Obiter – Page 119

  • Rufus the dog
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    Dogs of law

    24 February 2014

    We never realised what cynophiles solicitors are.

  • Cup of tea
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    Missing in distraction

    24 February 2014

    Only 59% of lawyers’ time at work is actually spent lawyering.

  • James Morton
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    Criminal memorabilia

    24 February 2014

    I’ve always wanted a hat that belonged to prosecutor who was swiftly removed from the office after being charged with accepting bribes.

  • Slave
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    Sold into servitude

    17 February 2014

    Letter from a solicitor in 1775 sheds light on eight-week voyage and being sold to a planter for £30.

  • St Petersburg
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    East, west, home’s best

    17 February 2014

    Chris Grayling reveals eastern inspiration behind the 2015 Global Law Summit.

  • Lineker
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    Lineker’s net windfall

    17 February 2014

    Former England star Gary Lineker could be in line for a windfall from insurance firm investment

  • Rolls-building
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    Snag hits opening of new Business Court

    17 February 2014

    Delays hit new Business Court that will replace the Commercial and other courts.

  • Chris Grayling
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    Power players

    2014-02-13T14:55:00Z

    Meeting with Chris Grayling turned to the topic of the state of the courts’ IT infrastructure.

  • Super Bowl advert
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    Bowled over by rocker Jamie

    10 February 2014

    Two-minute Super Bowl PI epic opened with a chilling voiceover from a Georgia attorney: ‘At some point a man must ask why God created him.’

  • Scrappy Doo
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    It’s a dog’s life

    10 February 2014

    We mentioned Scrappy Doo without offering pictorial evidence.

  • Telly Savalas
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    Hair today, gone tomorrow

    10 February 2014

    A trip to the hairdresser can be the best way to escape arrest.

  • James Morton
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    Close shaves with thieves

    10 February 2014

    I was fairly lucky about thefts from the office – yet still had a few scrapes.

  • David Cameron
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    Cameron has it taped – again

    3 February 2014

    Is the MoJ enthused about the prime minister’s red tape cull?

  • Magna Carta
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    Lady of the cloth

    3 February 2014

    One of the team behind the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress commissioned to design tapestry to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

  • Toilet
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    Loo break

    3 February 2014

    We congratulate west London firm DH Law Limited on joining Ealing Council’s community toilet scheme.

  • Police
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    Memory Lane

    3 February 2014

    There have been instances of wrongdoing by police for as long as police forces have existed.

  • Pound sign in eye
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    Stars in their eyes

    27 January 2014

    It is the turn of the personal injury lawyer on reality TV.

  • Tablet
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    Judges stop taking the tablets

    27 January 2014

    Some 100 judges took part in a recent pilot of ebooks.

  • Fish and chips
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    Teatime teaser

    27 January 2014

    The food we eat comes from a regulated industry – as the legal regulators remind us.

  • Simon Hughes in taxi
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    Hughes for hire

    27 January 2014

    Perhaps the new justice minister can help the MoJ with its national taxi strategy.