2011
Public consultation: Stakeholders engaged!
Being a good listener is a valuable life skill but all it really takes is concentration and self control. Being a good communicator is far more challenging.
I was reminded about the difference at a public consultation event where I was handling the media.
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by Kirsty Wilby | 17th June, 2010
It’s hopwood PR’s 20th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, we’re running a series of fundraising events. In April, I swam 5k for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Now, Laurel is preparing to run the Leicester half marathon and Duncan is currently in rigorous training for the London Triathlon this August. More
by Duncan Hopwood | 3rd December, 2009
Joining Science City regulars at the spectacular No. 1 Nottingham Science Park, it was exciting to see futurologist Richard Watson stray off the subject of climate change and make some eye-catching predictions about how the media will look in decades to come. More
