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NewsSoap and glory
Fans of popular British soap operas get all emotional over actions of fictional solicitors.
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NewsPrivacy and past crimes
James Morton People seeking privacy over past misdemeanours are following an old tradition. Ninety years ago Sergeant Sullivan, opening a libel action by Francis Alfonso Smith, asked the jury to say that there was too much revival of matter which ‘Mr Smith might hope was buried’. ...
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NewsNot coming to a court near you
Ministers have not visited any of the eight courts earmarked for closure.
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NewsConfused about car insurance? You will be
Benevolent insurers ‘feel confident in calming their premiums’. Apparently.
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NewsBy royal appointment
Fewer lawyers are to attend the next royal wedding than that of Prince William’s 2011 nuptials.
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NewsShoe town dons walking boots
It may still feel like winter, but it is time to get those walking shoes out to support access to legal advice. One of the first events in this year’s season will be the Northampton Legal Walk, on 30 April. The annual event – now in its sixth year – ...
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NewsThe Law Society Gazette memory lane
17 April 2008 Interventions soar as firms feel squeeze The number of law firms in England and Wales shut down by the profession’s regulator has almost trebled in 2008 compared with the early months of last year. So-called ‘interventions’ have surged to their highest level for ...
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NewsWill the bashful barrister bare all?
Why the anonymity of the legal blogger who has become an indispensable source with new book?
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NewsSmooth as Silk? Not quite...
The old dictum ‘You may have your choice of counsel but not the counsel of your choice’ seems to have cropped up recently in the Northern Ireland case over whether a defendant had to have a silk represent him. The question whether a good junior is better than a poor ...
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NewsKeen lets out the A-word
Advocate general and Ministry of Justice spokesman earns a new title in the Lords.
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NewsIt’s a mad ad world
Hollywood actor Lindsay Lohan has been appointed spokesperson for Lawyer.com.
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NewsDon’t take me to your leader
A northern Irishman last week took his fight to secure the services of junior over senior counsel all the way to the Supreme Court.
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NewsReal life drama
Solicitors attending Lawyers in Local Government’s weekend school in Bristol were treated to a theatrical performance by commercial firm Bevan Brittan.