All Obiter articles – Page 77
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NewsSolicitor Gemma shows her iron resolve
Obiter cannot imagine how some lawyers find the time to fit extra-curricular activities around their hectic work life. Given it is sometimes a struggle to find time to do the laundry post or pre-work it is always impressive when news reaches us of a solicitor who has completed the London ...
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NewsYou're awesome! Firm develops hi-tech praise for colleagues
Bfrank was the winner of a Fieldfisher competition for an app to improve working life.
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NewsWish you weren't here? SDT offering virtual tour
SDT website allows users to step inside the tribunal, from reception all the way to the hearing room.
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NewsReality bites
Love Island has come to an end for another year but Obiter can’t resist a final update from the villa’s one-time resident solicitor.
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NewsYummie Brummie
Specially created dishes by Michelin star Brummie chef Glynn Purnell (pictured, left) will be on the menu at a gala dinner to celebrate the bicentenary of the UK’s oldest regional law society.
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NewsMPs refrain from lawyer-bashing shock
Scathing report on overseas aid charities stays off the subject of law firms' involvement in reputation management.
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NewsUnderground subversion
London’s underground trains weren’t the jolliest places on Earth during last week’s heatwave, but at least they provided some entertainment for poetry lovers.
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News'Cancel the holiday - I've got insurance figures to exploit'
Our justice secretary is able to reap the benefits of policies not even enacted yet.
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NewsHMCTS loses its bottle
The latest in our series of court security blunders comes from barrister Adam Wagner.
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NewsCheshire pair bring up century
Partners at HHB Law in Altrincham have now clocked up a hugely impressive combined 100 years.
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NewsFreedom (not) to choose
Obiter is delighted to note that Dominic Raab’s appointment as Brexit secretary brings the total of ex-solicitors sitting around the Cabinet table to three.
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NewsFamily chief's judicial 'transmission'
Judges cannot comment on government policy. So you'll have to read their mind instead.
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NewsCriminal justice under the cosh
I was at a conference held by the University of York on ‘Imagining the Impossible’ recently when someone in the audience asked how long it would be before the criminal justice system broke down.
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NewsSemi detached
Talking of corporate gigs, Obiter’s garland for maladroit scheduling has a new owner.
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NewsFlying visitors
The mildewed window frames of Obiter Towers were set rattling on their hinges last Wednesday as 100 aircraft roared low over legal London.
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NewsTom Watson next in line for lawyers' Twitter backlash
Deputy leader of the Labour Party and shadow culture secretary Tom Watson MP received a nasty bite today from the social media snake pit after an ill-advised tweet. Watson, picking up on last night’s game of cabinet musical chairs, decided it was time for a spot of political point-scoring - ...