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NewsFun and games down the aisle
Getting married is by no means a game but academics at the University of Glasgow have come up with an entertaining way to help lay people understand the legal implications.
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NewsWinging it in the classroom
A conversation in a legal London hostelry the other night set Obiter thinking about how creative solicitors can get away with winging it (sic) in the new world of self-assessed continuing competence.
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NewsBuckland's history lesson for the PM
The lord chancellor spoke to Boris Johnson about the importance of the rule of law.
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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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NewsLinklaters’ 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 a ...
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NewsFiller 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 first 162 ...
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NewsReading 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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NewsGerman 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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NewsLunchtime and the living is easy
London’s Chancery Lane closes for the first of three days of street events.
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NewsPanama Papers firm hits the big screen
The Laundromat brings an all-star cast to the Mossack Fonseca story.
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NewsA phoney fraud epidemic: when stats don’t speak for themselves
Detected fraud is through the roof, in all but reality.
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NewsLawyers who lunch
Legal London will say goodbye to al-desko sandwiches, for three days, anyway.
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NewsGauke’s dive back into Twitter hi-jinks
Former lord chancellor appears topless with tan and facial fuzz.
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NewsOld Fox’s silver lining for Liberace
Shabby silk Gilbert ‘Old Fox’ Beyfus wasn’t to be underestimated.