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Judge puts guffawing counsel firmly in his place
Barristers are generally adept at remaining statuesque while their opponents put forward their case, though it was not unheard of for an eye-roll or two to creep in during remote hearings in lockdown. But a judgment emerging from Ontario, Canada, suggests that not every advocate has quite managed the poker ...
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From handwritten law report to AI
Exhibition at Middle Temple Library illustrates the evolution of the law report.
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Magistrate with a fighting spirit
Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny Bt was, without doubt, a Renaissance man.
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It’s official: we do have second-class courts
One of the headline ‘modernisation’ wheezes for HMCTS unveiled in the budget was ‘reducing spend on first class post’.
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Memory lane
Scotland, money laundering regulations and a director general for the Law Society: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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Post Office politics
An appearance before a parliamentary select committee is always a daunting prospect.
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Conduct that was unbecoming
Many advocates have had to deal with difficult judges; and judges with some difficult advocates.
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CILEx v CILEX v Rex?
Could His Majesty King Charles III be dragged into the row over moves by CILEX to divorce its regulator?
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Catwalk looks to the courtroom
Designer Yuhan Wang’s new collection was inspired by 'women in law'.
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Advocating for good grub
Obiter has had its fill of bad court catering, but the good food is very good indeed.
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Rabbi walks into bar for a good cause
Ticket sales from Rabbi Mendy's stand-up shows will go towards Torah Scroll in memory of solicitor-advocate Julian Young.
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Memory lane
A City SRA warning, a launch date for HIPs and the opening of the SDT to the public: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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RCJ blazes trail for homeless moot contest
Staff at Royal Courts of Justice step in to provide venue for social mobility mooting competition after electrical fire shuts Old Bailey.
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US bar declares war on the war on woke
American Bar Association battles against ‘anti-woke’ agenda.
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Will LSB pay over the Hill?
Job advertisement for new Legal Services Board chief executive has now been published.
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Lining up for the morning ritual
An articled clerk shares his firm's ritual for opening the post.
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LCJ walks walk on wiggly way
Baroness Carr gives a sneak peek into her early days as lady chief justice.