All Obiter articles – Page 94
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NewsAssault with a deadly melon
Classic tales of first days in the law continue to roll in. Alan Oakley of Burgess Hill writes: ‘I was sent to a grocer’s shop to serve a writ. I was told to look through the door first and make sure he was behind the counter because he had a ...
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NewsJust browsing
Will we ever find out what the five most popular websites at the Attorney General’s Office were? While Obiter was eager to learn about the browsing habits at legal departments, we were disappointed to find that the AGO’s ‘history’ will remain a mystery. ‘The Attorney General’s Office has recently changed ...
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NewsFairground distraction
Experts may not be all they seem. In Hooten v Mississippi (1986) the defence called Marie B. Hill – who said she had given evidence in around 300 cases in Mississippi – as an expert witness, to show crucial handwriting was not that of Hooten.
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NewsFood for thought
Liz Truss is having a hard time persuading members of the profession – and the wider chattering classes – that she is up to the job of lord chancellor. ‘If she is to be taken seriously in the post she needs to be sharper and better briefed,’ The Times’ leader ...
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NewsIs it worth the vellum it’s written on?
Obiter must confess to being party to a small breach of parliamentary privilege when we reported a year ago on a reprieve for the practice of printing copies of acts of parliament on vellum.
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NewsIn deep water: the Bar Council on mother’s day
Talk of ’barrister mums’ and ’play dates’ prompted some spirited responses.
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NewsUnder the grill
Chair designate of the Office for Legal Complaints Wanda Goldwag had a rough time.
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NewsMemory lane
Last budget by Gordon Brown contained some pretty significant changes to the tax system.
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NewsHale and Leveson to tread the boards
Judges to appear alongside TV stars in play based on the struggle of the first female solicitor.
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NewsJustice ministers past return to the spotlight
Prisons and Courts Bill reunites some familiar spectres.
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NewsRaising the bar on tweets
Barristers get advice on how to navigate the murky waters of social media
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NewsMemory lane
As in 1918 and 1919, when the police actually went on strike, so now also, when they are demanding the legal right to strike, discontent over their pay is the occasion, as much as the cause, of their threatened rebellion.
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NewsSpeaker loses patience with long-winded lawyers
‘Mr Squeaker’ appears to have another target in his sights: lawyers.