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NewsPaying the price for counsel
In the 1960s, the wife of a client turned up after he had been acquitted and pushed an envelope across the desk. ‘Give that to [his counsel], will you? It’s £400.’
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NewsAre you a lucky winner?
Dozens of readers got in touch to request a copy of Emergency State, Adam Wagner’s account of how democracy was subverted during the pandemic.
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NewsNew quarter sessions on Fleet Street
Development will host courts complex and headquarters of the City of London Police.
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NewsA privileged spotlight?
Forthright Gazette reader comments were read out at the launch event of the Spotlight on Corruption report, 'A privileged profession?'.
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NewsWrong hammer spotted at court building site
Gavel takes centre stage at ceremony to mark latest City of London Law Courts milestone.
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NewsAt our convenience
The revival of social activity in legal London is putting pressure on certain facilities.
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NewsHow we lost our freedoms – read all about it
We have five copies of Adam Wagner's new book 'Emergency State' to give away to Gazette readers.
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NewsThe longest walk of all
Museum of London's new exhibition on public executions is a sober effort to bring together the rarely told human stories behind events both terrifying and terminal.
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NewsWarm words in a blast from the past
The wheels of justice grind slow. But that’s not always a bad thing.
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NewsEveryone’s a podcaster
‘Coming soon! Rooney v Vardy: The Breakdown’, announces a breathless tweet from Brabners.
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NewsSolicitor becomes 'iconic' 1960s minister on stage
Musical adaptation of Made in Dagenham will feature Julie Fisher as Barbara Castle.
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NewsJudges dress down for big occasion
In the rarefied portals of Court 71 at the Royal Courts of Justice, three of our finest legal minds, led by the master of the rolls, have been finding out about the low value PI business. Perhaps their lordships were displaying judicial curiosity, but at times the proceedings struck Obiter ...
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NewsLearned friends in high places
It was fortunate for Edmund Galley that a number of young barristers were in court at Exeter Assizes in 1836 to watch his murder trial.
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NewsDevaluing the currency
Michael Simmons’ central London practice appears buoyant, most recently acquiring a four-partner firm near Lincoln’s Inn. But his ambitions are increasingly thwarted as dissident partners get the upper hand...
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NewsBreaking the fourth wall in the Court of Appeal
‘That was a facetious remark’, silk assures the online audience.
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NewsGallery: Solicitors who ran the London Marathon
Did you take part in Sunday's race? Send in your snaps!
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NewsLewis lauds the lawyers while Braverman bashes them
Conservative party conference law and order speeches send a mixed message.
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NewsPlaque of respect for Sir Hersch
English Heritage unveils blue plaque in memory of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, a key figure in the creation of modern international law.