All Obiter articles
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NewsStray barrister’s day at the races
I still think of barrister Billy Rees-Davies QC, rogue that he was, with great affection.
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NewsFast worker
Alexander Morgan, partner at national firm Knights, races classic cars competitively.
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NewsSRA leaders face the music at annual conference
More than 1,000 compliance officers will be in Birmingham tomorrow.
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NewsJudicious advice on chancellor churn
The loudest laughs at David Lammy's swearing-in as lord chancellor yesterday went to quips by the lady chief justice, Lammy himself and attorney general Richard Hermer - though not necessarily in that order. Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill prompted chuckles with a recollection about Lammy’s predecessor Shabana Mahmood. ’It was only ...
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NewsMemory lane
Law Society Gazette, 28 September 2015 VW emissions scandal Revelations that motor giant Volkswagen fitted diesel cars with software that would manipulate the results of US emissions tests are set to prompt a global wave of litigation and possible criminal charges in Germany. In the UK, national firm Slater and ...
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NewsIn case of an emergency
Regular Gazette readers will recall that the SRA went all ‘Edith Piaf’ over Axiom Ince and the missing millions.
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NewsEmotions run high over Letby documentary
Invited to a preview screening of the new documentary Conviction: The Case of Lucy Letby, Obiter expected to watch in an environment of sombre silence. In fact, it was not long before screen 1 of the Curzon Soho cinema heard the first shout of ‘nonsense’.
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NewsLawyer set for small screen portrayal
ITV’s latest blockbuster drama The Hack, which premiers tonight, will have one particularly avid lawyer viewer amongst the millions tuning in.
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NewsPastures new
Junior lawyer Sam Fawcett has handy inside knowledge to bring to Cumbria firm Cartmell Shepherd.
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NewsSacred text memorialises criminal defender
Family, friends and colleagues of Julian Young, a criminal defence ‘stalwart’ who died in 2021, gathered at Islington Town Hall in London last Sunday to witness the inauguration of a new Torah Scroll.
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NewsReal life, not just fantasy
Some City lawyers watching the finale of last weekend’s Last Night of the Proms may have spotted a familiar face singing Bohemian Rhapsody.
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Memory lane
Fixed fees for crime work, Enduring Powers of Attorney Act and the first woman to sit on the High Court bench: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsWater way to raise money
Dispute resolution partner at City firm takes on a solo swim across the English Channel.
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NewsJohn Eddowes, the polymath of Carey Street
Obiter was saddened to learn of the death of one of the great characters of legal London.
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NewsBanking on damage limitation
When HMCTS really wants to fix a bit of damage to its estate, it moves at a blazing pace.
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News'The best ****ing night of our lives'
Following on from the park baseball boys (1 August), I did defend other brothers who were a bit more venal. They lived near the old cinema in the Caledonian Road, which seemed to show endless Randolph Scott double bills. It was also conveniently near Pentonville Prison, from which another client, ...
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NewsLearning the lingo
Newly qualified solicitor Jeevan Singh Dhothar has obtained a GCSE in Punjabi.