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NewsChancery Lane’s traffic-free lunch
A string quartet, a beehive, a smoothie bike and a karaoke stall together with numerous food stalls and several bars were among the attractions popping up on London’s main legal thoroughfare last week. Chancery Lane closed to traffic for three lunchtimes in succession as part of the Lunchtime Streets initiative ...
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Linklaters’ purple ways
In an apparent bid to connect with youth culture, magic circle firm Linklaters has re-designed the offer letter it sends out to future trainees. Gone are the days when a monochrome typed document was enough – successful recruits will now receive a purple-themed, eco-friendly letter devoid of legalese. During ...
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Filler whale
A review copy of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: International Legal and Regulatory Challenges (Bloomsbury Professional) lands on Obiter’s desk with a gratifying thump. At 357 pages from three expert authors, it looks a weighty and timely briefing on the legal questions raised by new encryption techniques. And, for the ...
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Reading the Riot Act 100 years on
The last time the Riot Act was officially read in England was in 1919 in Liverpool during the second police strike.
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German lawyer really wanted to be a millionaire
Avid fan of TV quiz show who reconstructed the studio in his home hits the jackpot.
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Lunchtime and the living is easy
London’s Chancery Lane closes for the first of three days of street events.
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Panama Papers firm hits the big screen
The Laundromat brings an all-star cast to the Mossack Fonseca story.
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A phoney fraud epidemic: when stats don’t speak for themselves
Detected fraud is through the roof, in all but reality.
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Lawyers who lunch
Legal London will say goodbye to al-desko sandwiches, for three days, anyway.
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Gauke’s dive back into Twitter hi-jinks
Former lord chancellor appears topless with tan and facial fuzz.
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Old Fox’s silver lining for Liberace
Shabby silk Gilbert ‘Old Fox’ Beyfus wasn’t to be underestimated.
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Buckland plays it for laughs
Latest lord chancellor gave as good as he got as he acknowedged his predecessor’s comments.
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Worse for wear - worsted courtroom tales of woe
Anecdotes about lawyers’ attire have been gracing the letters page of The Times.
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Will Djanogly turn over a new leaf?
The Huntingdon MP has been learning about the effects of legalising cannabis.
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Lawyer checked out
The ‘I’m a lawyer’ line shouldn’t be deployed at the self-service queue in Tesco.
