All Obiter articles – Page 3
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NewsSchool's out for Gina
We must bid adieu to the True and Fair party, the political vehicle founded by Gina Miller.
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NewsSlapping down misleading postie payout headline
Law firm's head of marketing calls out Telegraph headline on LinkedIn.
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NewsWagatha Christie goes to extra time
The latest reminder that endings are never as clear-cut as we are led to believe from fairytales is Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney.
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NewsRadical surgery for access to justice
David Heath was unknown to Obiter ahead of Tuesday’s launch of the Legal Services Consumer Panel report on access to justice.
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NewsDocuments, glorious documents
Court of Appeal takes a further welcome step towards open justice - most of the time
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NewsDiversity and exclusion
These are unfortunate times for so-called Big Law firms as they balance their rock-solid commitment to diversity and inclusion with the Donald Trump size 12s pressing heavily on their necks.
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NewsExceptions to the cab rank rule
In 25 years of practice, I never met a clerk who, if he or his master did not want a case, could not evade it.
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NewsIt ends as it began
Richard Nelson, who applied for a trainee position after seeing an advert in the Gazette, retires after 42 years with the same firm.
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NewsFighting talk
Hopes for a debate between the AG and his opposite number on their widely divergent visions of the rule of law received a boost last week.
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NewsStamp duty sing-a-long
Conveyancing director ends a busy and stressful period on a positive note.
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NewsRemembering WH Smith’s short-lived legal detour
Back in 2011, the retail giant agreed to host 500 ‘legal access points’ - endorsed by Amanda Holden.
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NewsMemory lane
Penalties for tax evasion enablers, panel politics, courtesy among solicitors and illegitimate persons: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsJudicial quack down
In Ireland, Mr Justice Twomey delivered both barrels to a party being assisted by an unqualified litigation adviser.
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NewsOn course to find your feet
In the 1960s young solicitors who wanted to do a bit of advocacy were thrown in at the deep end.
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NewsMorrish dynasty wraps up after a century
Senior partner's retirement marks end of an era at West Yorkshire firm.
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NewsTongue tied
SQE fees for 2025/26 will increase by 2.3% ‘to reflect inflation, plus a small additional uplift towards the cost of translating the assessments into Welsh’, the SRA confirmed this week. Let’s hope the investment yields a tangible reward. According to the SQE independent reviewer’s annual report for 2024, no one ...
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