April cruel
Possibly not the best year to prank law students.
Wealthy breathe cleaner air – official
International Arbitration Centre – London’s swanky hub for dispute resolution – is still a pestilence-free zone.
Curse of the Scottish play strikes
'On no account mention the word Macbeth this evening.'
Memory lane 30 March 2020
A stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Courts boss cleans up on coronavirus bad luck
Susan Acland-Hood can’t seem to catch a break.
Point of no return
One casualty of the sweeping reforms to electoral law proposed by the Law Commission may be the smug feeling that comes from being the only person watching election night to know why it’s the acting returning officer who stands up at the mic.
Twiss in the tale of criminal libel
In 1871 a Bedford Row solicitor began hounding the wife of an international lawyer.
Last chance saloon for silks
As the world went into lockdown, lawyers squeezed in a final bash last week.
Complaints chair dazzles with Quango speak
We’re in a 'mid-improvement journey', apparently.
Oxbridge college heads: QCs are one in, one out
Be ye ever so high, as Lord Denning almost said in 1977, the ‘rub-out e-mail’ is above you.
Memory lane 16 March 2020
A stroll down Gazette memory lane.
No more secrets
Once upon a time any advance whisper of the chancellor’s speech was a resignation matter.
Bog standards
Coronavirus outbreak calls attention to shocking state of toilets in the justice system.
Grayling gets a Sumption-esque put-down
'Quite a distinguished record of decisions which were subsequently set aside.'
Stumped for justice in Africa
Monidipa Fouzder’s summary eviction from a court reminds me of difficulties I encountered when trying to observe trials in an African jurisdiction.
Court celebrations miss the big picture
New exhibit dedicated to the Commercial Court’s history won’t be challenging the London Eye on the circuit any time soon.
Heading for a Fal
Cornwall Legal Walk’s route goes from Falmouth town to Pendennis Castle overlooking the Fal Estuary.
Coronavirus: handshake gets the cold shoulder
Lawyers are taking no chances of catching Covid-19.
Going viral: pandemic leads to outbreak of legal press releases
Resourceful media managers find all manner of takes on the outbreak.
Memory lane 2 March 2020
A stroll down Gazette memory lane.
