Lord Etherton, former master of the rolls, dies at 73
Terence Etherton was the first openly gay judge appointed to the High Court and one of the Daily Mail’s ‘enemies of the people’.
Sue Stapely, doyenne of legal PR, dies at 78
Former BBC production assistant became the Law Society’s first head of public relations and then ‘invented crisis PR’.
Tributes pour in for employment judge and solicitor Veronica Dean
Practitioner, who has died aged 65, was 'a force to be reckoned with [...] full of compassion and empathy towards others'.
Tributes paid to criminal defence solicitor Simon King
Simon King was a valued member of the Criminal Law Solicitors Association's committee.
Obituary: Chris Long
Christopher Gordon Long's 'kindly manner, innate courtesy and self-effacing demeanour concealed an astute legal brain'.
Tributes paid to Sarah Greening of Thompson Solicitors
Sarah, a respected lawyer in the firm's Birmingham multi-track personal injury team, was known for her positivity, professionalism and generosity of spirit.
Obituary: Nick Hanning
'A determined fighter': a tribute to CILEX lawyer and recorder Nick Hanning.
Saracens mourns the loss of visionary leader Nishtar Saleem
Firm pays tribute to defamation lawyer who represented royalty, global celebrities, high-profile sports figures and diplomats.
IBA leads tributes to former president Michael Reynolds
Allen & Overy antitrust specialist was 'a towering figure in the legal profession'.
Obituary: Quintin Barry
Quintin Barry, who has died at the age of 88, 'was a man of remarkably diverse talent and achievement'.
Obituary: Joe Bateman
Bateman set up Batemans Solicitors at the age of 22 from his mother's front room, with his grandmother as his receptionist.
Obituary: Judge Prakash Mathuradas Suchak
Judge Prakash Mathuradas Suchak was Leicestershire Law Society's first ethnic minority president.
Squire Patton Boggs pays tribute to 'dear friend' Simone White
White one of six tourists who died as a result of suspected methanol poisoning in south east Asian country.
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Firm’s tribute to gifted young lawyer who died after car crash
Thompsons chief says firm is mourning a 'remarkable young lawyer who left an indelible mark'.
Beck Fitzgerald pays tribute to 'much loved friend and colleague' Jessica Aviss
Law firm chief says family law community has lost a real champion.