Many gig economy workers have contacted me or left comments on my various social media platforms when they heard about the Supreme Court deciding, after 13 years, that the Domino’s delivery drivers were employees for tax purposes. They are asking me is this case now a precedent for their particular situation and can they now… Continue reading What does the Domino’s drivers decision in the Supreme Court mean for other gig economy workers?
Author: Terry Gorry
Average or below average book review marks on Amazon
Getting good reviews on Amazon can make or break the sales of your book. The average of the reviews, which can range from 0 to 5, is something I always check myself before buying. My book “The Art of Marketing Your Services Business Online: How to Get New Clients With a Proven, Inexpensive 5 Part… Continue reading Average or below average book review marks on Amazon
The true value of ‘dealer’ skills
When I first qualified as a solicitor in 2011, I was somewhat daunted by the legal profession and my new career. In particular I was intimidated by the courts, the procedures and practices, litigation, papers, rules, laws, regulations, symbols associated with the law, tradition, and so on. Twelve years later I am beginning to see… Continue reading The true value of ‘dealer’ skills
“The Lord of the Rings”-a major disappointment
I have been making my way through a long list of so-called classic books over the last 5 years or so. I have read so many of them that I have read nearly all on a list of 100 greatest classic books. One book I had not read, and which appears on virtually any list… Continue reading “The Lord of the Rings”-a major disappointment
The hubris and overconfidence of commenters on my TikTok account
It can be fascinating and frustrating to read many of the comments on my TikTok account when I publish a video. So many commenters appear to be so sure and so confident about the wildest misconceptions that you would fear for them. Perhaps they are supremely confident online in their comments on legal issues or… Continue reading The hubris and overconfidence of commenters on my TikTok account
School reunion-the class of 1980
I am heading to Dublin this evening after work to attend a school reunion. My class, the class who did the leaving cert in 1980, have not met for the last 43 years. So this will be interesting. I am looking forward to it but there is a certain element of nervousness about the prospect.… Continue reading School reunion-the class of 1980
Putting B-Roll footage to valuable use
I have been considering for some time how to use certain video footage I make and enjoy making. For example, GoPro footage from a bike ride around the parish in the morning with the rising sun or evening with the sun setting. Or drone footage. I have never quite known how to incorporate such footage… Continue reading Putting B-Roll footage to valuable use
Commuter traffic at 5:40 am
As I drove over the bridge at Broadford this morning on my way to work, the one that spans the M4 to Dublin, I noticed that the traffic was bumper to bumper in a long line of red lights. It was the type of traffic I would only have seen years ago when there was… Continue reading Commuter traffic at 5:40 am
Judge refused to allow evidence by video link, rape trial collapses
A trial collapsed last week because the accuser and alleged victim in the case had been admitted to a mental institution. The state, prosecuting four men for alleged rape and sexual assault, applied for evidence to be given by video link. The judge refused this application. Quite a few people have asked the question, ‘why?’,… Continue reading Judge refused to allow evidence by video link, rape trial collapses
A lesson for small business owners from the hubris and vitriol of Paddy Cosgrave
The haemorrhaging of important attendees from the upcoming Paddy Cosgrave Web Summit event in Portugal is giving a great many people a great deal of pleasure. Anyone who has read Paddy Cosgrave’s tweets/posts on his Twitter account over the last few years would have seen a level of hubris and vitriol that was hard to… Continue reading A lesson for small business owners from the hubris and vitriol of Paddy Cosgrave