All Obiter articles – Page 60
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NewsBench jury trials for the lockdown
The outcry against the idea of three-day jury trials during the lockdown was justified. Would jurors, sitting in what seem generally to be regarded as insanitary conditions, have become vulnerable after only 21 hours in court plus a few hours in their room? With the greatest respect (as we ...
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NewsKerb chore enthusiasm
McDonald’s may have closed its drive-thru (sic) restaurants for the duration of the pandemic, but a north-east law firm has decided now is the perfect time to open up a roadside facility.
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NewsWealthy breathe cleaner air – official
International Arbitration Centre – London’s swanky hub for dispute resolution – is still a pestilence-free zone.
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NewsLast chance saloon for silks
As the world went into lockdown, lawyers squeezed in a final bash last week.
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NewsTwiss in the tale of criminal libel
In 1871 a Bedford Row solicitor began hounding the wife of an international lawyer.
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NewsPoint 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.
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News 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.
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NewsBog standards
Coronavirus outbreak calls attention to shocking state of toilets in the justice system.
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NewsNo more secrets
Once upon a time any advance whisper of the chancellor’s speech was a resignation matter.
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NewsGrayling gets a Sumption-esque put-down
'Quite a distinguished record of decisions which were subsequently set aside.'
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NewsStumped 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.
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NewsCourt 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.
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NewsHeading for a Fal
Cornwall Legal Walk’s route goes from Falmouth town to Pendennis Castle overlooking the Fal Estuary.