What Not to Wear? Court bars bikinis and Batman costumes
New HMCTS guidance released on dressing appropriately in court.
Memory lane
Co-op Group move into legal services, an education shake-up, and a legal electronic network: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Expect a junior minister to take the (white) heat
HMCTS will test the ability of its home-grown AI software to generate transcripts of Crown court proceedings.
Empty seats in the Commons
Just four MPs bothered to show up to interrogate leaders of the LSB and SRA – and one left halfway through.
Putting the big screen on trial
A discussion on the best legal films.
Half a century of comfort, hope and safety
Happy 50th birthday to Central England Law Centre.
PR powerhouses toast bright future
Two of the more venerable names in the legal public relations industry have merged.
Turner on the naughty step
'Uncollegiate' critic of jury curbs has the Labour whip suspended.
Memory lane
Land Registry for sale, personal injuries litigation, and Telex installation at Chancery Lane: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Finding out more about Farage and Co
Lawyers for Reform launch takes place at Chancery Lane.
Battle of the brands
The propaganda war over the collective action regime can be a little hard to follow.
Transparency champion LSB forgets to open its own files
There is no mention of last month's board meeting on PM Law anywhere on the oversight regulator's page.
KC Day questions
Why bother with a process predisposed to ignore applications from outside the bar?
Whereabouts of 'expert' irks judge
Reports of a solicitor being struck off for telling a judge he was in London rather than Germany reminds me of a case I had at Lewes Crown Court.
Keeping up appearances
Select committees rarely flex their power to summon.
Tome tour
For the lady chief justice’s annual press conference, journalists were taken to the Royal Courts of Justice’s literary archive.
Strolling players
London Legal Walk 2026 will take place on 9 June.
Dispute revolution
London International Disputes Week turns seven.
Bunfight for office space
It seems that demand for London office space is booming – led, predictably, by law firms.
Memory lane
Gove’s City levy, Saddam Hussein’s trial, and a fashion show in aid of the Solicitors’ Benevolent Association: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
