LiP service and monkey business
I had several dealings with litigants in person, few of which seemed to work in my favour.
LIDW: Getting to the church on time
Southwark Cathedral hosts London International Disputes Week's opening reception.
Clock ticking for legal walk teams
You have until midnight tonight (6 June) to register for the biggest access to justice fundraising event in the legal calendar.
Unmusical chairs in the Rolls Building
Clerk takes a dim view of attempt to bag public seats.
Gallery: LIDW unwinds with Law Rocks!
London's Scala venue was rocking until the small hours as six bands put on a rousing London International Disputes Week show.
Memory lane
An embarrassing question to ask during divorce proceedings and the Society’s centenary celebrations: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Trix of the trade
Law commission says its recommendations for electronic wills would ensure the law is fit for purpose for the modern age; but not everything is being updated.
Wrong numbers
Misnumbering of court bundles is ‘only too common’, an unimpressed Court of Appeal judge tells litigants.
Hill treats blues
Everton Football Club has unveiled an exclusive sponsor for its new Bramley Moor Dock home, but will it stick?
Trial by TV: You be the Judge
Channel 5 programme presented by Anne Robinson is designed to show the flaws of our sentencing system.
First AI law firm? Er, not quite
The regulator has authorised a start-up firm to provide legal advice generated by AI. But did the excitement go a little too far?
Edith Piaf back at the Cube
Your regulator continues to accept criticism with all the humility of a toddler denying they drew on the walls while holding a crayon.
Truth stranger than Whitehall fiction
Is government policy being modelled on classic Whitehall sitcom Yes Minister?
Memory lane
LAA's denial over an online billing system and lawyers' election triumph: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Solicitor gets the ideal bank holiday gig
World Gig Rowing Championships attracts at least one legal competitor.
Goodbye to 'all rise'
HMCTS says addition of 'if able' will create a more inclusive and accessible justice system for all.
Nothing to report on sentencing?
James Morton on the Sentencing Council's recent proposals.
You’ve been quangoed
Lobby group TaxPayers’ Alliance comes up with interesting data on Britain’s ever-growing menagerie of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations.
Battle of the banal blurbs
It’s about time City law firms did something to pep up the boilerplate trotted out in press releases announcing partner promotions.
What has 20 legs and runs marathons?
Solicitor Paul Owen and his fellow runners deserve special praise for breaking a world record in last weekend’s London Marathon.
