Maugham out-foxed as Gove’s £100 saved by Court of Appeal
Cabinet Office wins appeal over decision to award a public communications contract during the pandemic.
When law is all about the money
'Don’t take cases which you don’t understand, particularly for clients who are more experienced than you.’
Days of our lives in crumbling courts
Society of Labour Lawyers produces 2022 calendar themed around 'crumbling criminal justice'.
When lawyers mean the opposite of what they say
‘With respect’ is officially one of the rudest phrases in the English language.
Memory lane 7 January 2022
A stroll down Gazette memory lane.
End of print fix stirs the faithful
Would members of the profession offer succour to the Gazette’s editorial team as they waved a tearful adieu to the romance of print?
Evergreen Denis marks 50 years as a solicitor
Blackpool and Fylde stalwart Denis Cameron has served on numerous professional bodies.
Sir Nigel's Christmas present: another entry for the CV
DWF's chief executive is to take a further role on top of his 56 directorships.
When the entry fee was a bottle of Scotch
James Morton reflects on lawyers' Christmasses past.
Beckham patriarch makes it legal
Some London barristers pulling a weekender in the office might have had an unexpected celebrity treat on Saturday. Emerging from blacked-out cars were none other than David and Victoria Beckham and family, in town for the marriage of David’s father Ted and solicitor Hilary Meredith (or as the Mail Online ...
The must-have accessory for a Formula 1 champ? A lawyer
We’re not saying Mercedes was expecting the finale of the season to be controversial, but...
Dom Raab is back: as lord chancellor 008 in… GOLDFLINGER
An Obiter Productions blockbuster.
Holroyde’s hectic half-hour (and a bit)
Judge hands down three rulings involving eight overturned convictions, serious criticism of the Serious Fraud Office and Julian Assange’s extradition to the US.
Firm motoring ahead with green car scheme
National practice Foot Anstey offers staff help to buy electric vehicles.
Bah, humbug at the Ministry of Justice
No party, but 'appropriate drinks' will be on offer - along with a tree.
Memory lane 6 December 2021
A stroll down Gazette memory lane.
No, really, delighted to be here
Given how much he had reportedly resisted a move from the Foreign Office to the Ministry of Justice, lord chancellor Dominic Raab probably hoped that his appearance before the justice committee might suffer the sort of delays he has inherited in the court system.
Shifting shadows
On the subject of career trajectories, does Obiter detect a hint of mischief-making in Sir Keir Starmer’s opposition front-bench reshuffle?
Local heroes
What do HG Wells, David Bowie, Julie Andrews, Dina Asher-Smith and Emma Raducanu have in common?
SRA’s chargeable hours under scrutiny - in a case about inflated hours
Tribunal cuts regulator's cost bill by £15,126 after finding 'duplication' in work.
