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NewsAttorney general goes back to school with rule of law lessons
No, it isn’t a career change for Richard Hermer KC - yet.
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NewsSerious blow to my ego
A strength of the English and Welsh bar has always been that it has both prosecuted and defended – and been peripatetic. My life as a CPS agent was comfortable but, from a justice perspective, too static and cosy. I became the bench’s ‘our Mr Morton’. James ...
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Firm gains its Mojo with a live band
The obligatory covers band is a staple feature of the after-party at legal awards dos, and this week’s Manchester shindig was no different. But for the lawyers filling the dancefloor at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel on Thursday, there were some familiar faces on stage knocking out Mr Brightside and the ...
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NewsMemory lane
SDT anonymity, bill 'tyranny', tax man targets and a conference in Torquay: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsArtificial lawyer in the news
Obiter subjects Garfield, 'the world’s first AI-powered law firm', to the Gazette’s regular ‘Lawyer in the news’ questionnaire.
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NewsConservative MP makes Lammy blush
Father of the House tells lord chancellor to 'please' PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham by scrapping jury trial reforms.
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NewsConviction a hair raising reminder
A feeling of deja vu was prompted by the first case of a man convicted under the Public Order Act of harassment by stroking a woman’s hair.
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NewsKaraoke chain finds its legal voice
Does karaoke count as a cultural pursuit? Just one of the questions dealt with by the First-Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber last week.
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NewsAI, eBay and the missing Shrek costume
The master of the rolls cites eBay's online dispute resolution system as an exemplar. Obiter is not so sure.
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NewsCourt like a well-oiled machine for appeal judgment
All ran smoothly as five top judges ruled on the government's proscription of Palestine Action.
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NewsLawyer referee warms up for World Cup debut
Obiter’s desperate attempts to shoehorn the World Cup into these pages had proved fruitless, until now.
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NewsGallery: London Legal Walk 2026
The sun shone last night on the thousands of lawyers and others taking part in the 2026 London Legal Walk.
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Memory lane
Super-exam delay, £27m reform bill and legal aid for the poor: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsAcumen (and make yourself comfortable)
Solicitors Regulation Authority thrusts its hand out again.
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NewsA plague on both your houses
New York Supreme Court bench's indignation about fabricated authorities was not reserved for the perpetrator.
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NewsMother and daughter put together 90 years' service with same firm
Karen Powell, head receptionist at south Wales firm Harding Evans, is following a similar path to her mother Yvonne.
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NewsSQE no longer casts a spell on candidates
Solicitors Regulation Authority announces spell check tool will be trialled for SQE2 written assessments in July.
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NewsDisability in law and justice on show at RCJ
New exhibition will celebrate the experiences, strengths and contributions of disabled people working across the justice system.