Tom Daley takes a deep dive into the law
Nothing gets the delegates at the International Bar Association going like a celebrity appearance.
I'll get my coat: insecure items
The dangers of leaving belongings unattended.
Kirkland gets the message
Chicago-headquartered firm allegedly gained a reputation for uncooperative behaviour when negotiating contracts.
Toon balmy
Research reveals the best and worst places in England to start a career in the law.
Terrible timing for turning up in Toronto
Fate dealt the International Bar Association a bad hand as delegates flocked to a city still in mourning from the night before.
Memory lane
Lifting ban on lawyer adverts and celebrating 25 years of legal aid: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Week link
Gird your loins for London Arbitration Week, five days and nights of brainstorming and networking.
Name dropping
Lawyer cuts through the flummery of stripping titles.
SRA sorrows come not in single (s)pies
History repeated itself at the SRA’s compliance conference. As tragedy or farce. You be the judge.
Tube passengers hammered
Latest sighting of an inappropriate gavel.
Stray barrister’s day at the races
I still think of barrister Billy Rees-Davies QC, rogue that he was, with great affection.
Fast worker
Alexander Morgan, partner at national firm Knights, races classic cars competitively.
SRA leaders face the music at annual conference
More than 1,000 compliance officers will be in Birmingham tomorrow.
Of mice and ministers
One-time junior barrister recalls days before digital evidence.
Judicious advice on chancellor churn
The loudest laughs at David Lammy's swearing-in as lord chancellor yesterday went to quips by the lady chief justice, Lammy himself and attorney general Richard Hermer - though not necessarily in that order.
Here’s looking at you, lady chief justice
Portrait of Baroness Carr to hang in Inner Temple.
In case of an emergency
Regular Gazette readers will recall that the SRA went all ‘Edith Piaf’ over Axiom Ince and the missing millions.
Memory lane
Law Society Gazette,
Emotions run high over Letby documentary
Invited to a preview screening of the new documentary Conviction: The Case of Lucy Letby, Obiter expected to watch in an environment of sombre silence. In fact, it was not long before screen 1 of the Curzon Soho cinema heard the first shout of ‘nonsense’.
Lawyer set for small screen portrayal
ITV’s latest blockbuster drama The Hack, which premiers tonight, will have one particularly avid lawyer viewer amongst the millions tuning in.
