OBITER
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NewsBook ’em, Danno!
Witness statements in the marathon phone-hacking action brought by Prince Harry and others have piqued Obiter’s interest.
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NewsIn the wrong ’uns lane
Our favourite among Leveson’s criminal courts review recommendations? Allowing prison vans to use bus lanes so defendants can get to court on time.
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NewsMemory lane
Bitcoin technology, foreign lawyer admissions and satire at the bar: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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News'You were lucky!'
Topic of City solicitors’ chargeable hours kicks off a debate in the pages of The Times.
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NewsDear Deirdre drops in
Agony aunt Deirdre Sanders kicks off Family Mediation Week with an online webinar for separating and divorced parents.
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NewsWhat a carve up
Courts minister Sarah Sackman MP donned the traditional hard hat and Hi-Vis vest this week for a visit to Legal London’s most impressive building site.
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News'Don’t laugh, he’s better than you'
I heard some great (and lesser) solicitor advocates in magistrates’ courts.
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NewsMBE for legal aid royalty
The Solicitors’ Charity trustee Audrey Ludwig collects her MBE from Princess Anne at Windsor Castle.
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News'Hotshot' hair and the spare
Press photographers camped outside the side entrance to the Royal Courts of Justice this week, to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry.
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NewsExhibition showcases frontline lawyers
'On the Front Line for Justice', in the Law Society library, is open until 20 March.
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NewsBrooklyn Beckham bombshell takes a legal turn
Have David and Victoria instructed solicitors over their estranged son? Er, no.
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NewsMessing about in boats
January is a time for sailors to check if their oilskins still fit them ahead of a busy 2026 season for the Law Society Yacht Club.
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NewsOut with the old
Hardly a mystery worthy of Endeavour Morse, but a minor dispute has emerged over which law firm can lay claim to being the oldest in Oxfordshire.
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NewsWho’s better, who’s best
Hoary debate about the relative status of solicitors and barristers – and whether there is a hierarchy – reared up again this week.
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NewsPut your trust in juries – not Lammy
Abolishing juries will result in another crack in the social fabric.
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NewsSearing Sumption treads the boards
Can democracy survive? Jonathan Sumption will let you know in person if you have a couple of hours to spare this week.
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NewsBlind panic on Dartmoor
The curse of 1980s sitcom Yes Minister strikes the Ministry of Justice.
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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.