All Obiter articles – Page 120

  • Spam email
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    Do not read this email

    10 March 2014

    The SRA’s new big cheese was probably hoping for a smooth first few weeks in the job.

  • John Thomas
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    Judicial jargon

    10 March 2014

    Marketing speak has penetrated the upper echelons of the profession.

  • Leonard, at Oerton Simm
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    A wig and a wag

    10 March 2014

    Jack russell Leonard dislikes the window cleaner greatly.

  • Red the dog
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    Animal charm

    3 March 2014

    Legal office pets are not all hard workers.

  • CraigRevelHorwood
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    Ballroom blitz

    3 March 2014

    Dance competition is judged by a celebrity panel headed by Craig Revel Horwood.

  • Silk
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    Silk... cut!

    3 March 2014

    Twitter went wild with lawyers pointing out procedural gaffes in the BBC drama.

  • Happy on computer
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    Memory lane

    3 March 2014

    For what possible reason do people feel the urge to send private internal e-mails or external e-mails, to their friends and lovers?

  • James Morton
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    Criminal memorabilia

    24 February 2014

    I’ve always wanted a hat that belonged to prosecutor who was swiftly removed from the office after being charged with accepting bribes.

  • Cup of tea
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    Missing in distraction

    24 February 2014

    Only 59% of lawyers’ time at work is actually spent lawyering.

  • Rufus the dog
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    Dogs of law

    24 February 2014

    We never realised what cynophiles solicitors are.

  • Kemble Street
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    Sky’s the limit for LSB

    24 February 2014

    The super-regulator has been getting to know the neighbours and its new space-age-style headquarters.

  • St Petersburg
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    East, west, home’s best

    17 February 2014

    Chris Grayling reveals eastern inspiration behind the 2015 Global Law Summit.

  • Rolls-building
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    Snag hits opening of new Business Court

    17 February 2014

    Delays hit new Business Court that will replace the Commercial and other courts.

  • Lineker
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    Lineker’s net windfall

    17 February 2014

    Former England star Gary Lineker could be in line for a windfall from insurance firm investment

  • Slave
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    Sold into servitude

    17 February 2014

    Letter from a solicitor in 1775 sheds light on eight-week voyage and being sold to a planter for £30.

  • Chris Grayling
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    Power players

    2014-02-13T14:55:00Z

    Meeting with Chris Grayling turned to the topic of the state of the courts’ IT infrastructure.

  • Super Bowl advert
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    Bowled over by rocker Jamie

    10 February 2014

    Two-minute Super Bowl PI epic opened with a chilling voiceover from a Georgia attorney: ‘At some point a man must ask why God created him.’

  • James Morton
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    Close shaves with thieves

    10 February 2014

    I was fairly lucky about thefts from the office – yet still had a few scrapes.

  • Scrappy Doo
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    It’s a dog’s life

    10 February 2014

    We mentioned Scrappy Doo without offering pictorial evidence.

  • Telly Savalas
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    Hair today, gone tomorrow

    10 February 2014

    A trip to the hairdresser can be the best way to escape arrest.