Lawyer referee warms up for World Cup debut
Obiter’s desperate attempts to shoehorn the World Cup into these pages had proved fruitless, until now.
Gallery: London Legal Walk 2026
The sun shone last night on the thousands of lawyers and others taking part in the 2026 London Legal Walk.
Memory lane
Super-exam delay, £27m reform bill and legal aid for the poor: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Acumen (and make yourself comfortable)
Solicitors Regulation Authority thrusts its hand out again.
A plague on both your houses
New York Supreme Court bench's indignation about fabricated authorities was not reserved for the perpetrator.
Mother 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.
SQE no longer casts a spell on candidates
Solicitors Regulation Authority announces spell check tool will be trialled for SQE2 written assessments in July.
Disability 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.
The best sort of client feedback
Some of the best comments of my clients over the years.
B(ach)-boys and b(ach)-girls
Hamlins has been appointed the official legal partner to the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
10 years work for pennies?
Administrative Court hears arguments in latest episode of long-running epic Merricks v Mastercard.
Memory lane
EU court referrals, a solicitor in cabinet, PI trial juries and rights of audience: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Harper’s brush with the law
Harper Beckham has reportedly been refused initial trade mark approval in the US for her planned beauty brand, Hiku By Harper.
Sights and sounds of 10,000 walkers
More than 1,000 teams and 10,000 walkers have already signed up for the 2026 London Legal Walk on 9 June.
A legal scholar ahead of his time
It is 50 years ago this month since campaigner Michael Zander published an article entitled ‘Should solicitors profit from their client accounts?’
Judicial top trumps
The US Court of Appeal is hearing an appeal by the US government in Jenner v Department of Justice.
Football soap opera means legal work never dries up
The evolution of football from sporting contest to melodrama continues apace, to the extent that the actual 90 minutes of action increasingly seems like an unwelcome distraction from the off-field theatre.
See you later, litigator
Global phenomenon Law Rocks! is just one highlight of this year’s London International Disputes Week.
Textbook example of penny-pinching
The latest squeeze on judicial expenses: the allowance for textbooks.
Never make fun of a witness
Cheap gibes are both unkind and unlikely to benefit you.
