All Obiter articles
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NewsBarrister Hugo meets his legal match on Traitors
It was pure gold for the watching lawyers to see two legal minds effectively try to convince the jury of their case at the roundtable.
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NewsIt's over: end of the road for 'Divorce Day'
Data shows no spike in enquiries on first Monday of the New Year.
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NewsBarrister goes rogue on new series of The Traitors
Regulatory and financial sanctions specialist Hugo Lodge, 51, describes himself as a 'psychopathic teddy bear'.
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NewsThe Master and Margate Pier
Obiter Productions presents a tale from a distant country in a far-off time (with apologies to Bulgakov).
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NewsDouble trouble on dream dates
Some years ago, I tried to appear in two different courts on the same morning.
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NewsLet it flow, let it flow, let it flow
The ship of state leaks from the top, reputedly. But this week’s liquid effusions seem to be more cock-up than conspiracy.
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NewsLeft out in the cold
On a glacial Tuesday evening, it took an hour to gain entry to a reception honouring Law for Change, an organisation which funds public interest legal cases.
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NewsNaturist fears northern judges' 'unconscious bias'
Judicial review claim is believed to be only the second naturism case to reach the High Court.
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NewsA subtext for a moral crusade?
‘It’s a witch-hunt,’ said my friend Tony, referring to the Windsor-Giuffre saga. James Morton ‘No,’ I said, adopting my academic stance. ‘It’s what we sociologists call a symbolic crusade fuelled by moral entrepreneurs. It’s what happens when a group wishes to change things for what they ...
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NewsMemory lane
An unsuccessful challenge to a parking fine, rights of audience and German inventions: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsCriminal justice crisis cuts Leveson short
Justice committee chair forced to wrap up meeting after 73 minutes.
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NewsFlying visit
This year's motivational speaker at the IBA was Jeff Skiles, the veteran first officer of US Airways Flight 1549 which landed in the Hudson River.
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NewsRCJ's Banksy is screened off again
Scrubbed graffiti's shadow was attracting a steady stream of visitors.
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NewsWhen the cap doesn’t fit
Appearance of courts minister Sarah Sackman in Toronto last week was a welcome surprise.
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NewsIs Kardashian legal drama really that bad?
Reality TV star plays a divorce lawyer in a glossy new US legal drama. What's not to love? Apparently a lot.
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NewsTom Daley takes a deep dive into the law
Nothing gets the delegates at the International Bar Association going like a celebrity appearance.
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