OBITER – Page 111
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NewsA firm not to be reckoned with
Wonga could have at least come up with some tough-sounding law firm names.
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NewsOne out, all out
Sadly a workplace issues seminar won’t be happening – because of industrial action.
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NewsLosing it in translation
Competent interpreters were even more thin on the ground in the 1970s.
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NewsDyson sucks up Mitchell guidance criticism
Lord Dyson and Jackson LJ seek new guidelines on three cases surrounding relief from sanctions for non-compliance.
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NewsThird encore for lawless Brook
The legal industry’s battle of the bands competition hots up at London’s 100 Club.
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NewsNick clutches at speed loophole
If anyone was going to spot a loophole in plans to raise maximum speeding fines, it was always going to be Mr Loophole himself.
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NewsSuccessful candidates must have Nerfs of steel
Oddball questions put to job candidates have included: ‘If your friend was seriously injured and you had to get him to a hospital, would you speed and go through a red light?’
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NewsLSB page-turner full of thrills
Of course the board is in the curious position of having to regulate itself to death.
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NewsLawyers strike out for samba party
The World Cup is almost here. So it’s time for PR people to indulge in some footie puns.
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NewsCut and paste, Matisse-style
The message to solicitors wondering about their contribution to the grand scheme: just have some fun.
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NewsHistory man
When looking at best practice for installing IT, the lord chief justice delved into the past.
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NewsGrayling’s nightmare at Theatre of Dreams
The justice secretary didn’t get what he hoped for on a trip to Old Trafford.
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NewsYou have to be of the right calibre for this job
Gary Stocker packed in a six-figure salary to become another kind of big shot.
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NewsBrain crashes – the future of legal IT?
Lawyers must look to the future. But when will we reach ‘peak everything’?
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NewsA prang could cost you years
Tales of the worst courts to visit in the 60s and 70s – including malodorous drunks and an outside lavatory.